Can someone recommend a good gray solid fabric for modern quilts?
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Can someone recommend a good gray solid fabric for modern quilts?
I have a good black (Michael Miller's Jet Black), a good off-white (Kona Snow), and a good all-purpose Christmas red (would have to delve into my stash and pull it out to recall the name of that one). I am planning to cut these into 2-1/2" strips to have on hand when using up my large, messy stash of fabrics. I'd like to make some modern quilts and think gray would be a good foil for some of the fabrics.
Some of the quilts on this web page show how gray is often used in modern quilts:
http://christaquilts.com/2013/05/13/...modern-quilts/
Anyone have a favorite gray they can recommend?
Some of the quilts on this web page show how gray is often used in modern quilts:
http://christaquilts.com/2013/05/13/...modern-quilts/
Anyone have a favorite gray they can recommend?
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I use lots of gray in my quilts. My favorite three are: Kona Steel (darkest), Kona Shadow (medium/light gray) and Kona Silver (the lightest gray). There are many shades of gray, some have taupe tones and others have purple tones, but these three seem to work as pure grays for me.
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There are lots of grays. What I normally do would take scraps that I would be using in the quiltl. Pull out a couple of grays from the shop, open it up a ways and then sprinkle the scraps around on it to see how you like it. Then on to the next gray. Don't look just at Kona/Bella but if they have some grunge or there is a new one that looks like burlap.
#7
Ditto. I saw a quilt with gray that I liked and it was made with Kona Ash so that's what I bought.
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A blog I follow just had a article today about choosing the perfect Kona gray!
http://www.freshlypieced.com/2014/12...ona-cheat.html
http://www.freshlypieced.com/2014/12...ona-cheat.html
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