Thread: batiks - two or three colors to use together?

According to your own tastes... if you were to pick two or three colors of batiks to use together in a project of your choosing, which colors would you use?

Originally Posted by DawnA

blue, gray, and yellow. Im really into pairing grays with bright colors right now. Its so pretty...do they make gray batik?

They do! I was just looking at some gorgeous gray/silver batik over at Fabric Depot... yum!

Originally Posted by Lori S

I like the warm tones of fall, Orangy red, yellowy with another color, and a great chestnut brown that had some great fall colors with it.
Every year I look for a really great chestnut brown that has other fall colors mixed in( small scale) ... still looking.

Ditto - I love fall colored batiks - I have lots in my stash - seems like everytime I am at the LQS I pick up another fat quarter.

Originally Posted by rrhaigh

Ditto - I love fall colored batiks - I have lots in my stash - seems like everytime I am at the LQS I pick up another fat quarter.

That would be my pick, too... some mossy greens, some warm browns, a dull gold, &/or a muted rust... YUM! And to think I didn't used to like batiks!!!

I made the attached "Yellow Brick Road" for my DH out of a variety of earthy batiks (I think they were McKenna Ryan's). He loves it. I think it looks like mud (tho I do like the panto on it --- moose & pine trees). But not because of the batiks... the pattern just wasn't the right one (IMHO). But, he LOVES it & that's all that matters.