Do you use Kona Cotton, especially the White? I'm looking for something substantial enough to use in a 1930's pattern that calls for lots of white. Fabric Depot has it on sale...all colors...for $4.55 a yard right now, but I've not used it before and wanted your opinions on it. Thanks!

I buy and use the Kona black and use it all the time. The 6 yard deal at Fabric Depot can't be beat!

Use Kona solids a lot, never the white though. Lots of black.

I get my white Kona from Hancock's-Paducah.com. For 2 or more yards, they charge 3.98 a yard. good deal!

Kona is always a good choice. I have used it for many projects.

I live in GA and had never heard of Fabric Depot. Looked them up, and they have some really good sale items. Especially if you are just looking to expand your stash or if you need fat quarters. Looked really nice. Will have to "visit" again when more money is available!

Love it, have you checked Fabric.com?? Free ship with 35.00 purchase. I love that place :D

Wow...that's a better deal since I need several yards. Thanks.

You know, I loved them until my last order and it was a disaster. Shipped one fabric wrong item...okay, this happens so I contacted them and sent it back at their cost and they sent a replacement....still the wrong fabric. Never sent one of the other fabrics and just told me today they cancelled that part of my order. Customer service was very responsive, but they never did get my order right.

I have been to the store....and it is heaven....a full acre of fabric, most of it at a discount....ohhh I just kept stacking up bolts, with instructions...two yards of this stack, one yard of this...in the end I had two carts and a helper out to my car. Oh dear thank goodness, a: it was on an empty credit card, b: I had a small stash at home so there was room on the shelves and c: I can live on peanut butter sandwiches and cold cereal. And thank goodness I live a days drive away, however while a and b are no longer true c is so stitch away.

Kona has always worked well for me! :!:

HoP's price is actually 1.99 per UNIT for 2 or more units...and since a unit is a half yard, the price per yard is 3.98 for 1 or more yards, not 2. :D

Well, I have to be the desenting vote here. I don't like Kona cotton. I have used it when I had nothing else that matched the quilt, but it is scratchy to me. I want my quilts to be soft and cuddly and Kona never gets that way. It is the red in my avatar quilt. Wish it wasn't, though.

Kas, have you tried Moda Bella Solids? They are broadcloth, like the Kona Solids, but they have a softer hand and a bit of a sheen to them. You might like them better. Not quite as many colors, but only slightly more expensive.

I have used Kona cotton solids . I found they were not consistant on the softness of the fabric. I have some colors that is nice and soft and other colors that are not so. I buy mine at Hancock Fabrics when they are 50% off....makes it $2.98 a yard.

I don't know if I have tried the Moda Bella or not. I do love the marbles. Well, heck. I love all Moda fabric because it is soft. I will look for them next time I need a solid.

Love Kona. I use "winter" white a lot. Hard to explain the subtle difference between that and "white". I love Kona because the quality is consistant.

i have used Kona for a 30's quilt..it was called "snow" i think.
it looks great with repos.

I love to visit Fabric Depot when I am on the way to see the grandchildren in WA. The best part for me: NO sales tax in Oregon. Love it.

Love the weight and feel of Kona Cotton. I have used white, snow, black. Great results every time!

Kona solids are some of the best solids on the market! there are different whites...kona snow is the whitest white; just remember which one you get so if you need more later you can match it...and at that price, i'd buy alot! i think the lowest i've found it was $6.50 :)

I've used both Kona and Moda solids in dollmaking. Sturdy enough for me and my aggressive stuffing.

I've used Kona and never had a problem with. And if you can get it on sale, all the more.

I've used the Kona white, and didn't have any issues with it.
Sounds like you've found decent prices too!

Kona is the best you can buy. Excellent quality.

I know what you mean about the stiffness of the Kona, though. It isn't a very supple, soft feel. But it is extremely sturdy. Just depends on what you're wanting to use it for. Love the moda solids too. Have used the ones that "work" with Fig Tree colors and it has a sheen and is gorgeous!!

Love Kona 'Snow' Kona 'Black' is great also. I like their solids the colors are so pretty and easy to match with other fabrics. I do think that some are softer that others.

Just finished an entire top made of Kona cottons. It is made all in 1" finished horizontal strips, all pieced...and makes a picture of a dot matrix video game when put together. I had never used Kona much but they had the huge number of shades that I needed on equilter...so I ordered and sewed. Now I cannot pick up the top or move it without a seam or two popping open. My 1/4" seam allowances are decent...but the material seems to be more loosely woven than what I'm used to; I usually use batiks and other stuff from JoAnns, Hancocks or my LQS. Not happy with this Kona stuff!!!! I think my next step is to hand baste it carefully to a backing (white sheet probably) so I can move it around enough to layer and quilt it. Will NEVER use Kona again in any large quantity in a quilt!!!!!

I don't understand this. Kona cotton has always been the sturdiest fabric I've ever bought.

i've also always had consistently satifying results with kona.

i'd be inclined to wonder about the thread used and not the kona.

I have used Southern Belle and love it ... Have had good results using this for photo transfers, applique and piecing it is a beautiful fabric.
Sue

I've found Kona to fray!

I've found Kona to fray!

I love the Moda Bella Solids for the same reason. Last quilt I made called for cream and it was a nice weight.

I just ordered 8 yards of a stripe from Fabric.com (I'm making three twin quilts to match and needed the strips for the border). The fabric is great, the quality is great, the price was also great. The shipping was free; however, it did take over a week to get here.

I use it for almost all my solid projects. It seems to me you can't see through it like ypu can so many whites.

With 1930's reproduction fabrics, I have always used Kona
solid in the "snow" colour. But I plan to try some of the newer solids on the market now.

Which store did you go to?

Hancock is having the Kona on sale next week for 2.99 a yard

I didn't think it would be that cheap, so I looked it up on my sales paper. You are incorrect; it is 53% off. That makes it even better -- $2.81 per yard. It starts September 9.

This is Hancock Fabrics, not Hancock's of Paducah.