How is your week going?
We actually got a little rain (ok, very little) Sunday night so we are hoping that the drought eases!
I did some stashbusting over the weekend in the hopes of reducing my Christmas scraps. There were just too many little pieces and I was hoping to move my Christmas fabrics to a smaller drawer (didn't happen by the way).
Today I'm wondering if you all could give me some insights on solid fabrics. I like to keep solid black, white, and navy fabrics in my stash. I used up most of the navy over the weekend but was dismayed at the amount of fraying that occurred.
So here is what I want to know...when you use a solid fabric what company do you choose?
It seems to be a problem with most of my Kona solids these days. I'm just tired of wasting money on fabric that doesn't hold up. If I had worked on a quilt, I would have not used the navy at all. Little projects were okay for the fabric as the items don't get much wear. I've always bought Kona because my LQS carried it with a huge variety of colors but I won't be buying it anymore.
So I'm almost done with the navy solids. I used Fray Check, I used a fresh blade in my rotary cutter and it didn't help.
The thing is--we shouldn't HAVE to do these kinds of things to our fabric when we spend good money already buying them.
I went to my local fabric store on Monday and bought some crackle black fabric because I was out of black.
Research indicated that Art Gallery Solids have a tight weave and I already love their fabrics. So I ordered some navy
I'll report on what I find.
So if you have any insights, I would love to hear them!
Have a safe and happy day!
I prefer almost solids to solids, and am very happy with Dimples fabrics from Andover. No fraying at all. And, happy days, my local quilt shop now carries the entire Dimples line.
ReplyDeleteI have no insights because I have very few solids. I bought some Kona a couple years after I started quilting, and from what I remember, it was pretty tightly woven. That was in 2012, so maybe it has changed since then? I do love AG fabric, it is the finest IMO, but it is kinda pricey.
ReplyDeleteNo advice from me. I don't purposely buy solids but I have managed to acquire a LOT of yardage from estate sales.
ReplyDeleteI haven't noticed that problem with my Kona Solids but I only buy white and Snow. I do have some AGF solid orange and it is beautiful and soft. I haven't found the right project to use it in yet. I also have some Navy by Bonnie and Camille (Moda) that is really nice.
ReplyDeleteA friend of mine once told me Kona makes 2 different levels of solids and to buy the better level...I do not know if this is true but I do know she is a fabric dyer and dyes hundreds of yards...
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