For quilters who no longer want to buy Kona because they were bought out by racists, here's a list of a bunch of available color cards, including a number of solid fabric lines like Ruby + Bee, Confetti, Ecco, Couture, Pure and more

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@inarticulatequilter omg, who bought Kona?
@artcollisions @inarticulatequilter Oh shit I am also learning this for the first time 😭
@swachter @artcollisions yeah, I mean I knew MS were racist shits, but the buyout I only recently learned of
@inarticulatequilter @artcollisions I was not aware of this, but I'm also not super locked in on quilt company info :/ Is there a tl;dr available?
@swachter @artcollisions sorry, I was briefly AFK. Glad you found the reddit - it does cover it well. MS also went All Lives Matter in 2020. They've been terrible for a while

@inarticulatequilter @swachter @artcollisions Somehow I missed the racism, although I knew about them being LDS, and I knew about the "support" for Kona and RK fabrics.

I've found some lovely substitutes for Kona solids. I've been using Riley Blake solids for about a year now, and I prefer RB to Kona. Unfortunately, Kona has about the most extensive color collection I've ever seen for solid fabrics. I wish other companies would step up.

@artcollisions they actually bought Kaufmann, so more than just the Kona name

@inarticulatequilter @artcollisions they bought Kaufman?! Oh ffs that eliminates so many of my favorite lines... 😭

Edit to add: former favorite lines because the offers (except for batiks) got significantly worse in the last couple of years... But I do have some beautiful fabric from RK

@catobelli @inarticulatequilter I'll have to start paying attention. I have had a long love affair with RK from when I first started quilting 25 years ago.
@catobelli @artcollisions for me, it’s the Grinch line I’ll miss the most ☹️ but it might not be an issue for any of us much longer - I hear they are running RK into the ground. MS has always been known for terrible customer service and apparently that didn’t change when they bought RK. (I feel like I’m talking in code, but it’s just easier to type initials.) They have fewer new lookbooks online compared to other fabric companies too
@catobelli @inarticulatequilter they are Essex Linen too though. Waaaahhhh.
@artcollisions @inarticulatequilter it seems like there are many of your favorites compromised right now?

@catobelli true. But trying to shop mindfully has opened up other options, so I’m considering it an adventure

@artcollisions

@artcollisions I’m sorry! Hate to be the bearer of bad news

@catobelli

@inarticulatequilter or you could buy from indie dyers like me.
@ACNelson you do do beautiful work. I don’t use solids that often but I’ve put your Corazon pattern in my cart for when my credit card turns over. It’s stunning