Kaffe Fassett's Timeless Themes: 23 New Quilts Inspired by Classic Patterns

by Kaffe Fassett

Overview

World-renowned artist Kaffe Fassett dives deep into the archives to reinvent his most beloved and classic fabric-based designs through an extraordinary collection of fresh quilt patterns

Kaffe Fassett needs no introduction—a master colorist and textile designer, Kaffe is known for legendary designs and fantastic quilts. And now he’s back with new images, new patterns, and a new look at his most storied designs. Timeless Themes explores the classic, bold patterns that we’ve come to know and love from Kaffe. Each chapter focuses on a pattern theme from the Kaffe Fassett Collective—whether stripes, circles, geometrics, and botanicals, or wild paisleys and retro zig zags. An archive of Kaffe’s photos, collected over the last 50 years, is presented alongside images of the fabrics they inspired.

An exciting addition to any quilter’s library, Timeless Themes blends the best elements of Kaffe’s life and inspiration, resulting in a fresh look at the designer at work—a must-have for readers everywhere.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781647006495
Publisher:	ABRAMS
Publication date:	04/11/2023
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	224
Sales rank:	778,734
File size:	61 MB
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About the Author

Kaffe Fassett is a world-renowned artist, textile designer, and author. His work has been exhibited at museums worldwide, including the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. He is a fabric designer for FreeSpirit Fabrics, a knitwear designer for Rowan Yarns, and the author of more than 50 books, including Simple Shapes Spectacular Quilts, Bold Blooms, and Kaffe Fassett in the Studio. He lives in London.

Editorial Reviews

03/20/2023

Textile designer Fassett (Kaffe Fassett in the Studio) delivers a vibrant if advanced manual for making quilts. Exploring the inspirations behind fabrics he’s designed, Fassett describes how his striped boro pattern draws on the indigo patches that Japanese farmers once used to mend their thinning clothing, and he credits the flower arrangements in English gardens as “a great instructor on the power of color” for his floral designs. The author explains how to incorporate his fabrics into bed covers, suggesting that readers get “as many leafy prints as you can” to make his “Salad Days” quilt, which uses pastel-hued textiles featuring various kinds of plants and leaves. Standouts include a quilt made from concentric rectangles with beach balls, oranges, and poppies on them; the psychedelic “sunrise” quilt composed of dozens of small diamond-shaped patches; and the “organic seahorses” quilt made out of triangular pieces arranged into a shape loosely resembling a seahorse. The instructions are straightforward but assume the reader has a solid background in sewing, and though the intricate projects dazzle, they’ll likely challenge novice and even some intermediate quilters. Rewarding if demanding, the eye-popping designs are hard to beat. (Apr.)

Publishers Weekly