I think it worked. Underneath the poem is in pastel blue but with all the lines from the stonework which had specks of red from the top visible, it looked horrendous. The stitching from the frame isn't particularly noticeable on the church and I'm hoping the rest of the quilting makes the lines through the white surround less noticeable. I used bonding stuff so that the poem won't need any quilting. An awful amount of faffing about though.