China Seas Fabric: Melong Batik Reverse - Custom Royal Blue on White Belgian Linen / Cotton

The quiet overachiever. Melong Batik Reverse has the energy of someone who went to a very good school and doesn't need to mention it - you'll figure it out eventually from context.

The pattern reads as batik from across the room but reveals its geometry up close: an interlocking network of soft-cornered shapes that tessellate without ever feeling rigid. It's structured enough to hold its own, relaxed enough to play well with florals, stripes, ikats, and that one bold print your client fell in love with that you're still trying to figure out how to use.

There's a reason this is a China Seas bestseller. It's the friend who always texts back, the colleague who remembers your coffee order, the plus-one who charms your difficult aunt.

This is a custom color - it will not match any standard colors with this name.

This fabric is in two bolts from the same dyelot:

J54165 A  22.0
J54165 B   5.0

Please measure before ordering to make sure these cuts will work for your project.

Please note that colors may not represent accurately in photo. Additional photo(s) provided to show scale, not colorway. All sales are final, and we do not send cuttings for approval.  All sales are final.

This custom colorway hits the sweet spot between navy and cobalt - saturated enough to anchor a scheme, clear enough to read as happy. On the Belgian-woven linen-cotton ground, the blue sits with the slight variation of handprinting - alive, not mechanical.