With batiks I like more of the tonal printed ones. Ie not the ones that look like a rainbow scratch board type. I also lean toward the cooler colors and jewel tones. I have only made one quilt with reds and Goldstein and blacks and oranges and it was from free fabric. What I buy are usually more purple green and blue. I like them to have a pattern to them also. But be in the shades of the main color. That being said I do have a. Iuple of batiks that could be called two colors but again they are next o eachother on the color wheele. This being said I do love the almost both tye dye batiks from connecting threads for backing and binding. I know I am a little bi polar with fabric likes. Would love to see the batiks you didn't like they emailed you.