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Kaffe Fassett’s Bold Blooms

Quilts and Other Works Celebrating Flowers

Kaffe Fassett with Liza Prior Lucy  Photography by Debbie Patterson

Abrams Books, New York 2016, 224 pages, 125 color photographs, 21,6 x 27,3 cm. , ISBN  978-1419722363

euro 35,00

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A stunning guide and vibrant pattern collection of 25 new patchwork and needlepoint projects, from renowned color expert and quilt and fabric designer Kaffe Fassett. Drawing inspiration from the natural beauty of flowers, Kaffe Fassett’s Bold Blooms invites crafters to explore the behind-the-scenes process and fascinating design methods used to create Kaffe’s bold fabrics and modern color palettes—from “sketching” with fabric swatches to creating mood boards and renderings to sewing visually striking quilts. Featured throughout are 18 new quilt patterns and seven new needlepoints. Ideas bloom on each page as eye-catching artwork, inventive quilt designs, needlepoint canvases, and bold ribbon patterns grow from concept to completion. Renowned for his use of color, Kaffe creates unique palettes from nature and his surroundings to create color “moods”—from neutrals and soft pastels to rich, dark tones—and he shares his design ideas, practical quilting advice, and needlepoint techniques useful to both novice and seasoned crafters throughout these colorful projects.  With an emphasis on patchwork and needlework, the inventive designs and fresh color palettes translate to many creative disciplines ranging from mosaic, beading, fiber arts, embroidery, floral arrangements, and home décor. Accessible to quilting and sewing beginners and experts alike, the lively floral designs on each page are sure to inspire and send readers off on a color-filled creative journey, offering something for makers of all skill levels.

12/09/22

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Piecework, Spring 2022

I am featuring the projects with directions in these images, but there are many more articles about needlework traditions from around the world on the inside.

On the cover you see a bargello pattern in needlepoint whose history is covered in an article by Linda M. Perry and she supplies the project as well: a small needle case. Of course, you might take the stitch pattern and create it on a larger project if you liked. Then, you see a Hungarian counted cross-stitch project by Helen Barbara Mawdsley who also offers some history of on this type of work.

There are two knitting projects. The gloves are a project by Angharad Thomas inspired by liturgical gloves which are held in British museums. More images of these gloves which were worn by elite clergymen in the medieval and early modern periods in Europe appear in a history article by Lesley O’Connell Edwards. Then you see Olga Radchuk in a design based on the traditions found in Orenburg in Russia which has directions for downloading it from the magazine’s website. It is a whopping 17 pages which includes both charts and images as well as directions.

In addition, there are articles on an Elizabethan dress, on trade in the Sahara and knitted belts, on the history of weaving, and more