Le, when I started quilting I had no idea how to choose fab for a project. Quilters would talk about value, color, secondary primary...all Greek to me. Lady at a LQS choose fab for a quilt was making, had a pic, and she had a blast. She gave me sound advice...look for dark, med and lights and you'll eventually find out what you like. I would buy kits too to help me to learn "color." Advice...at a quilt store, they will help you. They have more experience than you and me and that's why they work there. Enjoy the hobby. A lot of us use the excuse that quilting is our therapy. It was for me for a while. I still use it as an excuse be I really love quilting. Enjoy the learning curve. Sometimes it is a gentle curve and hopefully you won't fall off a cliff!.