Center Light - W.i.P. Wednesday

I made this quilt top about 6 or 7 years ago.  I had an abundance of white, off-white, and cream colored fabrics.  Too many, in fact.  This is what I did with them.  The whites are very scrappy.  Some blocks have as many as 10 pieces stitched together for the white border.  I was determined to use all those smallest bits, I guess.  The blocks are 5" square finished and the colored centers vary in size from just under 2" to 3".  The top measures 65" x 85".

The block arrangement came after playing around with more than a few layouts.  I liked this one best.  It wasn't until I photographed it today that I realized how very light the center looks.  I'm happy with this arrangement.

Now it's time to choose a backing fabric, layer it, and quilt it.  (I have to get something ready to quilt before my quilting callouses disappear!)  I'm uncertain about backing fabric, though.  Light, medium, dark?  Large print, small print, plain?  Pastel or bright?  I'm tending toward a small-printed light fabric I have but can't seem to commit to it.  Then I rethink it all and decide something with a large, bright print would be great.  What do you think?

I'm linking this post to W.i.P. Wednesday at Freshly Pieced.  Join in if you have a work in progress.  The more, the merrier!  Thanks to Lee for hosting.

--Nancy.
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