Make you a sample from some cheaper fabric, before you cut any more of your batik and try some that way first. I know you'll get it eventually, but do check with the person who designed the pattern. I have had to a couple of times just to figure out what they mean with their directions. I have one pattern that at least 6 ladies who quilt read it the same way I did, and it made no sense to any of us. I emailed the lady who designed the pattern and she was rather rude with her answer, and stated in her email that apparently I was just not familiar with cutting fabric this way and didn't know how to read a pattern, if I would just read the directions I could make the quilt. Talk about really ticking someone off, she made me furious. I finally kept going over and over the pattern and figured it out, with no help from her. It turned out really pretty, in pastels, a variation of a log cabin, but not done in any way you would think to do one. Just when I was going to try it on my own with my version of cutting the fabric, I finally figured out what she meant with her directions.