Kaffe Fassett's Quilts in the Sun

$24.95

Quilters of all skill levels will love this new Rowan collection of 20 original quilt designs by Kaffe Fassett and his chosen designers. The quilts showcase the Kaffe Fassett collection of fabrics with delightful new and striking designs. Inspired by Portugal's beautiful landscape and culture, the quilts are shown against the background of the fabulous glazed tiles and unique architecture of Santa Catorina castle and the tiled blue and white walls of Porto and Lisbon. Softcover, 144 pages, published in 2007. 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.

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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!