Great tips from everyone!!
I went to one of our close LQS and fell in love with their new white on white fabrics - the cotton had such a nice silky feel to it and they would be perfect for the background of some new blocks that I want to work on .......... and then I looked at the price
........ $19/yd ....oh my!! No wonder it felt so nice and was the perfect white I wanted!!! I knew that this was way out of my budget and I needed 4.5 yds for the project
....... I will keep looking for the "right" fabric.