leheath, frolic was my first mystery quilt last year and i loved it, but standing on this side of it I would have gone with a single fabric in each color. I used a kit of fat quarters instead, so I had anywhere from 6 to a dozen different fabrics in each of the colors. It was hard to keep everything straight, and to make design decisions without knowing what the next step was going to be. I love the results on my frolic, but I debated long and hard about actually going with a single solid fabric or tonal for this year's grassy creek.
Has anyone ever tried one of bonnie's mysteries with ombre fabrics? Or is that too large of a color range, given how small her units usually are?