Kona Cotton Question
01-24-2011, 09:28 PM
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Originally Posted by teacherbailey
BE CAREFUL!!!!! I just did a whole quilt with 1 1/2" (cut size) strips of Kona and it unraveled something terrible while I was working on it. It doesn't seem as tightly woven as other solids but I had to buy Kona because of the color/shade ranges that I needed. I won't make this mistake again and hope that it was "just me" somehow and not the Kona cottons....
01-24-2011, 09:54 PM
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Originally Posted by teacherbailey
BE CAREFUL!!!!! I just did a whole quilt with 1 1/2" (cut size) strips of Kona and it unraveled something terrible while I was working on it. It doesn't seem as tightly woven as other solids but I had to buy Kona because of the color/shade ranges that I needed. I won't make this mistake again and hope that it was "just me" somehow and not the Kona cottons....
01-24-2011, 09:56 PM
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Originally Posted by Lady Crafter
Originally Posted by teacherbailey
BE CAREFUL!!!!! I just did a whole quilt with 1 1/2" (cut size) strips of Kona and it unraveled something terrible while I was working on it. It doesn't seem as tightly woven as other solids but I had to buy Kona because of the color/shade ranges that I needed. I won't make this mistake again and hope that it was "just me" somehow and not the Kona cottons....
01-25-2011, 02:49 AM
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Originally Posted by Lisa_wanna_b_quilter
I'm working on a Dresden Plate quilt with 1930's reproduction fabrics. The goal here is to have a quilt that looks like an antique. I need to decide what to applique the plates on to. I've been looking at Kona cotton because it feels so nice. I'm thinking white but not white white because it would look to new. None of the stores around carry any of the off-white and it's so hard to tell online. Just by reading the names ivory sounds good, but so does bone and cream!!
I hate to pay $29 for a color card. Do you have any thoughts on what would look like old white for my Dresden plates?
I hate to pay $29 for a color card. Do you have any thoughts on what would look like old white for my Dresden plates?
01-25-2011, 05:19 AM
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Originally Posted by Lisa_wanna_b_quilter
I'm working on a Dresden Plate quilt with 1930's reproduction fabrics. The goal here is to have a quilt that looks like an antique. I need to decide what to applique the plates on to. I've been looking at Kona cotton because it feels so nice. I'm thinking white but not white white because it would look to new. None of the stores around carry any of the off-white and it's so hard to tell online. Just by reading the names ivory sounds good, but so does bone and cream!!
I hate to pay $29 for a color card. Do you have any thoughts on what would look like old white for my Dresden plates?
I hate to pay $29 for a color card. Do you have any thoughts on what would look like old white for my Dresden plates?
01-25-2011, 05:33 AM
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I used the "snow" kona cotton for my dresden plate. My aunt had some vintage blocks made up by her mother in the early 1900's. By the time it was washed, it looked just right. The picture shows the quilt before washing.
I bought my Kona from Hancocks-Paducah. The quality is so much better than from JoAnns, etc.
I bought my Kona from Hancocks-Paducah. The quality is so much better than from JoAnns, etc.
Vintage blocks made up for my aunt
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01-25-2011, 05:50 AM
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You could tea bag dye it if you wished.. if you could only find pure white.
I've used some white on white printed fabric and it is a nice alternative to the solid white.
I got it at an upscale fabric shop and the hand of it is quite nice. Doesn't seem like it would unravel either.
I've used some white on white printed fabric and it is a nice alternative to the solid white.
I got it at an upscale fabric shop and the hand of it is quite nice. Doesn't seem like it would unravel either.
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