Originally Posted by
Quilterfay
I am planning on making a Wedding Star quilt out of Batiks. I want the melon or centre to be white. Has anyone ever used the plain Batik fabric used for dying in a quilt? I don't want to dye it, I am just wondering want color of white it is.
The rings are going to be a purple and turquoise/aqua down to a creamy white and turquoise/agua
in it. So I need my background to be the correct white. I have all the fabric for the rings and the star part I just need the back ground.
I had though of using a white tone on tone 100% cotton but that may not work as the cotton and the batiks would not have the same shrinkage factors.
Trish at the Quilting Bee is ordering me in a bunch of fabric that are mainly white but they are on back order until September and I want to get going on this before than. I quess I will have to get her to order in the white for dying.
If you find a tonal you like, wash it good, as you do the batiks. If each is good quality, you won't have much if any shrinkage.