I really like the colors together. The lights in the Balipop are more yellow than I thought they were but, I think it looks better than if they were a lighter beige. Not as much contrast but it's also not a stark "white and brown" look.
I need to order another Balipop. I wasn't sure how much of it I could do with strips but I found that I can do everything except for the dark of the large triangle and the HST blocks. There are more darks in the Balipop but that's ok too since I need a lot of the all-dark 4-patches.
I ordered 3 or 4 cream batiks a couple of days ago to go with the brown batik yardage I already have.
Wish I didn't have to go to work!!