Mom doesn't really like quilts, so this is as close as I can get to getting to make Mom a quit. :) (So why do I take my quilts to show to her??? Don't have an answer for that...hoping she will really like one, I guess.)
Just because your mom doesn't like quilts for 'her' doesn't mean she can't be proud of what her darling daughter accomplishes and enjoy the show and tell!
Shades of blue would be wonderful ... you can get blue so light it's almost white if you have a hankering to put white in it.