I said I wouldn't whine............BUT

Here's the thing: I just spent several hours selecting 8 fabrics for my first block.....lower left hand corner of center section, the oak leaves. I found myself desperately seeking for my sense of whimsy. I had one once.......surely I did. I must have. I played pretend as a little girl, and with my children when they were young. What the heck happened to it? That's my question. As gorgeous as Kim's quilts are, and obviously we all agree on that, or why are we here? I do not want to just copy hers fabric for fabric. For one thing it seems like a boring way to work, and for another, I want it to be "mine". I promised myself I wouldn't agonize, and over think things, but I'm pretty sure that's what I'm doing. Anyway, I managed to choose my four oak leaves, each different, my four buds, ditto, and a couple of the little stems that go with the buds. Each individual fabric is pretty, but do I like my resulting composition.......................I just plain don't know. If I wasn't dead on my feet from standing at my cutting table, I would have pinned stuff down, and taken a picture. I'll do it in the morning, and maybe you guys can tell me if I'm on the right track, or not. But how will you know, either? Does that make even a tiny bit of common sense to anyone? If not, I probably haven't expressed myself well, but I'll keep plugging away, and post that picture. Hope your fabric selections are going smoother, and not causing you so much angst. It probably doesn't help that it is 106 F at 4:30 PM. Our central air is really struggling to keep the house under 80.  I'm envying you Australian gals right about now. Michele