Kaffe Fassett's Brilliant Little Patchworks
Kaffe Fassett's Brilliant Little Patchworks
Easy patchwork projects to quilt and stitch created by the celebrated, bold, and colorful Kaffe Fassett for Rowan fabrics. Over 200 gorgeous, vivid photographs are throughout with 20 fun, quick-to-stitch accessory projects. These little quilting gems are easy to make and stitch up fast (unlike full-size quilts). They can be fashioned over a weekend or a few cozy afternoons. Each simple project is infused with all of the color and pizazz of Kaffe's larger works, mixing and matching bold colors and patterns with ease. Softcover, 128 pages, published in 2015. Kaffe Fassett, an accomplished painter, and designer of textiles is widely acknowledged as a visionary in the use of color. In 1988 he was the first living textile designer to be given a one-person show at the V&A in London. He is a fabric designer for Rowan Patchwork and Quilting and the primary knitwear designer for Rowan Yarns.
Paperback - 128 pages - ©2015
Kaffe Fassett has led an extraordinary life and is a world-renowned textile artist. Born in 1937, he spent much of his youth in Big Sur, California, where his parents bought a cabin from Orson Welles and transformed it into the world-famous Nepenthe restaurant, a gathering place for artists and bohemians. After attending a boarding school run by the disciples of Krishnamurti, an Indian guru, he studied painting at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, then traveled to England, where he made his home. After an inspiring trip to Inverness, Scotland, Fassett began designing knitwear for Bill Gibb, and then the Missonis, Vogue magazine, and private clients like Lauren Bacall and Barbra Streisand, and, in the process, revolutionized the handknitting world with his explosive use of color. Further explorations led him to needlepoint, mosaics, rugmaking, tapestries, yarn and fabric design, costume and set design, and quilting. Fassett continues to produce new work and travels worldwide to teach and lecture and has recently collaborated with Coach New York. Please visit our profile on Kaffe to learn more!