Earlier this summer, I was contacted by the awesome folks of Robert Kaufman fabrics and asked to take part in a special celebration of Kona Solids. You all know how much I LOVE working with solids, so I quickly jumped on board! Starshine is a modified version of my first Fresh Mini Quilt Club design, Starburst. Starshine finishes at 80" x 80" and features sixteen beautiful Kona Solids -- you can get the exact list of fabrics used here!
The Premium White solid used for the background has quickly become a new favorite. Remind me to stock up! Sarah Wilson from Crinkle Love machine quilted the Starshine quilt with fabulous geometric design that pulls the whole design together! I really wanted the focus of this design to be on those color saturated stars, so I used the white for the binding too. This was a first for me but I am super happy with the results!
Purchase the Starshine pattern here!
Head on over to the Robert Kaufman site to check out all the other quilts & talented designers featured in this Kona Cotton Solids | 30 Quilts For 30 Years Celebration. There are so many great quilts -- I especially like Spectrum from Faith Jones of Fresh Lemons Quilts!
Here's the complete blog hop schedule!
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!
How about a GIVEAWAY? Robert Kaufman fabrics is offering one lucky reader a Summer '13 charm pack!
TO ENTER: Leave a comment with your favorite Kona Cotton Solid color! I'll choose & announce a winner tomorrow morning at 10 AM CST. International readers welcome, too!
Good luck!
I love Rich Red :)
ReplyDeleteMy new favorite is "Lipstick"!
ReplyDeleteI love TOMATO- such a happy color!
ReplyDeleteI think the color name is petal pink.
ReplyDeleteJamaica! Thanks for the chance
ReplyDeleteI have to pick just one? It's a tie between Azure and Ice Frappe, they remind me of sea glass.
ReplyDeleteI love Spruce. It is so pretty and reminds me of the tree that used to be in my grandmother's backyard when I was a kid.
ReplyDeleteLove any of Kona's colors especially the blues.
ReplyDeleteSo many choices... I love Clover... I just love saturated emerald colors. So beautiful!
ReplyDeleteI love petal pink! Thanks for a great giveaway!
ReplyDeleteStill fond of Cerise.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite is HELIOTROPE. 24Tangent@gmail.com
ReplyDeleteMy favorite is Azure - so lovely!
ReplyDeleteTo many to choose just one! I do like yellow though so I'm going to say 'Sunflower'
ReplyDeleteThank you for the chance! My favorite pattern yet....
HI, my favorite is "Robin Egg Blue"!
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I just bought some and I haven't taken the time to match up which is which, but the greens--kiwi, fern, apple are pretty amazing. Together with some of those oranges too... somehow, someway, those are going to partner up in my next quilt. (molly jean brown at yahoo) Thanks!
ReplyDeleteI love water. It is such a pretty shade of blue.
ReplyDeleteLoving cerise! But really loving all these saturated colors!
ReplyDeletePomegranate please!
ReplyDeletecurrently obsessed with Watermelon
ReplyDeleteI second tomato. Lovely!
ReplyDeleteI love all the pinks!! Love your quilt!!
ReplyDeleteHeliotrope is my current favorite color of Kona cotton.
ReplyDeleteGreen!
ReplyDeleteCurrently in love with Steel
ReplyDeleteMy favorite is School Bus!
ReplyDeleteI use Snow the most, but Watermelon would have to be one of my favorite colors. Your quilt is beautiful, I love star quilts. Thanks for the giveaway.
ReplyDeleteI love Wasabi! thanks!
ReplyDeletelove all their colors but mostly use white
ReplyDeleteI'm new to quilting, and I'd love to make something with Kona colors! I think my favorite may be Valentine.
ReplyDeleteI always lean toward the blues, especially Riviera.
ReplyDeleteI love the shade of Oasis. Thanks! So many beautiful colors to choose from.
ReplyDeleteRobin Egg is my current favorite.
ReplyDeletelove all those colours would love to make something nice with it. Love your quilts
ReplyDeleteWow, wow and wow! Beautiful quilts and the colours are so rich and vibrant too! My favorite colour is Merlot (which happens to be my favorite wine too!!)
ReplyDeleteLove the colors. I'll have to remember the white binding tip. I really love "Jade Green".
ReplyDeleteI love Magenta! carolann427@aol.com
ReplyDeleteSchool Bus
ReplyDeleteSnow is my very favourite but I would love to own all the colours.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite is a blue called Copen. I keep buying it for different projects, I really should make it a focal point of a quilt someday! shebec03 at gmail dot com
ReplyDeleteYou really made your stars "burst" by keeping the star the same color as your background! You did a beautiful job with your quilt!!! Congratulations!
ReplyDeleteMy favorite color today is the great background color ASH, #K001-1007.
Heliotrope is my favourite, but I love them all - I have a charm pack of blues, green and purples!
ReplyDeleteI like bright colors and these one are very bright
ReplyDeleteTeal for me. Your quilt is beautiful. Thanks for the giveaway.
ReplyDeletejanie.mccombs@yahoo.com
I would have to say Lagoon is my favorite Kona solid,but like a lot of the new ones.
ReplyDeleteLove love love COLOR - today's fav is Magenta!
ReplyDeleteLove that those turquoise colors.
ReplyDeleteI love Snow. You can not find a better white.
ReplyDeleteAlmost impossible to choose just one. Bluegrass?
ReplyDeleteChartreuse, is my favorite.
ReplyDeleteOne of my favorites is 'canary.' Every quilt needs a little yellow, doesn't it?
ReplyDeleteAqua or any of the other tropical blues!
ReplyDeleteI know the person above me also named Kona Aqua as her favorite, but it absolutely is mine too!
ReplyDeleteI always gravitate to the greens - especialy Grass green or Peapod. I also love Silver and Iron.
ReplyDeleteI love Sangria!
ReplyDeleteRoyal blue. It's AMAZING.
ReplyDeleteI have recently purchased several Kona colors but I think Goldfish is my favorite today! Thank you!
ReplyDeleteI love lipstick :-)
ReplyDeleteI want to make a quilt out of the Turquoise and Purple shades. Love them! Thanks for the chance to win. vickise at gmail dot com
ReplyDeleteMy favorite is Glacier. I love deep blues.
ReplyDeleteI keep trying to name a different favorite for each blog stop. this is not hard, since I love them all.Basil is my favorite of all the greens. And I love this quilt!!
ReplyDeleteBasil
ReplyDeleteBreakers is my favorite Kona Solid. W/the new bunch just released, I also love Astral.
ReplyDeleteYour ROYGBIV Colors are beautiful in your quilt. Thanks for sharing
My favorite would have to be persimmon. Or nightfall. So hard to choose!
ReplyDeleteGoldfish, I think! :) MMMMM would love these solids. I love both quilts pictured here. NEVER thought of doing white binding!
ReplyDeleteMy favorite is Pacific!
ReplyDeletePeapod is one of my MANY favorites! Love the star quilt.
ReplyDeleteCabbage is my favorite color!
ReplyDeletePepper!
ReplyDeleteIf I picked based on what I use the most, it would be white. However, what makes me smile is Oasis.
ReplyDeleteI love Pomegranate! And Kona White!!
ReplyDeleteBreakers and Pomegranate are my favorite
ReplyDeleteIt's so hard to choose a favorite, but I do love Pond!
ReplyDeleteI love all Kona colors, but spruce is one of my favorites. Matsche.christine@yahoo.com
ReplyDeleteMy favorite is Canary. Yellow is so bright and cheerful. Thanks
ReplyDeleteI use a ton of white do the white Kona solid is my fav!
ReplyDeleteIt's so hard to choose one. Today I'm going with watermelon. Thanks for the opportunity.
ReplyDeleteOk too many I love! Snow watermelon mustard....
ReplyDeleteRobin egg blue is the current favorite! But I use a lot of white and snow too.
ReplyDeleteI use white and snow the most.
ReplyDeleteMagenta or any of the purples.
ReplyDeleteI love petal but I seem to use snow more than anything. It's really hard trying to pick a favorite, I really love them all! Thanks
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My favourite colour is Snow.
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Oh no, no favorites! I love Silver and Papaya.
ReplyDeleteof the new colors...Niagra
ReplyDeleteof the new colors...Niagra
ReplyDeleteChinese Red!
ReplyDeleteI love snow, I know it's boring but it's essential and makes all other colors pop even more! tiko_84@hotmail.com
ReplyDeleteLove medium gray
ReplyDeleteI would have to say snow or ash. I use these two the most.
ReplyDeleteI've been loving warm tones lately and TORCH absolutely hits the spot! So yummy!
ReplyDeleteI like the greys. Probably ash. That flying geese makes me swoon!
ReplyDeleteI love Snow, but lipstick is a great one too.
ReplyDeleteReally? I mean there are dozens upon dozens that I love. Since I'm a pink person, I'll put Bright Pink at the top of the list.
ReplyDeleteLove them Alllll!!! lol But really love "Cabbage"...great color/shade of green!
ReplyDeleteFavorite kona is turquoise
ReplyDeletePeony is my favorite!
ReplyDeleteSandy A
I've found so many uses for Kona Raisin. White, Snow and Pepper are ones I use a lot of. Your Starshine quilt is GORGEOUS!!
ReplyDeleteSo hard to choose just one... but I'm currently addicted to Kona Silver for all my neutral grey needs! :)
ReplyDeleteLove Kona White. But my favorite is Banana. It is such a soft, buttery yellow and so warm. It plays so nicely with other colors!
ReplyDeletereillyr2(at)hotmail(dot)com
Doing a quilt with a lot of gray tones so right now my favoite is ash.
ReplyDeleteMine is Kona Cerise.
ReplyDeleteHow to chose... ;0) but I love PEONY...always:0)
ReplyDeleteSo many gorgeous colors but my favorite is Aqua, I use it so often, really works well as a background for baby quilts.
ReplyDeleteI would probably say Snow but to be honest I love Red. I truly like making Red and White quilts.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite Kona color is Wasabi. When I first see it in person I was in heaven! This is just the best green I've ever seen:)
ReplyDeleteLove summer colourway! Wasabi looks best :)
ReplyDeleteMy favorite color is the Snow. I use it a lot for sashing strip and borders. I also love reading your blog and follow you on Bloglovin.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the opportunity to participate in the give away! :)
Tom
tomdcranford@yahoo.com
Nightfall! I can't get over navy blue right now, and hope I never do :)
ReplyDeleteall the shades of purple!!!
ReplyDeleteI love Oasis. The blues, teals, and greens always call to me :)
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Beth
Lagoon! So serene. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteI fancy a bit of Wasabi. Thanks
ReplyDeleteTaupe? PArchment? I can't choose.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite is Olive. It's the green I use with every(!) project. Maybe too much (can you have too much green; I don't think so!). Thanks for the giveaway!
ReplyDeleteLove all the shades on black, charcoal, greys! Mumbird3atgmail.com
ReplyDeleteI use white the most, but love the quality of all the solids!
ReplyDeleteLove rich red. Thanks for the chance to win!
ReplyDeleteUse a lot of snow...but love artichoke right now! Thanks!
ReplyDeleteMy favorite is azure. It reminds me of the ocean.
ReplyDeleteAll colors are my favorite, but I do love Wasabi!
ReplyDeleteTangerine is my favorite!
ReplyDeleteI just found this fun Kona celebration - I tend to pick more natural colors. Thanks for the fun.
ReplyDeleteCapri, although Wasabi is pretty fun too.
ReplyDeleteI love the greys!
ReplyDeleteK001-484 ASTRAL is definitely my favorite, I'm a blues kinda gal!
ReplyDelete~Brandy
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