Compass Star in Vanilla takes the compass-inspired motif at the heart of 4th and Main Favorites and puts it on the collection's lightest color. Scott Flanagan of 4th & Main Designs designed the collection for Banyan Batiks by Northcott, and this piece is a 100% cotton batik with the natural variation that comes from wax-resist dyeing.
A light print with a star motif is especially handy in star and sampler quilts. Use it as a background that quietly repeats the star theme, or as the light half of half-square triangles and flying geese. Because the design has more going on than a plain tonal, it keeps a light background from feeling empty across a large quilt.
It coordinates with Compass Star in Smoke and Black if you want the same print in a range of values, and with the collection's Galaxy and Pine Needles prints for more texture. Buy all your background yardage at one time, since batik dye lots can vary from bolt to bolt.
