Calling all fans of solids & Kona cotton! There's a new book available now that is dedicated to the love of Kona quilts & I'm a contributor in it! Introducing Rock Solid from Martingale.
Quilt Details
Fabric is Kona Solids by Robert Kaufman
Pattern - Spectrum
Designed by me
Quilted by Angela Walters
Started on 4/28/16
Finished on 7/8/16
Quilt measures - 60" x 72"
Here are a couple of the quilts from the book.
Tribal Beat by Angela Walters
Zoomer by Elizabeth Dackson
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I took some process photos to share with you when I made the quilt last summer.
Picking the Kona colors for the quilt.
Then it was time to select thread. My general rule of thumb is to always sew with a medium gray thread. That being said, if I am sewing large areas with similar colors, I will change my thread when piecing to reflect those colors.
For this quilt I pieced the blocks with 6 different threads to best match to the six color families. I used the same thread to sew the color family rows together. Then I sewed the sections together with a medium gray thread.
First 3 rows are complete. I also made a mini 1/4 scale quilt at the same time.
4th row added...
5th row added...
These are the 6 Aurifil 50wt threads that I used for piecing, from top to bottom:
5001
1231
4182
2520
5003
2530
Binding cut & ready to go!
The Rules
1. Leave ONE comment to enter. Make sure your contact info is in your profile or that you leave it in the comment.
2. In your comment tell us: What is your favorite color of Kona cotton?
3. Comment entries must be left on this blog, www.jaybirdquilts.com, to be valid. Comments sent via E-mail, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram or any other social media will not be counted.
4. Simple as that!!
You have till 5PM PST on Sunday, June 18th to enter.
Winner will be selected by
Good luck + thanks for stopping by today!
© Blog post written by Julie Herman
For more information visit http://www.jaybirdquilts.com/
First comments never win but I'm here now so here goes.... my fave colours vary, it used to be graphite, then pickle but now its flamingo.
ReplyDeletewhat a beautiful quilt! looks like a great book. I've been using a lot of Kona Steel Gray lately
ReplyDeleteLove this quilt! The first color that popped up in my mind was red. The red Kona is the perfect red! Not too pink, not too orange. It's a go to color in my stash. =) Thank you for the chance to win!
ReplyDeleteWow this reminds me those paint chips for sure!! I think Grass is my favourite Kona colour, or maybe Cardinal or Smoke. I love so many!!
ReplyDeleteI love all shades of teal. I have made many of your patterns and love this one.
ReplyDeleteI love Kona Caribbean but really all shades of blue. Love your quilt.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite is Berry and Flamingo. It's hard to have just one favorite Kona color.
ReplyDeleteThey're all so gorgeous, but my current favorite is Celestial.
ReplyDeleteThank you for the giveaway!!! I love Kona cotton and right now my favorite color is the color of the year Flamingo Pink. 😊
ReplyDeleteMy favorite Kona color is any of the blues!
ReplyDeletePomegranate at the moment! 😊
ReplyDeleteCELESTIAL is my favorite now, but there are so many beautiful colors to pick from. I would love to win, the fabric, the book, wow!!
ReplyDeletecork@pa.rr.com
Another great design! Love your eye for design and your rulers rock!
ReplyDeleteIt is sooooo hard to choose just one!! Right now I'm obsessed with the aqua/teal/ocean color palette... such as Ultra Marine, Pond and Ice Frappe :)
ReplyDeleteI really like the whole line. But the purples are great. rita_l-39212@yahoo.com
ReplyDeleteGeez, like trying to pick a favorite child. Today my favorite is Kona Grass.
ReplyDeleteHard to say...so many beautiful colors...today my favorite is pool.
ReplyDeleteI love Kona Silver
ReplyDeleteI love all the colors but my favorites are the teals and blues.
ReplyDeletePickle...it reminds me of my daughter and how much she loves to eat pickles. I keep a yard of it on hand in my sewing room at all times. I try to include at least one swatch of it in ever quilt I make for her.
ReplyDeleteToss up between Breakers and Water. The new book is a welcome addition to the modern quilting book library.
ReplyDeleteI user kona navy most. I love your quilt! Thanks for the chance.
ReplyDeleteCapri is my favorite Kona color. I am doing your Galaxy quilt now. My hubby saw it made up at Sisters 3 yrs.ago.
ReplyDeleteWasabi! It even has a fun name!
ReplyDeleteI love Graphite. BUT only when used with other colors!
ReplyDeleteI'm eying some Azure for a background right now and just loving it.
ReplyDeletePutty is my current favorite neutral/blender.
ReplyDeleteGquiltz@gmail.com My favorite Kona Color? I love all the colors and especially the feel of Kona cotton but my favorite is Kona black. Kona black is dense, rich and stays that way for years to come. It make all the colors really pop.
ReplyDeleteGlynis
Parrot and Pool are my favorite colors.
ReplyDeleteGreat Quilt!
I love all of their colors, but I especially love Coal. It's the perfect color for a background. Crisp and modern, it allows all the other colors I used in my quilt "pop".
ReplyDeleteAnother awesome piece of work done by you! I love Kona black.
ReplyDeleteTilda.bengtsson@gmail.com. I Love you quilt . My favorite color must be olive bur i Love them all.
ReplyDeleteSweet fabric and book! I am so in love with modern quilting now! I used to be very traditional..but as I am cleaning up for the move, I have been tossing a lot of traditional patterns and books out the door! My favorite colors - I know only one - but it is a toss up between Delft and Bluegrass...Bluegrass because it was the most difficult fabric to find for my Postcard from Sweden quilt!!! Delft because it reminds me of Williamsburg Blue which is my favorite color to paint my quilting studios!
ReplyDeleteLove the book. My favorite color is the color of the year, Pink Flamingo. It's so bright and happy.
ReplyDeleteLove the Rock Solid Quilts as shown. I'll be making one in the near future! My favorite color is aquamarine, ocean-color!
ReplyDeleteAloha!
Ellen
I am loving "Punch" now. Thank you, peterstankovich@comcast.net
ReplyDeleteI love all shades of Kona gray! Thanks for the chance to win. Jsbailey99 at gmail.com
ReplyDeleteI love Kona Caribbean!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Oh, wait really I love ALL Kona colors...
ReplyDeleteLove your new rainbow! My fav Kona is Cerise!
ReplyDeleteThistle is one of my favorites!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the giveaway! My favorite color of Kona Cotton is Cerise, but I like so many of them!
ReplyDeleteI LOVE this quilt! What a fun way to play with color. I have to admit my most used Kona fabric is Snow... it is always my first choice for backgrounds.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful quilt! I love the color cornflower very much!
ReplyDeleteRed and all the gray! I love your spectrum pattern!
ReplyDeleteHighlight and Pickle
ReplyDeleteI love Kona Candy Green! sayitaintsew10@gmail.com
ReplyDeleteI have been stocking up on Snow for backgrounds. All of the colors together are beautiful. Kajohnston1@gmail.com
ReplyDeleteGorgeous quilt, love your work!! My favorite Kona color is Black, it really makes the colors stand out. ltseefeld@centurylink.net
ReplyDeleteMy current favorite Kona color is Snow, which seems weird, but as a background color, it just makes every fabric pop really well.
ReplyDeletekhaney2847@gmail dot com.
Love al the Kona Colors❤️ They are all so cute - but especially loving pool and Jamaica right now!
ReplyDeletetracygrooms92@gmail.com
I have two boxes of Kona solids. I would love to make this quilt.
ReplyDeletehard to pick just one - but for backgrounds I am current using either Snow, Parchment, or one of your beautiful greys - isn't grey the new black?
ReplyDeleteI use a lot of graphite, and navy.
ReplyDeleteI'm currently in a gray phase so I'm going with pewter. Love this quilt.
ReplyDeleteI really love the color plum at the moment, next one is rainbow ;-)
ReplyDeleteSo this bundle would be perfect to do my own rainbowquilt!
My favorite color is the Kona highligher. Its so bright and happy and I've used it as binding for a pop of interest on quilts with lots of darker grey.
ReplyDeleteI am collecting all of the colors for your Boomerang pattern and my favorite of that bunch of KONA colors is Lagoon.
ReplyDeleteOh, I am just so excited for this book! Would love to win all the colors to make Spectrum! My fave is all the pinks but top would be Azalea!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous! My favorite Kona color is Valentine. I saw this book at a market review last night and it is on the top of my wish list! addie.roth@gmail.com
ReplyDeleteHow do you pick just one? I probably use Kona White and Black the most but I love all the shades of green, especially Wasabi!
ReplyDeleteSo hard to pick just one color, but I'll go with Malibu Waves.
ReplyDeleteI love all of them! But the Caribbean is a favorite of mine. Thanks for the chance to win!
ReplyDeleteRobin egg and Snow are my two faves. Thank you for the giveaway.
ReplyDeleteFavorite colors of mine are always teals and aquas.
ReplyDeleteIf I had to pick one it must be Breakers. I like the aquas and pink. Bright happy colors. Thank you for this wonderful give away.
ReplyDeleteI love snow but also whatever black through light grey goes with my project.
ReplyDeleteIt is hard to narrow it down, but grass is probably my favorite color. I'm piecing with it right now! Thank you for the great giveaway!
ReplyDeleteGreat rainbow-ish quilt! I love the Kona fabric that's sapphire in whatever name they call it. ljcarlson1@me.com
ReplyDeleteThis is a great giveaway and blog; my favorite Kona color is Periwinkle.
ReplyDeleteMy favourite Kona colour is eggplant. But I have lots and lots of almost favourites. I'm looking forward to seeing the new book and your quilt is terrific.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite color to use is black. I use it in most quilts. But my favorite color is either breakers or orchid.
ReplyDeleteLove your contribution. My favorite kona is lagoon. I'll have to check out this book as I really like to use solids- they are more timeless than prints.
ReplyDeleteHow neat is this quilt! Love it! "Robin Egg" is my most favorite! Thanks for sharing a sweet+generous Giveaway! msstitcher1214@gmail.com
ReplyDeleteI like stone - very versatile. Can I say I was shocked to see your quilt - not a triangle or hex in sight?! It is lovely, though!!!
ReplyDeleteI love The color valentine. Looks like a great book. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteThe book looks great, love your quilt. My favourite would have to be silver as I love using it for background.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! So many from which to choose, I'll go with Wasabi!
ReplyDeleteI love this! Favorite colors probably fog, pewter or pansy. But I love most of them.
ReplyDeleteCurry. It is a super weird colour by itself, but works like a neutral.
ReplyDeleteCarrott all the way! :)
ReplyDeleteReally I have to pick only one? I think Silver is a very pretty grey which would be nice to use in a background instead of white.
ReplyDeleteFavorite is silver kona, however like many colors when it fits what I make.....
ReplyDeleteGreat quilt!
ReplyDeleteMy favorite color is always changing, but any blues or greens are good.
Love the quilts!! Pink Flamingo love love that color!
ReplyDeletelindaguidinger@gmail.com
I have to say Flamingo is my favorite right now. Thank you for the chance to win.
ReplyDeleteYour quilt is beautiful!! My favorite Kona is Red. I love anything red!! Thank you for the contest!!
ReplyDeleteMy favorite is always changing so right now it's torch because I'm working on an autumn project. Normally I would say it's Iron as I love the grays for background.
ReplyDeleteI love blues - Niagara is perfect for me
ReplyDeleteSuch beautiful colors!
ReplyDeleteKona Purple is my favorite. Love it!
ReplyDeleteThis looks like a great book! I suppose I should be ashamed to admit that I love Kona Black and Kona Snow best ... I should have learned to buy them by the bolt. Thank you for your beautiful patterns and for the opportunity to win!
ReplyDeleteMaureen in Portland
I love the kind of aqua color. Reminds me of the ocean. Hugs,
ReplyDeleteI don't like it to eat but I really like the asparagus color!
ReplyDeleteKona Caribbean is my favorite Kona color. Love your quilt!
ReplyDeleteMy fav color right now is Wasabi. Tomorrow it may be different. All Konas are pretty special in my humble opinion. Love your quilt.
ReplyDeleteSue in Hawaii
Favorite Kong color is Limelight. Love your blog.
ReplyDeleteSolid Kona quilts are my favorite! My current Kona love is creamsicle. I have several quilts in the planning stage that will likely include creamsicle. It's so summery!
ReplyDeleteGreat quilt, so bright and cheery. My favorite Kona color is all of them. There is no way I can only choose one.
ReplyDeleteI love all the colors!
ReplyDeleteI love teals and aquas. I have all your templates. Your patterns are so creative..
ReplyDeleteThis book looks like one I need. My favorite Kona colors are Astral and Valentine, can't choose just one!
ReplyDeleteI haven't had the opportunity to try Kona yet but they have awesome colors and I hope to try it one day!! I really like their Flamingo, sure looks nice! Good luck to all!! angielovesgary2 atgmail dotcom
ReplyDeleteI love the fact that solid colours are so vibrant together, I love the blue turquoise.
ReplyDeletePickle, goldfish and kumquat all make me laugh but my favorites would be pool, Mediterranean or oasis.
ReplyDeleteMy favourite colour of Kona is Pickle with Schoolbus coming a close second
ReplyDeleteYou have scored again with this new quilt! I have a collection of Kona solids just for your recent patterns, but I do love the violet/purple hues Kona has come up with, I love those shades.
ReplyDeleteI actually really like the white--nice and opaque so nothing on the back shows through.
ReplyDeletelivingincolorblog(at)outlook(dot)com
My favorite color of Kona Cotton is solid caribbean.
ReplyDeleteI cannot pick a favorite Kona, I love them. I am using a dark purple right now and have plans for a couple more solids quilts. Love the book.
ReplyDeletecrazeematz@gmail.com
Oh, how I love Kona cotton, it's my go-to fabric! My favorite color is usually the color I happen to working with at that particular moment, right now I'd have to go with pool :) It's such a refreshing color. I would love to win!!! just let me know at myblueeyes17@gmail.com
ReplyDeleteThanks!
My favorite Kona color is Wasabi or Crise
ReplyDeleteBlue_dragonfly5
Love the solids! The book looks delicious. My color choice is purple, purple, purple! It takes me back to a favorite song-Purple People Eater by Sheb Woolley. The quilt is so attractive. Your eyes meander from color to color. Thanks for the inspiration.
ReplyDeletepattymcardle@cox.net
My favorite is any gray, but Charcoal is my fav. :) Thanks for the chance. :)
ReplyDeleteMy favorite is Niagra but any turquoise teal will do. Looks like Summer fun
ReplyDeleteI like Lapis.... thanks for the great giveaway!
ReplyDeleteRobin Egg is my favorite. Your quilt is gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteThat looks like a Awesome book. My favorite Kona colors are the teals.
ReplyDeleteI can never have too many purples. The Kona solid Violet is perfect for adding to any quilt. Such rich, deep saturation of color.
ReplyDeleteWow looks like a awesome book and I love yellow.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful quilt, Julie! My fave is Jade Green!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the chance to win - Bell Moore Moore.spirit@yahoo.com
It changes by the day, but right now I'm loving Breakers and Nightfall. Not including White in this list, which is used in vast quantities.
ReplyDeleteI still love Kona Snow, my first quilt used that as background. Love the book and the Spectrum quilt!
ReplyDeleteI love Kona Cotton Solids ! My favorite is sage, mint, turquoise and various shades of yellow !
ReplyDeleteFavorite is geranium!
ReplyDeleteMy favorite color is the tomato red, along with all the other reds!
ReplyDeleteOh awesome! I love Kona purple(s) I can't pick just one!
ReplyDeleteHi Julie I love green and yellow. Thanks for the giveaway!
ReplyDeleteI adore deep dark green... I find your pattern interesting and trying at times. once I get the hang of the pattern things work out much better. I have learned a lot over the years following you and hope you keep inspired and generating those lovely quilts....
ReplyDeletethanks for the opportunity to play!
I love the Pinks and purples!!!
ReplyDeleteI am torn between the purples and blues. The book looks like fun. Use caspharm@yahoo.com for contact.
ReplyDeleteI like Capri in Kona solids. Also like Jamaicafor a little more brightness. Joan.kruse@gmail.com
ReplyDeleteA gorgeous quilt!!! My favorite Kona is storm or limestone or pewter!!!
ReplyDeleteThank you!
kcummings71@gmail.com
I think Salmon may be my favorite, but I also have a soft spot for Wasabi.
ReplyDeleteStunning quilt! Love Lagoon...it's such a happy color! Thank you!
ReplyDeleteI have always loved Kona solids--even before they were in vogue! I think my favorite colors are the purple family. Second choice are the teals. I try to use at least one Kona solid in any quilt I make. Would love to win this giveaway but I'm not a very lucky person that way!
ReplyDeleteLove all the colors but I lean towards the teals:)
ReplyDeletemy go to kona is coal
ReplyDeleteI use in the backround for almost everything
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I have a bolt of dark grey named Charcoal that I've been using for backgrounds recently. Love it! And I'm waiting to get my Gravity top back from the longarm quilter. Thanks for the giveaway.
ReplyDeleteI like celery. Thanks Darlene
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My fave would have to be Lime.
ReplyDeleteFlamingo is my new favorite color. Thank you for the wonderful opportunity to win the lucious fabrics and book.
ReplyDeleteKona silver and any green
ReplyDeleteAt the moment, it's a toss up between SPROUT and AZURE!
ReplyDeleteLove all the colors that are used, but my favorite would be the lavenders and teals. Amazed that using this many colors could create such a striking quilt/quilts.
ReplyDeleteAnn White
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Great name for the book. I love your quilt. My favorite Kona is red. I use a LOT of black and Snow. Barb
ReplyDeleteMEDITERRANEAN that would be my favorite color!
ReplyDeleteI am really loving Kona flamngo pink this year!
ReplyDeleteYour quilt is stunning. I want to make the same quilt even if I don't win!
ReplyDeleteKona is such great fabric. I have followed your blog for years.
I love your quilt so much that if I win this collection of goodies I will definitely make that quilt! As for favorite color, I've never been able to pick just one; I go for many yellows, purples, reds, oranges, greens and pinks. and some blues, browns and grays, too. Really the only color I don't care for is black, likely because I always have at least one light-haired cat in residence!
ReplyDeleteWhat a 'ROCK SOLID' prize! My fingers are crossed! Now fav Kona solid ........mmmm s-e-w many............Bonsai...thanks for the chance!
ReplyDeleteWow--what a unique idea for a quilt book! My favorite Kona color is Surf!
ReplyDeleteI use a lot of Kona Shadow, but my favorite Kona color is Seafoam.
ReplyDeleteLime green!
ReplyDeletewow great quilts and a super prize. Thanks so much for sharing. I love Kona snow
ReplyDeleteI love any of the variagated threads, they add so much more to a quilted finish. Fingers crossed!
ReplyDeleteMy favorite Kona color is any of the grey's. They are so versatile and a must to have on hand.
ReplyDeletePool, snow, pickle... so hard to choose!
ReplyDeleteWhat a generous giveaway!
Definitely Kona Steel Gray! alyshahibson@gmail.com
ReplyDeleteMy favorite Kona color is Sangria which I'm using as the backing for the Sweet Tooth quilt. Libby at eawilson@nii.net
ReplyDeleteLove the solids...I think my favorite color is Pool (aqua)
ReplyDeletejankwar@yahoo.com
Papaya
ReplyDeleteCurrently I have been using a lot of Jamaica and titanium but it seems like no matter how many colors I have it is never the one I need right then.
ReplyDeleteI appreciate that you tell what thread you used and who quilts your wonderful quilts. You are giving credit plus valuable information. Thread choosing for me is a challenge. Although difficult to pick just one, I love Turquoise in the Kona solids line.
ReplyDeleteGreen is my favourite - any shade from a soft pale to a rich emerald or bottle green works for me !
ReplyDeleteI love the blues. And greens. And purples. It's too hard to choose!
ReplyDeleteLove rainbow combos and monochromatic combos. My favorite Kona color is Snow but it's technically not a color.
ReplyDeleteI like the Steel color.
ReplyDeleteI think tomato is my favorite Kona solid.
ReplyDeleteIlove your quilt and my favorite color is Dahlia--the perfect lavender.
ReplyDeleteShadow is a great background color and blends with so muchh.
ReplyDeleteI am like so many others who find it difficult to choose just one. Gray was never a color I turned to for quilts, but then I discovered Silver.
ReplyDeleteThank you for the fabulous give away, my favourite Kona colour is Silver, very versatile, but oh there is so many beautiful colours to pick from. christatheron@yahoo.com
ReplyDeleteI totally love Kona's #139 Lagoon. And I think your quilt is going to be a big hit.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite color is the lavenders and pinks. BTW this is a beautiful quilt!
ReplyDeleteTammy W. @ twillyard@comcast.net
Must say that I am partial to the blues such as celestial or mediteranean. Also love silver as a neutral in quilts.
ReplyDeleteI love Kona Snow for backgrounds.
ReplyDeleteViolet!
ReplyDeleteSpectrum is BEAUTIFUL. I like tarragon, not the spice the color 😀
ReplyDeleteQuilts made in solids are so painterly--maybe that's why we find them particularly striking!
ReplyDeleteI love Kona Oyster. Not a flashy colour but a total workhorse when it comes to backgrounds, sashings, borders, etc. I use it on everything! Thanks for the opportunity to win!
ReplyDeleteI love Kona black, I use it for the black ground in many of my quilts.
ReplyDeleteLove, love your quilt. My favourite is heliotrope - always have loved a beautiful purple
ReplyDeleteWould love to win.
My favorite is Orchid. It is so soft and pretty!
ReplyDeleteSandy A
So pretty! I'm digging pink flamingo!
ReplyDeleteMy favorite Kona color is graphite. Actually, I love all kinds of grays. The Rock Solid book looks fantastic. Hope I win!
ReplyDeleteMy favorite color is pistachio! But I love them all, especially the greens.
ReplyDeleteWhat beautiful quilts. I love Morning Glory.
ReplyDeleteLoving all the solid color quilts a Aqua is my favorite color
ReplyDeleteMy favorite Kona solid is #419-Azalea!
ReplyDeleteAs a lover of purple, Mulberry is beautiful. Medium Grey is a favourite as a background.
ReplyDeletePoppy Red! Love the rich deep color.
ReplyDeleteAzalea Pink is gorgeous.
ReplyDeleteI love the new Pink Flamingo! I love your quilt!!!!
ReplyDeleteso many great colours my favourite would be BREAKERS
ReplyDeleteerin2470@hotmail.com
Current fav: morning glory! Love Kona! Love your quilt!
ReplyDeleteMy favorite Kona color is Hibiscus.
ReplyDeleteBreakers is my fave! Just love all of the blues and teals though. I'm so excited about this book!
ReplyDeleteI really like the lime greens of Kona Cotton. survivor972002@midco.net
ReplyDeleteI have used peach a few times recently and really like it as my background 'neutral'.
ReplyDeleteI love ALL these Kona cottons, so beautiful, but the color CYAN goes great with some of the fabrics I've been using lately as a background--it really makes the colors pop. Your Spectrum quilt is just gorgeous! Maybe I'll win some sweet fabrics and make my own, hey?
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