I've discovered there are two very different fabrics that can be confused by the name of Kona. I first found the Kona Bay cotton which is a very smooth soft cotton. Used that and went looking for more. That's when I found there is also kona cotton which is more coarse and not so soft. I actually had to go back to the original seller to find the Kona Bay cotton again. That wasn't easy because the lady left the original shop and opened her own in another state. But it was worth the effort because Kona Bay is so much nicer.