One way I stumbled on to cure my displeasure in really scrappy quilts that scream at me is to create it in one color way. This year I have been digging in my blue bin of fabrics and scraps so lots of seriously scrappy quilts that follow the blue path. A couple of years ago it was green with touches of yellow. I absolutely agree that one color or feature, such as your geese, can bring a sense of calm and order to all of the glorious scraps and colors in a quilt. I attached some examples of how I use one or two colors plus a common feature for my scrappys. Happy scrapping and PM me if you would like my directions for uploading photos.