to Iceblossom: Indeed, that is a nice little "deciding" ceremony.
For the record, I finally pulled the trigger, and used one of the Cranston reds (I have identical pieces of this fabric on two comic boards, not sure why) for the backing of the string quilt. I had to add a strip of white and chose to add a strip of a red and white floral that makes up some of the "strings". And I'm happy about it, once I made the decision. As you say, I moved on.
I'm in the process of sandwiching it now, a quilting chore I'd cheerfully never do again if I could avoid it.
Thanks to those who understand this kind of dilemma and commented!