Originally Posted by
luvspaper
What color is the background on the front with the applique? If that is black, then yes, I would strongly consider it. That said I have made a lot of quilts and never used anything other than white/cream or natural (wool or cotton) and never seen bearding issues. And I've had plenty of black sashings, borders, and pieces within the quilts, though no mostly black quilt.
The blocks are black/charcoal print. Only the applique and a little trim is color. I really wanted to try the new Hobbs 80 percent cotton and 20 percent wool batt, but it doesn't come in black. Whether it would beard or show through I don't know and I probably shouldn't take the chance. I don't use poly, so it looks like a black 80/20 cotton poly is the choice I have. Another consideration is that this quilt is a decorative spread rather than a functional quilt, so isn't likely to be washed very much.