I personally like backing that blends in with the top or one that picks up the colors of the room or favorate color of the person. In this case I would pick tan blender since red would detract from the front. Also I perfer simple quilting that does not detract from the front pattern. often I use quilting as decoration on the back. In this case I would just SID with clear thread on top so as not to distract form the peicing.