wrinkled fabric
02-28-2018, 06:33 PM
#11
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Originally Posted by feline fanatic
All Konas are solids. http://www.robertkaufman.com/fabrics/kona_cotton/ There used to be a manufacturer that specialized in Asian prints called Kona bay but they closed up shop last year. This most recent post has me confused as you are writing like the one that wrinkled was a different fabric from all the rest because you refer to one as "kona fabric" and the others as "Kona solids".
If you believe all were the same brand and same fabric (all solids all Robert Kaufmann Kona cottons) and you quilted no more than 4" apart in all directions, then I don't know what to tell you except perhaps Bear's suggestion that they got mixed up at point of purchase. I do know I have seen employees at JoAnn Fabrics roll up non kona solids on the bolt marked Kona. Witnessed it with my own eyes, brought it to the employees attention and she just looked at me and said it doesn't make a difference. That was pretty much when I quit shopping at JoAnn's
If you believe all were the same brand and same fabric (all solids all Robert Kaufmann Kona cottons) and you quilted no more than 4" apart in all directions, then I don't know what to tell you except perhaps Bear's suggestion that they got mixed up at point of purchase. I do know I have seen employees at JoAnn Fabrics roll up non kona solids on the bolt marked Kona. Witnessed it with my own eyes, brought it to the employees attention and she just looked at me and said it doesn't make a difference. That was pretty much when I quit shopping at JoAnn's
03-01-2018, 05:41 AM
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I agree with Feline Fanatic. Your best bet is to go back and quilt closer on that color. I had that happen on a table runner (3 actually) that I was making for my nieces. The star and focal point of the runner wrinkled horribly when washed and I'm not sure any of them own an iron. I put one on the back of a chair and stared at it for a couple of days before I decided that I had nothing to lose and quilted the inside of the star with diminishing star shapes inside. Washed it again and it worked!
03-01-2018, 09:07 AM
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At Hobby Lobby, there is another kind of solid fabric resembling Kona by Robert Kauffman. They are all mixed in. I think you can also tell by the price. I also believe that you can tell by the selvedge ( I think it is kind of "ruffled" looking(the real Kona).
03-01-2018, 12:00 PM
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Not saying you didn't do all of this, but for the record; Pre-wash, dry in hot dryer because it is the pounding with heat that shrinks fabric, iron as you finish each piece, and this should help eliminate this problem as well as shrinkage problems. Good luck to you, and maybe it isn't as bad as you think it is. once on the bed, it probably won't show.
03-01-2018, 02:30 PM
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Originally Posted by beckyw
I bought the fabric at Missouri Quilt company and it was a Kona solid by Robert Kaufman.
look like the usual Bella. It looked like muslin. I wonder if they are getting their
fabrics mixed up.
03-01-2018, 06:27 PM
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The Kona at Jo-Ann is NOT the same Kona as the Robert Kauffman fabric. Don't know how another company uses the Kona name, but they do. The Kona at JAF is thinner and shreds badly. Also, the JAF Kona is not as thick as the "real" Kona.
03-02-2018, 06:04 AM
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Originally Posted by ILoveToQuilt
The Kona at Jo-Ann is NOT the same Kona as the Robert Kauffman fabric. Don't know how another company uses the Kona name, but they do. The Kona at JAF is thinner and shreds badly. Also, the JAF Kona is not as thick as the "real" Kona.
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