Kaffe Fassett stitching
Years ago I owned a lovely little specialty shop in Calgary, Alberta and carried all sorts of necessities for needlework. I prided myself on carrying only the best of kits and supplies such as needlepoint cushions from Britain, hand painted canvases, turned-wood needlework tools, hand-dyed embroidery threads, and beautiful imported linens by the yard. I also stocked all of Kaffe Fassett’s books in the “Glorious” series, and that’s when I fell in love with Kaffe Fassett.
Kaffe's hands
With titles like Glorious Inspiration, Glorious Needlepoint, and Glorious Colour, his books were bound to be a glorious feast for the eyes and soul. When he finally released his Glorious Quilting and Passionate Patchwork books I knew that I would be immersed in the world of Kaffe forever.
Fassett Flavoured Eye Candy
My most recent purchase of Bold Blooms is one of the loveliest books I’ve bought in a very long time. It’s full of delicious colour and gorgeously styled photographs, if it wasn’t for the quilt and needlepoint patterns contained within, it would be the perfect coffee table book. (The patterns are a wonderful bonus)
A beautiful book!
It seems to me that we are inundated with so many new releases from the big business that the quilting world has developed into recently, and that many publications just seem to blurrily meld together into one cohesive commercial to sell more product. This book had an entirely different feel to me, in that it inspired me in the same way as those earlier books written by Kaffe. As I curled up on the sofa with my cup of chai tea, I was transported to a faraway land of English cottage gardens and heirloom china teacups painted with roses. And that hasn’t happened to me in such a long time. Thank you, Kaffe Fassett!
until tomorrow, carol
Looks like an awesome book! I loved his other one….”Welcome Home” too. Much more of a reader/browser then a pattern book!
Hi Tammy, If you haven’t read Kaffe Fassett’s autobiography yet, I would highly recommend it. He has led a fascinating life. He wrote that one back in 2012 and it’s called Dreaming in Color.
Been there, read that! It was great!
I thought you might have read it. If I remember correctly, perhaps we both read it when it first came out? It sure added a lot to my admiration of him – he has the ‘Midas’ touch and everything he does is golden.