Solids other than black...favorite brands?
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I don't like Kona, and adore Moda Bella. I', going to see about that Amish black tho.
I took this to be a question about other colors than black solids - again Moda Bella in all the gorgeous shades they have. Bonnie Hunter uses a lot of cheddar as a basic and it really does look good with all sorts of colors.
Judi
I took this to be a question about other colors than black solids - again Moda Bella in all the gorgeous shades they have. Bonnie Hunter uses a lot of cheddar as a basic and it really does look good with all sorts of colors.
Judi
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I have always used Kona Black, and as a former quilt store manager found that it is the most sought after. We always recommended washing and using Retayne to make your black colorfast and it doesn't run.
#14
I used Kona black for the first time this weekend. I prewashed and didn't find too much raveling, nor a significant loss of color, but after cutting into 2" strips and manipulating them during the design process, each strip has tons of eyelashes along its edges.
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This too is when I have all the raveling. I rarely use black in any other size than 2 1/2" strips so I guess this is why I think it ravels too much.
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Thanks for the tip. This also happened with a RK Kona Jelly Roll though.
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Haven't bought Kona black recently, used it in the past with no problem - but have used the white /cream shades a lot and had no problems with raveling or anything else. ? Not cutting on grain could cause more raveling too. Also I don't buy Kona at Joann's, IMO it's not the same quality as elsewhere ...
Haven't tried Moda Bella but I do use a lot of Moda prints ... will have to try and compare
Haven't tried Moda Bella but I do use a lot of Moda prints ... will have to try and compare
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