Some people match the fabric and some use totally different fabrics every month. If you don't want to use them together in a quilt you can make mug rugs (placemat big enough for a mug and a treat usually), pillows, placemats, potholders, etc. I think someone mentioned they were going to put white borders on all their blocks and have a matchy, but different, set of placemats. Even if they don't seem like they match some scrappy quilts looks great put together once the sashing (fabric frames in between the blocks) is added.
Originally Posted by
Littletree
First I would like to thank you for the great blocks. I have a question. Feeling embarrassed to ask but I am new to quilting and have made the first block, and want to start on the second. My question do you use material with colors that go together through out your quilts or not. I am afraid that I will use scraps which are few and far between and it will look terrible and will have nothing to go with it when it come to backing fabric and borders.