Lime Light brings a bright green to Banyan Shadows, the Banyan Batiks Studio’s line of mottled batik basics for Northcott. Shadows is available in dozens of colors, and this one is a useful choice when a quilt needs a lively, fresh green rather than a deep forest or olive tone.
The 100% cotton batik has a soft, marbled texture with no defined motif, so it reads almost like a solid with gentle variation in shade. That makes it well suited to leaves and stems in appliqué, spring and garden quilts, and modern designs that use a single bright color against neutrals.
Pair it with grayscale batiks for a crisp, graphic look, or with Banyan Shadows in Wild Orange and Red for a high-energy scrappy palette. It also makes a cheerful binding on a quilt that is mostly blue or gray.
Batik cotton is typically tightly woven, which helps edges stay crisp in fusible appliqué and small pieces. Because the color is hand-dyed, small differences between bolts are normal, so purchase all of the yardage for one project together.
