For those of you who use Kona...
 

I need to order some solids and like Kona....but I am just not sure about the shades. I need a bright red....like a primary red, basic black and white. Is there anyone who can help me with the shade of red I need? Just not sure if it is tomato red, cherry red, chinese red.....geez, so many choices! I was just handed a repair job and I don't have any of the original fabrics, nor do I remember what the shade was. And nobody close to me carries Kaufman Kona, so I have to order.

Fabric Shack will sell 1/8s of a yard (or at least, they did awhile ago). I would just order 1/8s of any that seem like a possibility. It is my experience that no website consistently has accurate representations of color across the board, so I very rarely buy a large amount without buying smaller amounts to audition first.

Some online shops will send swatches. Ask.

You can order a Kona color card. Or check around at your LQS and quilting friends, someone may have one that you can look at.

Could you ask the "sender" if they could email you a picture of the quilt? Good luck with it!

I have the Kona Card. There are a variety or Reds:
Tomato
Cardinal
Red
Chinese Red
http://www.robertkaufman.com/fabrics/kona_cotton/
Yes, I buy most of my online fabric from Fabric Shack and they do cut 1/8 of a yd. Purchases under $75 are shipped in priority envelope for $3 in the USA.

Can you give me the name of a bright primary red shade....I can't trust my monitor to be correct....don't want orangey reds or pinky reds.....just red!

Fabric.com will send swatches so you can match colors. I think I've seen a few other shops who are offering swatches too.

Here is what I did. I took a little of my fabric and sent this to Fabric.com (because I bought my fabric from this) to make sure that I was buying the same fabric. This matched it perfect. Here is what the told me. Every bolt of fabric can be a little different. So when you buy you have to look at the bottom of bolt to make sure it comes from the same dye lot. Thank God my did.

If you use Kona a lot it would be worth your time to get a Kona solid color card. The card has actual swatches of fabric