As you know, Kelli and I have designed with Moda fabric for awhile now. Â Just recently we’ve been adding more and more solids into the mix. Â Imagine my delight when in the mail I got this….
It is HUGE-8 1/2″ x 11″! Â It’s filled with all the Bella Solid colors.
So often we have went to order fabric and we were so unsure of the shade we wanted. Â This is going to be WONDERFUL….no more guessing from little computer color swatches.
Of course, the first section I looked at was the reds…I just love reds…Scarlet, Betty’s Red, Christmas Red, Country Red, Cherry, Tomato Soup, Brick Red, Kansas Red, Burgundy, Deep Burgundy, Barn Door and Blush….so many reds!!
I love it too as it tells which fabrics are in each of the pre-cut bundles. Â After getting this little collection of color swatches, I can see that even more Bella Solids are going to work their way into our designs.
If you’re looking for a chart of your own, Fat Quarter Shop has them here.
i jumped on the chance to order one of those Bella Solids color charts several years ago now, and i’ve never been sorry that i did. i have used it sooo often when checking colors or planning quilts. Having the sample swatches right in my hand with the appropriate ordering numbers has been a real Godsend. I can order with confidence, knowing that the exact shade of green or brown that i need to put that special zing in my quilt wil be the one that shows up in the mail.
I really don’t know how i ever planned my fabric purchases without it!
Lately it’s also come in handy when I discover that I’m short of yardage that i had previously pulled to make a quilt. Now all i have to do is grab my Bella Solids color chart, match up the color dots on the salvedge edge of my focus fabric, find the perfect Bella color, and away i go substituting the new Bella solids yardage in place of the missing fabric. Once again my trusty Bella Color chart has come to the rescue for me!
I love Bella solids, and my local shop carries the entire line. I just wish they had the colour card available to look at as well, because I often know the name of the colour I want, but not the number (which is all that is on the bolt). Maybe I need to invest in one myself!