Originally Posted by dunster

First of all it's your quilt, and you can use whatever fabrics you want in it. It's very possible that mixing black with 30's fabrics would look fabulous. I can also imagine it as a background fabric, in place of the dark blue that was more typically used. Mixing up fabrics is a great way to make something more modern. However if you're going for a 30's look, you probably would not use black.

If you have EQ, you might experiment with the color combinations to see how it looks and whether you like it. I did it with this Dresden Plates quilt and I think it looks pretty good.