Kona Bay Fabrics, Tone-It-Up Fabrics and Fabric Vine Magazine

02/20/2018

Textile Samurai’s recommended reading for the day:)

Quilting generates buzz at NYFW.

02/13/2018

Sorry to hear that Free Spirit Fabrics and Westminster are closing . They had great people and great fabrics. As Bob Dylan sang “the times they are a changing”. :(:(

02/03/2018

Mr. Kona Bay Fabrics (aka Textile Samurai) still loving the quilters:)

02/03/2018

Mr. Kona Bay still loving the quilters:):)

04/13/2017

The beauty of WA wine is that there are so many grape growing areas all throughout the state!!! Enjoy!! Washington State Wine Wild 4 Washington Wine Wine Enthusiast Auction of Washington Wines

by The locals might hate me for letting their best kept secrets out, but I just can’t keep this to myself any longer! Poised at the precipice of Washington’s rugged Gifford Pinchot National Forest and the Mount St. Helens wilderness area lies an unlikely and emerging wine region. Scattered throughou...

04/09/2017

Kona Bay Fabrics no longer in the fabric business but we still have a recommended reading for the day:) Quiltmaker Magazine International Quilt Market International Quilt Festival

Local artist Linda Parker was selected as a winner of the 2017 American Small Business Championship this week.

04/05/2017

Kona Bay Fabrics may be setting in the sunset but not Da Textile Samurai:) Here is my recommended reading for the day:) http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/ct-quilt-politics-ent-0405-20170331-story.html

Quilts may be the closest thing we have to a universal symbol for comfort. Yet, lately, they're making some people uneasy.

03/11/2017

"After 26 years in the fabric business, it is time for Da Textile Samurai to close down Kona Bay Fabrics. This is our last week.
I'm sure you realize how tough this economy has been for many years and can understand how challenging it has been for so many.
The last few years, in particular, have been very hard but I wasn't ready to quit before I could honestly say that we gave it our all and did what we could to try and keep Kona Bay Fabrics alive. Alas, it just wasn't meant to be.
Many shops have closed during these tough economic times. Attendance at Quilt Market has fallen off over the years. Colleagues and friends whether they be competitors or sales reps have also decided to change their profession and move on.
Having said all this, I look forward to the future and await what it will bring. I'm still young and energetic and am merely ending but one chapter of my life.
What I will miss the most is the friendship that I have made during these past 26 years. Quilt Market was always a time when friends who shared a love for fabric and quilting came together. Speaking to quilt guilds gave me a great opportunity to be with people who love our fabric and always gave so much encouragement and support.
Through our constant emails (and I hope I didn't email you too often), we were able to bond with our friends and supporters and have crazy contests and giveaways.
I will miss the great staff and supporters who really made Kona Bay Fabrics our home for the past 26 years.
I don't know what the future will bring so I don't really think this is good-bye.
For now it is MAHALO for your past support and ALOHA to everyone!!"
Douglas
Da Textile Samurai

02/05/2017

Kona Bay's first series of digital panels - Salue to America series - in warehouse in next few days and then out to quilt shops. Now is the time to order if a biz customer and to remind your local quilt shop to order for you. This one is called FAMILY BLESSINGS. Love, Like or So-SO? http://www.konabay.com International Quilt Festival International Quilt Association (IQA)

02/04/2017

Kona Bay's first series of digital panels - Salue to America series - in warehouse in next few days and then out to quilt shops. Now is the time to order if a biz customer and to remind your local quilt shop to order for you. This one is called GARDEN of LIFE I. Love, Like or So-SO? http://www.konabay.com International Quilt Festival International Quilt Association (IQA)