ManiacQuilter2.....You stated that you only buy Kona from your LAQ, is it really different from the Kona from JoAnn's? Coming from the same supplier I would think there would not be a difference.

I usually go with which has the color I need. BUT I very seldom use solids, I feel they are too drab, regardless of the color. I prefer a tone-on-tone, feels like it has more movement.

Lately when I need a solid I find myself going to Wal Mart and buying the Waverly line of fabric for under $3 a yard. It's very high quality I think.

I like Kona best but use have used most other brands also over the years. I always wash first so most problems are taken care of before I use them. When Kona has my color that is always what I buy.

I love Kona! My first choice is always Kona, but I have found some cottons that I do like.

I buy Kona because it's easier to find but I have one length of Bella and can't really tell much difference.

The Kaufmann people have confirmed that there is only ONE quality of Kona cotton no matter where you buy it. I have heard people say that Joann's will reuse Kona cardboard bolts and wrap a different brand on them which they should not do.

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Kaufman is the manufacturer of the Kona solids we are talking about. However, I think much confusion arises because there is another manufacturer of fabric that goes by the name of Kona Bay. Kona Bay solids are not the same as Kaufman Kona solids. It's been a long time since I shopped in JoAnn's, but it seems to me that they used to carry Kona Bay solids more so than Kaufman Kona solids.

Kona Snow and Kona White are muslin fabrics. Most solid colors, including Kona solids, are not muslin; they are broadcloth. The weave of the fabric is entirely different, with muslin being soft and broadcloth being relatively heavier or "meatier" in hand. I have long been curious about why colored solids seem always to be broadcloth. Maybe muslin cannot handle the rigors of the dying process for saturated colors?

I have used both but like the Moda Bella cottons better. I find that it seems, to me at least, to be more densely woven.