Bonnie hunter at www.quiltville.com
has a pattern and a book called shirt tails ..all made out of used mens cotton shirts..with stripes and such.
i have used some with flowers, but they "read" a solid color.
here are some links
http://www.equilter.com/cgi-bin/webc...47108338222.14
http://equilter.com/cgi-bin/webc.cgi...48110493223.b0
http://www.hotdiggitydog.com/