Originally Posted by irenecarter
I need help deciding if it's ok to use another material to frame my blocks of butterflies. I started my framing with a mint green and ran out near the end. I need to frame at least five more blocks. I can't find any more of the mint so I found this print that was as close as I could get. My question is do you think I could put this around the middle block and on the four corners and make it look ok. This is my first quilt. I also wonder if I should quilt as I go using material that matches each butterfly as backing or should I send it out to be quilted?
I wouldnot use that green since your quilt blocks are mint and that is a yellow green, you would be better to use a contrast and it will add some emphasis and make it look deliberate especially if you develop some type of pattern to the way you set the blocks. :D