quality solid fabric
#11
Yes that is the way it SUPPOSED to be. But Kona does not have selvedge markings. I have personally seen employees at JoAnnes put non Kona fabric on a cardboard bolt with the Kona tag. They aren't doing it to be deceitful, it is just that most JoAnne employees I have come across are not sewers, let alone quilters and don't know one fabric from another. To them it is just a solid color that looks the same. I have also picked up bolts of fabric at JoAnne that were marked Kona and could tell in a second it was not Kona cotten by Kaufman.
#13
I buy Joann"s Kaufman Kona solids by the bolt, and have never had a problem.
Please check out this previous thread about this subject on this board:
http://www.quiltingboard.com/main-f1...cs-t33854.html
Kaufman, themselves, responded in reply #32.
This was enough for me, to believe there is no difference between Joann's and the LQS Kona solids.
Thanks.
Please check out this previous thread about this subject on this board:
http://www.quiltingboard.com/main-f1...cs-t33854.html
Kaufman, themselves, responded in reply #32.
This was enough for me, to believe there is no difference between Joann's and the LQS Kona solids.
Thanks.
#14
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Join Date: Jan 2011
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You can get Moda White at Whittles Fabrics http://www.whittlesfabrics.com/ for 4.50 a yard and $5 shipping. Great service.
#15
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Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Richmond, VA.
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I would suggest you look at and feel the Legacy and Kona fabric to see if there's a difference and it's what you want. Me, I like a heavy cotton which almost feels like flannel. If order on line, it's got to be a brand I have in the past been pleased with- Kona Cotton and Moda both fit that. If it's not a brand line or one which has been hit or miss for me, it has to pass the feel touch weight test in a store.
I will say I purchased some Legacy a while back for a quilt for my then young son. It didn't make through the first year, but he used that blanket a lot. It was loved to pieces.
I will say I purchased some Legacy a while back for a quilt for my then young son. It didn't make through the first year, but he used that blanket a lot. It was loved to pieces.
#16
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Join Date: Jun 2010
Posts: 1,325
The last white I bought from a quilt store, it is the wide width, with a pattern on it. I was tempted before I used it to wash because it was stiff, but decided to let the stiffness of it help me when cutting. I am going by the girl who sold it to me, that it was nice in a backing and would soften upon washing. So far it is great for sewing. I think you do not necessarily go with a major brand but with the feel of it. Will see.
#19
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Join Date: May 2011
Location: Pacific NW
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#20
You Get What You Pay For
In my experience there is a definite difference between cotton solids from Joann's Fabrics (Kona or not) and Moda or Kauffman Kona solids.
The cotton fabric from Joann's has a looser weave, is much more apt to bleed, and has a considerable amount of "coating" or sizing on it - very stiff even after washing.
The slightly higher price for quality cotton solids is worth it to me, especially when hand piecing.
The cotton fabric from Joann's has a looser weave, is much more apt to bleed, and has a considerable amount of "coating" or sizing on it - very stiff even after washing.
The slightly higher price for quality cotton solids is worth it to me, especially when hand piecing.
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