I was concerned with the same thing with the a chandelier quilt using low volume on white background. I chose to eliminate several of the lightest prints with white back grounds in the layer cake because they just disappeared into the background. I replaced them with a violet which reads as more medium. The lightest I used had a cream BG with a clear darker print and in real life it shows up just fine.
Using a light blue might be OK. IMHO, I like the clear contrast between BG and the beads. It allows the beads to stand out and sparkle.
Last edited by WMUTeach; 08-30-2023 at 12:37 PM.