Here’s the finished Kaffe Fassett quilt. I’m really happy I could help mom finish something because this is gorgeous and it deserves to be loved. Also it turns out I love hand sewing so I finished the binding on this king size + quilt in <5 hours.
All-American Volume Twelve: A Book of Lessons presents an eclectic lineup of American talents whose potent personalities and creative works exemplify freedom, conviction and inspiration. The “lessons” of the book are discovered through their individual journeys, actor and activist Danny Trejo narrates his unlikely path to fame, Polly Mellen speaks to the importance of curiosity throughout her illustrious career as a fashion editor, and musician/producer Nile Rodgers sheds light on his hit-making alchemy. The evolving art scene in Detroit is considered from two perspectives; first through an examination of student works and the craft tradition at the Cranbrook Academy of Art, then through conversations with prominent arts organizations in the downtown area. The book also features tributes to the late Grove Press publisher Barney Rosset, the Chicago-based oral historian Studs Terkel and the socialite turned Taos activist Mabel Dodge Luhan.
In addition to extensive original photography and interviews by Bruce Weber, “All-American Volume Twelve: A Book of Lessons” includes commissioned work by Poppy de Villeneuve and Carlos Charlie Perez, previously unpublished photographs by John Derek, and poetry by Frank O’Hara and Danielle Faith Green, a young Brooklyn-born writer.
This is the first year that “All-American” is published in conjunction with teNeues Publishing Group, bringing Bruce Weber’s book to a much broader international audience.
This book is dedicated to the memory of Anna Piaggi
my sisters both got me some amazing Kaffe Fassett fabric for Christmas and I'm so hyped to make an amazing quilt for myself. I've still got to find a pattern but I'm just really excited and I wanna start straight away
Kaffe Fassett - The Power of Pattern:London bis 12.03.2023
Kaffe Fassett ist einer der erfolgreichsten Künstler und Designer, die heute im zeitgenössischen Kunsthandwerk tätig sind. Seine Karriere erstreckt sich über mehr als 50 Jahre mit einem produktiven Werk, das Stricken, Nadelspitze, Mosaik, Quilten, Textildesign, Malen und Zeichnen umfasst. Seine Bücher und Projekte haben Millionen von Menschen dazu ermutigt, etwas zu machen und zu schaffen.
Kaffe…
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.
KOFFIE-DIE LEKKER GESELSDRANK Kaffa, die naam van 'n pro vinsie van Ethiopie.
kaffan: mag hulle in hul optrede vir God die wil van ons goddelike Here doen.
'n Drank sonder voedingswaarde maar tog is dit 'n lieflingsdrank van baie volkere ook in Suid-Afrika. Want koffie is 'n gesellige drank, 'n sielsver kwikker en 'n liggaamsversterker. Dit dra nie verniet die erenaam van boere troos nie. Dit is al lank verweef met die leefwyse van die mense van hierdie land en van baie lande in die wêreld: in die woestyne van Afrika en Arabië, in die koue lande van Skandinawië, in die lande van Suid-Amerika, in die Vere nigde State; in die huise van ryk en arm. Geskink in 'n bekertjie by die kampvuur, of bedien op 'n keurig gedekte Kaffee trinken-tafel van 'n Duitse huisvrou wat vir dié geleentheid altyd net haar fynste porselein gebruik, oral waar koffie is, word die lekkerste gesels.
Maar dit is die Arabiere, en veral die Bedoeïene van die nege woestyne, wat hierdie drank tot die hoogste ereplek verhef het. Hulle noem koffie,,die wyn van Islam". (Die volgelinge van Moham med drink mos nie wyn nie.) En tog het koffie nie sy oorsprong in Arabië
nie, maar wel in Afrika, naamlik Ethiopië, waar dit as wilde plant reeds duisend jaar bekend is. Dit is ook moont lik dat die naam koffie afkomstig is van die naam Kaffa, die naam van 'n pro vinsie van Ethiopie. Ongeveer vyfhon derd jaar gelede het die koffiepit sy weg na Arabië gevind en is dit veral deur die Turke in groot dele van Europa bekend gestel en daar onverdringbaar.