Glorious Patchwork [Paperback]

Kaffe Fassett (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 16, 2008

The landmark quilting book from a modern-day quilting legend.

For more than two decades, Kaffe Fassett’s sumptuously textured, vibrantly colored designs have thrilled readers and inspired them to pile on color and break the rules. In Glorious Patchwork—one of his most spectacular and original books—Kaffe presents more than 25 designs that draw on the essence of his colorwork. Divided into five color themes—ranging from soft pastels and leafy gardens to bold circus hues—these stunning designs bear Kaffe’s unmistakable stamp. Every chapter includes projects with varying difficulty, so beginners and experienced quilters alike can replicate the masterpiece quilts inside.

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Review

Glorious Patchwork represents yet another craft breakthrough for Kaffe Fassett, who has fearlessly conquered the worlds of color knitting, needlepoint, and rug hooking. Here he teams up with quilt designer Liza Prior Lucy to produce a series of color-drenched patchwork designs that have a powerful impact and a subtle, pleasing symmetry. Fassett's text is chattier and more interesting than in his previous works; he is more capable of communicating the inspiration he finds in the natural patterns that the rest of us hardly notice. This is a book that will thrill textile and fiber craftspeople. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

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Praise for Kaffe Fassett:

“The objects that Kaffe Fassett designs … are more than handsome and colorful. They are works of art, revolutionary works of craft, many-colored masterpieces.”
—Los Angeles Times

“[Fassett’s] designs reverberate with luxuriant and often surprising color.”
—The New York Times

“Kaffe’s fabrics and quilts are world renowned … The success of his work is in how he uses simple forms such as stripes and puts them together in exciting ways.”
—QuiltWorks Today

“Fassett has firmly established himself as the single most exciting craft-and-color expert today.”
—Booklist

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Product Details

• Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: Potter Craft (September 16, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 030745150X
• ISBN-13: 978-0307451507
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 0.5 x 12.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (27 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #178,763 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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26 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Another "must-have" book from Kaffe Fassett!, October 24, 1997

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B. Benz (Rockville, MD USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Glorious Patchwork: More Than 25 Glorious Quilt Designs (Hardcover)

Another beautiful book from a Master of design! Just as he did in his previous, wonderful design books on Needlepoint, Knitting and Home Decor, Kaffe Fassett has brought his exuberant sense of color and pattern to the design of quilts. When you see these gorgeous quilts you'll want to make them all - and you can. That's because the designs are based on simple, nearly traditional, geometric patterns. It's his choice of colors and fabrics that makes them sparkle and with this book as inspiration anyone can learn to see color as freely as Kaffe Fassett does. Heck, even if you don't quilt, you will enjoy browsing through this book for a lift. It is imaginatively photographed in lovely, scenic places and would be a fun book to find on a guest-room bedside table.

24 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great for fabric-o-holics!, July 6, 2000

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This review is from: Glorious Patchwork: More Than 25 Glorious Quilt Designs (Hardcover)

I think this is an absolutely excellent quilting book for anyone who needs a reminder of what one can do with color--I highly recommend it to anyone who is tired of the same old traditional color schemes and the not-so-inventive, often washed-out contemporary ones. When I first skimmed the book I was thrilled because I realized that I DO have a way to work through my huge fabric collection-- especially fabrics I was worried I would never use because they didn't quite "fit" the kinds of patterns I had in mind. Now, I see ways that I can put fabrics together that I would not have considered before. The key to all the patterns in this book is the saturation of colors, whether pastels, earth tones, or deep bright jewel tones, Fasset's favorite. Fasset shows what you can do by NOT contrasting fabrics, but instead by playing with the possibilities of putting three, four, or seventeen different reds, greens or pinks next to each other. What I really like is that Fasset's choice of colors makes wonderful use of simple patchwork designs such that the designs themselves become only a background for new, shimmering combinations of fabrics. There is a quilt based on the mosaic floor of St. Mark's in Venice, one that uses all flowered fabrics that seem to come from old-fasioned tea cups (without ever looking frumpy or frilly) and my favorite, one that uses all variety of greens to create a glowing emerald garden quilt. The book will inspire you to make quilts that don't pretend to be antiques, but will instead enliven a room in a distinctly modern way.

22 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Feast For The Eyes!, November 3, 2000

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Judith Miller (Bluemont, VA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Glorious Patchwork: More Than 25 Glorious Quilt Designs (Hardcover)

If you're enthusiastic about the use of color in patchwork, than this is the book for you. There are over 25 different patchwork designs that are pictured and displayed in gorgeous settings. There are no shortage of color photographs and most of the designs are pictured close up and then pictured again being used in the home decor.

Kaffe Fassett puts a new spin on some of the traditional quilt patterns and his creations are fresh and original. Rich velvets and brocades are turned into 4-patch curtains which are suprisingly elegant. These same materials are used to make a luxurious throw that looks fit for a king. His "Red Diamonds Quilt" is vibrant with patches of sunflowers, grapes and a multitude of floral designs. Of course, the directions and suggestions are given for all of the projects in the book. He even gives ideas on how the pictured designs might look in other color schemes.

I'm almost finished making my version of his "Frothy Table Cover" which is made of cotton in a combination of floral pastels cut into triangles. This particular design is photographed in a garden with the table set with china filled with fruit, flowers and confections. A feast for the eyes!

The patterns in this book are really another dimension in creating patchwork possibilities. This is a beautiful book!