I have decided on a black background because most of my fabrics are bright colors and they look great with the black. I have made a couple of test jars from other fabric scraps (not my fruits/veggies fabrics) to test the size, border widths, etc.
One of the reasons I am being so particular with planning is that my quilt will have a brown woodgrain fabric "shelf" that the jars sit on. I found the woodgrain fabric in the beginning before I had as many fruits/veggies fabrics as I now have. I guessed on the amount of woodgrain fabric to buy having no idea how much I would need and since there is only a small amount of it remaining at the store, I have been drawing out my quilt to determine if I need to buy more woodgrain fabric before it is gone.
Thanks for all the help.
Renea