I am helping a friend make a Roman Stripe quilt with the dress blouses the thinner polyester, lots of bright colors and tone on tone. We starched (homemade - 1 tablespoon starch per cup of water) cut in 2 1/2 strips and sewed on a starched foundation of a thin cotton fabric.
This is the pattern she is making.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-Patchwor...item4ab94b2a7b