I am being bold and starting my first ever quilt with black sashing, inspired by many I've seen people here make. It will be a surprise wedding gift for an adventurous young couple who have worked in various African countries and who love the brightly coloured fabrics. As many of the beautiful fabrics have black in them as well as bright colours I thought black sashing would tie them all together and be more practical for an every day throw, than my usual 'safe' cream sashing.
Not sure how big it will be, I'll see how quickly it goes. Then I'll have to decide on the backing.... no ideas on that yet. Do you prewash the black fabric in case it runs? Most of the African fabrics are prewashed.