wonderful information that I would never have thought of......

Man-o-man, you ladies are Great! I guess we can re-title this 50 shades of black, lol.

Another question about the Thousands of Bolts, darn it if they don't have 3 blacks that look the same but with different numbers. Any help on this? #1380, 1377, 1379.

That Amish black is talking to me.......... :)

I use Kona. Have not tried Moda. I tried Keepsake the one said to be used by Amish and it was thinner and wasn't as black as Kona. I did not use it. I think it's in my stash.

With the three Moda Bellas at Thousands of Bolts, #1380 is color 44, Peacoat; #1377 is color 99, Black; and #1379 is color 118, Washed Black. Hope that helps.

I have a call in to Keepsake to try and find out who makes the "Amish Black" they sell. Will relay what I find out.



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i tend to buy kona mainly because it is a couple dollars less than some of the others around here- also i've never had it bleed or fade
i like a couple of the other blacks but generally if i'm using alot of it the kona is a more cost effective way to go. if i need a small amount for a certain project i may go ahead & spend more on one of the other (designer) blacks but the ones i have tried have bled & faded with time.

I bought Kona recently and one thing I can about it is that when I washed it, it didn't bleed ONE BIT. I wash in hot water and that color catcher was as white coming out as it was going in. I washed 3 yards.

I was VERY PLEASED with that cause the last black print that I used (a Northcott) continued to bleed after I sewed it to my quilt. Now I have black streaks on my yellow border :( I'm usually careful about checking the bleed, but I missed that one big time.

I have always used Kona but may give one of the others a try.

Eclipse by Blank Quilting. Dyed to be true black vs all dyes thrown I to the vat to make "black"

Sandy

Michael Miller has a lovely black - BUT if you wash in hot water it has a LOT of shrinkage (over two inches WOF) - and I think it feels a bit coarse before it's washed.

I needed a certain color and used Kona. Went to a quilt show and saw Moda Bella and that was that. Love Moda Bella in every color I've tried.