I hope y’all had an excellent Thanksgiving! Mine was great. I ate, spent time with family, and just generally unplugged. I also managed to start in on some home improvements, which is what I’ll continue on with this weekend, but first, it’s my turn to share a new project.
Here’s a quilt that I did for the Kona Cotton 30th Anniversary.
And it’s free.
The design is super simple, but sometimes that’s all you need. Konas are amazing to work with, and my favorite part about them is the beautiful range of colors. (There are now 303 of them!) This design is a celebration of that. I picked some old faves as well many new ones that they introduced this summer.
I love working on projects like this that add so much color to your workspace! Wondering which color was up next was part of the excitement of putting it together.
It was also a great canvas for playing around with some big stitch quilting…
And now for the giveaway. Robert Kaufman has generously offered to give away a Doe coordinating Kona charm pack (which you could easily use to make your very own Bartow)! Leave a comment below mentioning your favorite Kona color in order to be entered. Drawing will end at 10am tomorrow (November 30, 2014).
And make sure to check out these other great stops on the tour–so many great projects with Kona!
Week 1:
Saturday, November 1st: Johanna Masko
Sunday, November 2nd: Alyssa of Aria Lane
Monday, November 3rd: Dorie of Tumblingblocks
Tuesday, November 4th: Megan of Canoe Ridge Creations
Wednesday, November 5th: Daniela of Cozy Quilt Designs
Thursday, November 6th: Faith of Fresh Lemons Quilts
Friday, November 7th: Anita Grossman Solomon
Saturday, November 8th: Debbie of Esch House Quilts
Week 2:
Sunday, November 9th: Alex of Teaginny
Monday, November 10th: Darlene Zimmerman
Tuesday, November 11th: Nichole Ramirez with Aurifil
Wednesday, November 12th: Rita Hodge of Red Pepper Quilts
Thursday, November 13th: Lee of Freshly Pieced
Friday, November 14th: Julie of Jaybird Quilts
Saturday, November 15th: Latifah of The Quilt Engineer
Week 3:
Sunday. November 16th: Elizabeth Hartman
Monday, November 17th: Erica of Kitchen Table Quilting
Tuesday, November 18th: Karrie of Freckled Whimsy
Wednesday, November 19th: Valori Wells
Thursday, November 20th: Marilyn of Quilt Moments
Friday, November 21st: Cortney Heimerl
Saturday, November 22nd: Shayla and Kristy of Sassafras Lane Designs
Week 4:
Sunday, November 23rd: Shea of Empty Bobbin Sewing
Monday, November 24th: Carrie Strine
Tuesday, November 25th: Rachel of Stitched in Color
Wednesday, November 26th: Liz of Lady Harvatine
Saturday, November 29th: Carolyn Friedlander
Week 5:
Sunday, November 30th: Elizabeth of Don’t Call Me Betsy
Monday, December 1st: Emily of Carolina Patchworks
Tuesday, December 2nd: Ken Kaufman
Wednesday, December 3rd: Grand Finale!
#bartowquilt
#konacotton
#omg303
My current favorite Kona color is Lagoon, though it could change at any time. All of the Kona colors are gorgeous.
My favorite is navy- – – followed closely by the new cabbage!
Yarrow is my new favorite.
Creamsicle!
Well I use a lot of snow, funny favorite but I love the way it looks with other colors, soft white.
Peapod is my current favorite, although I really love them all.
My favorite is Persimmon! That is such an awesome quilt.
So many to choose from–right now I’m exploring grays, so Iron and Shadow have caught my attention.
I love Persimmon because it is so richly vibrant.
I use Snow the most but Tomato is a fun color and so is Sangria.
Smoke!
I like cyan as a favorite right now
I love cactus green!
Aqua is a favorite! Love your quilt.
Love the quilt….gotta say, I agree Snow is awesome to use.
My two new Kona favs are Watermelon and Sangria– just finished up a quilt using both together with Kona White!
I love so many of their colors. Grellow, Heliotrope, Jamaica, and Limelight are just a few of my faves!!! I’m such a color junkie!
Loving the color Pacific! And love this quilt pattern – well done, again!
My favourites would be smoke and fog
all blues, but especially SKY
I love your quilt. Cloud is currently my favorite Kona color.
Azure, looks good and fun to say!
always like peachy colors so nectarine would be a favorite to go with the greens and off whites I love.
I love kona curry!
Coal is my favorite.
I really digging all the brights, but living the cactus color right now!
Wasabi is my current favorite! I keep finding beautiful coordinating projects with it lately.
Favorite color = holly. Beautiful quilt.
Right now I’m drooling over Azure!
I do love your quilt. Sometimes you just can’t beat simple. My favourite kona colour is silver
This quilt pattern is beyond awesome. I love it! My favorite kona color would have to be snow or pomegranate. So bright and pink!
Cedar looks nice this morning! Thanks!
Has anybody said Kona PFD yet? I know it’s a neutral but I just love to work with off-white. It makes everything else stand out but it’s easy to stare at while working too.
Persimmon is my favorite. Just makes me happy looking at it, but not as happy as looking at this gorgeous quilt!
I love persimmon! Saw this quilt in the look book and immediately fell in love. Simplicity at its best.
I love all the blues; Astral would be my pick!
my favorite color is olive.
I love Kona Coral. Thanks for the chance to win!!! Your Kona quilt is gorgeous!!!
I love persimmon and berry the most, I love your quilt!
My favourite is Kona Coral. Thanks for the giveaway. Your Kona quilt is gorgeous!!!
I will always love kona grass green.
My favorite Kona color is Coal. It coordinates well.
My Kona faves change like the wind. But my fave at the mo’ is Tulip.
I just referred to the RK site to see them all and was so excited to see Lupine – a purple resembling my favorite plant the scrub lupine. Love it!
Are you kidding? There is not enough space here to name all my favorite colors of Kona cotton! But to name a few ……Honey Dew, spring, cornflower and an all time favorite chartreuse! love the new quilt! Thanks for giveaway!
My favorite is pomegranate!
My favorite is pomegranate!
Kona Aqua is my favorite!
Aqua and Azure are my current favorites.
I love that quilt so much! As for choosing one Kona color–I’m a big raisin fan!
My favorite Kona color is Olive. It’s my go-to green for everything. Thanks for the wonderful giveaway. I love Doe and all your fabrics!
Cabbage is at the top of my list!
I just bought some Kona for backing in white, but silver was right next to it and I would have gotten it if they’do had enough 🙁
How do you ever pick just a few favorites?! I think “pool” is in my top 5 right now!
I love adding neutral solids so my favorite Kona is Eggshell. Thanks for the giveaway.
I really love Indigo. It really makes the colors pop
Love the Kona corn yellow. Beautiful guilt!
I currently have a ton of Wasabi. I love how it dances between bright and dull.
I love surf! That bright blue is killer. And a doe coordinating one is right up my ally
Snow is my go-to background solid, but I feel like I’m on the verge of a major Fog phase. And I love Creamsicle from the new 2014 colors.
Thanks for the chance. My absolute favorite kona cotton color at the moment is “sunny”
Beautiful quilt. Thank you for the pattern. Right now, I love Kona curry and kale. Happy Thanksgiving!
I like the color Berry a lot! Thanks.
Persimmon on most days, indigo on other.
Beautiful quilt. Have enjoyed seeing all the quilts made with the Kona solids. Love the color citrus. Bright and cheery!
Indigo I’m a classic and so is that blue!
my fav is cerise!
yarrow, but that may change with my next quilt. Love your work.
Must I commit to only one? I’m doing a quilt now with an Avocado ground, so I guess I’m loving that the most right now. But also Pond, Curry, and Tomato. And Delft. And Snow for all around versatility.
gotta love grasshopper!
I’ve been using “Snow” lately and I love it, but as far as colors I tend to lean towards the blues. Thanks for the fun.
New to Kona solids, colors depend on what I am making.
Love this blog hop.
Thank you
Of the Kona colors I’ve seen or used my favorite is Robin Egg. But there are so many others I am not familiar with, and I may love a lot of them!
Lagoon is my favorite Kona solid color!
Love this quilt!!
too many Kona colors to choose a favorite. I really like working with Lime right now
too many Kona colors to choose a favorite. I really like working with Lime right now
Sprout and Cabbage!
I love your quilt!
My favorite color is Cyan……
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I think my favorite Kona color is lake, but I just love color so I say why leave anything out? This quilt is amazing. Wonderful work as always!
Today my favorite Kona color is Silver.
beautiful quilt, I would certainly try to make that one!
Persimmons is my favorite Kona solid, but really I love most of their colors. I absolutely love your color barcodes quilt. My job at work is to unit dose and barcode medications. So, you see, I have to make this one! Thanks for showing us how. Love your work. Keep designing.
I love wasabi still but so many of the colors are lovely.
hmm… sprout, breakers or pickle. gorgeous quilt!
I love all the oranges its to hard to pick one!
I love the Lagoon color. Thanks for sharing your beautiful. joyful quilt!
Love all your quilts + fabrics!
Favorite Kona ~ periwinkle.
My favorite color du jour is Tangerine.
Congratulations on being included in 30 Quilts for 30 Years. Your quilt is so refreshing! I love your designs!
My most favorite color is Tulip.
Always so hard to pick just one but I’d probably say my current favourite is wasabi!
Rich red & many more. Very beautiful pattern !
Fern! Love your new quilt design!
Heliotrope purple is my favorite color.
My favorite color is Goldfish yellow.
Snow is my favorite in almost every quilt. Your quilt is so awesome. Regardes from Germany ;-))
Parrot Green is my choice.
Lipstick is my most favorite Moda color, followed closely by Kale!
My favorite Kona cotton is Lagoon but Robin’s egg blue is a very close second. Your quilt is spectacular!
I love chartreuse…or any of those gorgeous bright greens. Love your quilts.
My favorite is Glacier.
Pond..and Cabbage are my faves right now…love them ALL tho! 🙂
Kona yellow is fabulous. Your pattern is now on my to-do list!
Choose one? So hard to just pick one favorite, hehe. Love Smoke, Watermelon oh and of course Snow is a must. I could go on, hehe.
Thank you for a super giveaway and a chance to win.
usairdoll(at)gmail(dot)com
Love Niagra. And love your quilt.
I love their purple. Your quilt is sweet, and the pattern is free. Thanks for the giveaway!
I am loving Sangria!! Your quilt is so fresh and bright, I love it!!
Snow has been my favourite colour for years. I use it often in my quilts.
Persimmon!!
I love them all (especially together, duh) so it’s hard to choose, but I have to vote persimmon!
I really like Pond.
kona is my favorite color lol i do love them all so there is no way i can pick one, looking forward to seeing the new colors in person
This is my favorite quilt pattern on this hop. Love it!
fave kona a is yarrow. It’s a Perfect mustard yellow
Watermelon is my current color obsession
HI, LOVE ALL KONA SOLIDS! MY FAVORITE IS PERSIMMON!
THANKS FOR SHARING!
Peapod!
Tangerine!
I use Kona snow all the time.
I love Kale.
love the simplicity & freshness of this!
My favorite color changes often, but I will always like Snow.
I like Lagoon.
Right now it’s Sunflower- but it changes frequently because there are so many lovely colors!
Chartreuse & Tangerine are my favorites in Kona.
I love snow! It might just be white, but when its from Kona, the quality is unbeatable!
I love Pepper – it’s great when you want something really dark but black is just too much!
Ultra marine is wonderful – it reminds me of mermaids and where they live. Your rainbow quilt is appealing because of the unexpected points at which the colors change. It is on my list of quilts to make! Thanks!
I really like Bordeaux.
I use Snow the most, but Watermelon is a favorite, too.
Breakers. But I use white the most. Thank you for this lovely giveaway.
I love yellows so I’d pick Yarrow.
So hard to choose, but probably Peapod
Right now, I’d have to say Deep Rose would be one of my first choices. Sure a lot to choose from though..
I love wasabi! 😀
Oasis is nice and bright.
I liked your Bartow quilt when I first glimpsed it. With a close-up photo, I can see you hand stitched it, too! Awesome!
Sunflower is my favorite color!
It is hard to choose just one so, celadon’s my favorite because it is such a calm relaxed color. But chartreuse and hyacinth are a close second. I have always been drawn to greens and purples, as well always a touch of yellow.
I love all your fabrics! Can hardly wait for Doe!
My favorite right now is Bluegrass.
Thanks!
Pickle is my new favorite Kona color but the old standby that I use the most is Snow.
Pickle! Yep, pickle is my new fave color from Kona!!!!!
I love azalea!
Love all the shades of purple…I love this quilt! Got to make one.
I use a lot of Kona and I’ve loved all the shades I’ve used so far. Impossible for me to select a favorite color out off all 303 wonderful Kona’s!!
i love grays, so iron and shadow are my two favorites.
I love charcoal, but recently saw a quilt with mushroom and thought that could be my new nuetral.
boring as hell, but my favorite kona is snow. i can’t live without it!
love your quilt – i am always amazed at the quilting. it is so beautiful.
Fabulous quilt – love the colors.
I love all of the Kona colors but right not Graphite is my favorite. I works so well with any shade of blue. Thanks!
Snow is my go to. You can’t go wrong with a strong white to start with.
love schoolbus plus tons of other Kona solids!
Coral is my current favorite Kona, even though my favorite color is blue. Thanks for the giveaway and for the beautiful pattern.
My favourite Kona colour is sour apple
I use Snow the most, so I guess it’s my favorite. Love the greens as well.
My favorite…crocus! Love their purples.
I love your quilt. It is so hard to pick a favorite, but I will choose azure.
Pomegranite!
Pomegranate is my favorite colour !
Pomegranate is my favorite colour !
I know I’ve missed the giveaway (and I do adore Doe), but I wanted to tell you how much I LOVE this quilt! When the KONA anniversary blog hop started, I checked out the Look Book and my jaw dropped when I saw your quilt–I really mean, my jaw dropped. I’m glad you said it’s pretty simple–I hope this beginner can pull it off sometime soon! I’m a real fan of Kona and rainbow colors. I am truly smitten with you and your creativity. Thanks so much for offering us this pattern! (any chance you’d be able to post all the names of the colors–I can make out most of them, but a few are tucked under–I’d love to duplicate yours).
Oops! Just checked out the pattern–and there were the colors! Thanks again.
I’m afraid I’m too late, but I thought I’d try anyways. (These darn holidays just get in the way! :^) ) I like Jade Green, but I use Kona Snow the most. Thank you for the free pattern.
Anything that coordinates with Doe would qualify but I actually use a ton of Snow and Steel.
Anything that coordinates with Doe would qualify but I actually use a ton of Snow and Steel.
Cactus is my fave.
Breakers, turquoise…anything serene.
Carolyn, thanks for sharing your love of Noodlehead. I love her patterns too, so chic:)
I’ve made the Trail tote and Road Trip Case.
Sky, but I love all the blues. Thanks.
So many beautiful and rich colours, my favorite is Merlot…. Or is that the wine I love??!! Lol
Lagoon is today’s favorite. Who knows what it will be tomorrow.
my favorite Kona is Berry!
Love your quilt! I like the assortment of colors you chose. I would have to say I have a fondness to all shades blue. Thank you for the opportunity to win some new Kona Solids.
I love “Cerise”!
I could NEVER choose just one color: Whatever one I’m looking at is my favorite of the moment! Can’t wait to receive my bundle of Doe fabrics – HUGE fan of your fabric designs!
Just one?! Seriously? I suppose I’d have to choose Pool, although I LOVE Kona solids since they coordinate with literally everything. There’s something about the combination of gorgeous prints with coordinating solids that makes a project particularly aesthetically smooooooth.
Fabulous quilt!! Curious about your quilting… is the big stitch quilting done on a machine or hand? Is the thread normal quilting thread or thicker? Love this look and I would like to add to some of my quilts. Thank you.
Hi, Susan! Thanks for your great question. I do big stitch quilting by hand and with perle cotton thread in size 8 or 12.
I was wondering about the stitching as well; it adds so much eye-appeal and texture. I love it! Great work!
My favorite is snow…I buy it by the bolt as it is just so soothing and is in every quilt that I make! Gorgeous colors, great drape, soft but sturdy. Can’t beat it…