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THIS GIVEAWAY IS CLOSED. Thank you for entering. Link to winner.
Editors Note: We at CraftGossip are honored to have Kaffe Fassett and Liza Prior Lucy present their list of top quilting blogs for inspiration. In celebration of this post, we have a copy of their book to giveaway. How to enter the giveaway is presented at the end of this post, so read on!
Kaffe Fassett and Liza Prior Lucy are the authors/designers of Kaffe Fassett’s Simple Shapes Spectacular Quilts: 23 Original Quilt Designs (STC Craft). Kaffe is 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, where he lives. He is a fabric designer for Rowan Patchwork and Quilting and the primary knitwear designer for Rowan Yarns. Women’s Weekly (UK) has said: “Kaffe Fassett is one of the most influential living textile artists…His extraordinary passion and insatiable appetite for colour is apparent in whatever medium he uses.” Liza Prior Lucy is an expert quiltmaker and the owner of Glorious Color, a source for fabrics designed by Kaffe Fassett and friends. Follow them on their current Quilt-a-Long here:: http://www.melaniefalickbooks.com/quilt-along-with-kaffe/2010/3/16/quilt-along-with-kaffe-fassett.html
Check out all of their favorite blogs!
Top of the list, the best of the best. Beautiful words, beautiful photos, amazing creative force
One of life’s great encouragers is Kathy, owner of Material Obsessions. We cant believe what her customers produce
Inspiring industry inside chat The Last Piece
We seem to love all the same things Be*mused
Ditto Mrs. Schmenkman Quilts
A wonderful Aussie with a talent for applique Cabbage Quilts
Traditional, obsessional , a woman after out own heart
Contemporary, free spirted quilts and a wonderful gardener. Fibermania
A fine artist, great humor Waiting for the Muse
A finger on the pulse of our industry True Up
To win a copy of their book Kaffe Fassett’s Simple Shapes Spectacular Quilts: 23 Original Quilt Designs, leave a comment on this post. A winner will be randomly selected from all the entries. Good Luck!
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By Shellie Wilson
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144 Comments so far
More inspiring blogs to check out! Thank you!
I love creating traditional quilts with a modern update!
I’ve long been an admirer of Kaffe’s masterly use of colour but have somehow omitted to add any of his books to my collection so I’d love to win this!
drooling in color over this book!
LOL
I have a special needs daughter(21) my current quilt project is a new quilt for her bed. She asked me as we were buying our new home can her next room be a “Paris”room.. not knowing fully what she meant,off to the lfs we went.. I let her pull all the colors and patterns she wanted in her “Paris” quilt.. She picked an amazing palate of teal,brown,soft pinks and green.. polka dots and butterflies that all seem to”work” Im doing paper piecing style and she picks out the particular block as we go along.I seperated the tones and she picks the dark,mediums and lights.. I do the hard work of sewing and she shows off my work lol..Family has supplied her with numerous Eiffel tower sculptures,prints of Paris and numerous Parisian curios(including a sweet wrought iron dress form!)Her former “Barbie” colored quilt and shams are being shipped off to her favorite neice… that too she picked every fabric and color!
Just wanted to share how anyone can enjoy the love of fabric,coloring and quilting!
I love, love, LOVE Kaffe’s fabric designs and want to cover everything I own with his material! Thank you for posting this information and sharing these blogs!
Lisa,
Your story is heartwarming, thanks for sharing it with us. –Scarlett
Thanks for the giveaway opportunity! I just recently started quilting and became acquainted with Kaffe’s work. Then I saw his quilts at the Paducah show! Beautiful!
Fantastic websites!
Wow, so much inspiration in one post! Thank you!
Beautiful! I love Kaffe Fassett. Thanks for sharing the inspiring blogs – so many talented people.
Looks like some great links. Please enter my name in the drawing.
Darla
WOW, great stuff. Joan
Funny how quilters gravitate to the same great blogs and sites! Great way to share the inspiration!
Loved reading this- so moving
Hey, thanks for siting Waiting for the Muse as a favorite blog! I am a diehard fan of Kaffe and Liza too! The photography in this newest effort is amazing- the gorgeous quilts all look like they have sprung complete from their settings- such beautiful attention to detail by the designers, the quilters, and the photographers. It’s wonderful when something all works together this way. So, if I don’t win the book (?), I hope one of you do who appreciate it as much! Sandy
Thanks for sharing a ton of inspiration… I am familiar with some blogs but there are some new ones for me to investigate! Thanks for the giveaway, I love Kaffe’s designs and beautiful fabrics.
Kaffe’s fabric is great! Luv to have this book!
This is a fabulous giveaway – thanks! I will check into those blogs you so kindly listed, this is great.
After taking a class from Kaffe in Houston I am a forever fan, the experience gave me inspiration galore. Thanks for the blog sites.
I love Kaffe’s work and am excited to not only have a chance to win one of his books but to check out all the different blogs he and Liza recommended. Thank you!
How exciting. Just started quilting and I love all of these resources!
Since I’m new at quilting, my observations are not all educated, however, I am in love with color so anything that offers me color, it is a winner.
The first time I saw some of Kaffee Fossett’s designs I was blown away. I still have that reaction in all honesty, he is such an amazing designer!
looks very interesting.. projects on the way
I love Kaffe Fassett! Just saw a few of his quilts “live” at the AQS show in Paducah. Would love to win this book!
I was just alerted to this site by a friend/artist who was very keen about it and the Kaffe Fassett link. Thank you…another great one to follow.
I SO want to win a copy of this book. I’ve browsed through it and its full of inspiration!
the book looks great
thanks!
im just learning how to quilt and would love to win this!! thanks!
Can’t wait to read their latest… and nice choice of blogs, too
Very cool and inspirational! I would love to win this book!
Oh yes. I have all his books, right back to the original knitting books. Thanks for the links.
A long time admirer of fassets work I was so pleased to see you sharing his website favorites with us. Maybe the stitching gods will smile on me and I will win this book!
Thank you for sharing the blog resource list and Kaffe Fassett’s newest ‘Simple Shapes Spectacular Quilts’. After such a long winter his joyous use of color is just the inspiration that we all need.
I am just learning to start quilting. Thanks for all the info!
I’ve had a great time exploring all the sites listed! Thanks for the opportunity to win what looks to be a great book.
Gosh would I love to win this! Thanks for the chance!
I’d love to win! great giveaway!
Love Kaffe and Liza’s quilts and fabrics! Their books are as beautiful as their quilts. Thanks for the giveaway!
It really is inspirational to look at Kaffe’s and Liza’s books. The colors are so powerful. Love the fabrics. I’ve been collecting them for some time and actually have designs in mind for them, if I can bear to cut into them!
Beautiful book – I would love to win it!
Just the cover of this book is inspiring! I love quilt patterns that really let the beautiful fabric sing.
I’d love to win this new book too, but I also love to get a daily hit of color and fun reading Sandy Donabed’s Waiting for the Muse!
Cheers, all!
Jo in Minnesota
I have been a fan of Kaffe Fassett for longer than I dare remember. His amazing designs got me hooked on tapestry. I covet his fabric designs. So what could be more perfect than a new book to devour and inspire.
Thanks for the great links to all those wonderful blogs!
he great Renaissance Man expands his repertoire with more creativity!
I’d love a chance to win – please enter me in your wonderful giveaway!
Thanks
Thanks for the chance. I’m inspired!
So inspiring.. I would love a chance to win
thanks and happy quilting.
Thanks for the links and more great sources of inspiration. I’m building my library and would love to add this book to it.
Delighted to see that some of my favorites were on your list. Thanks for guidance to sites new to me. Book is on my birthday list — maybe an early gift???
This is all lovely … off to do some reading! and thanks!
Thanks for some new blogs to check out. Something to hold me over when I’m away from my books! I’d love to add this one to my collection! Thanks.
So many blogs, so many links, so much motivation – it will definetly take more than a few sittings to look at all of this color and imagination. Thanks for the inspiration.
And a give-a-way to boot. sign me up please.
thanks
I totally agree that Yarnstorm is a great blog, the photography and colours are inspiring. Jane uses the colours and beautiful fabrics that come from Kaffe Fassett’s designs and are as bright and vibrant as Kaffe’s..
Lovely blogs – and I can see how they fit right into the Kaffe and Liza ethos
I love his work! I currently own only one of his books, and it’s just knitting patterns, but I still love it, especially because some of the patterns with very careful planning can be turned into quilt designs! I was at the library yesterday checking out books and I kind of regret not grabbing the two books of his that were on the shelf to grab some inspiration from!
What a great idea to list these Blog sites, having a really nice time checking them out. Thank you for the inspirations. Cathie
beautiful book, would love a chance to own it! thank you so much…can’t wait to visit the blogs on kaffe’s list that are not already in my reader!!
interesting enough. thanks for the great giveaway and links of the blogs
These are some of my favorite blogs as well!!! I will be sure to look at the rest. I’m sure they will be inspiring, as will Kaffe’s new book! Hope I’m the winner!!
Those are all great blogs – I think I subscribe to them all. I love see all of the Kaffe fabrics that they use.
Thank you for sharing the blog resources, it is wonderful to see what other quilters are doing! Love Kaffe, he is a great inspiration and a master of colour! Thanks Sharonj.
grest blogs. thanks for sharing, kerry
wish I could win this book!!
Great list! So many of my favorite blogs, too!
Thank you for the links to all those inspiring blogs!!
Thank you for the opportunity to win Kaffe’s new book. I discovered Kaffe’s fabric recently and I just love creating with it. The colours are so bight and cheerful.
Wonderful, love checking out all the blogs
cheers
Christine
i`d love to win the book,very nice blogs,susi
You bring one of my favorites forth in highlighting their newest book. Thanks for bei part of the creative force inthi wold
Thank you for this lovely giveaway. wonderful to see Cathy’s blog Cabbage Quilts in there, it is truly inspirational!
I have made several of Kaffe’s diamond quilt and was lucky enough to meet him here in Burlington Ontario many years ago. I have several of his books and would love this one to add to my collection.
Great inspiration…looking forward to visiting some new blogs!
Wonderful list of blogs!! Great book!
Inspiration, inspiration! I love Kaffe Fassett’s fabrics and books.
I’d love to win this book. I was already a follower of most of Kaffe and Liza’s list of favorite blogs.
what a chance, an opportunity to win that gorgeous book! who could ever get tired of Kaffe? He inspires me to no end. as a mom of 7, homeschooler, creating with something in my hands as perfectly lovely as his fabrics keeps me going.
I have loved Kaffe Fassett and Liza Prior Lucy’s books…so glad they have another one…they inspire my own creativity with their color and design. Will be ‘touring’ the blogs, some new to me for more inspiration.
I follow some of those blogs
I’ll have to check out the others. Thank you for the inspiration and the giveaway.
Have a nice day
Daniela
Hi Scarlett,Thanks for the chance at your giveaway… loved checking out some of the blogs you listed.
Somehow two hours have passed while I delved into all these wonderful blogs; and I have been simultaneously inspired, energised, but finally overwhelmed by the realisation that my own quilt making is going in circles with nothing getting finished, while these amazing people keep creating!
I am onto my third Fasset quilt with several more kitted up to go. I could always do with more! Thanks for the opportunity to win another super lot of Fasset designs.
Just spent more than 2 hours surfing the web on the 10 favorite sites. Fantastic!
I love the fabric , quilt designs and knitwear that Kaffe Fassett has created. Use of color is so inspiring. He has influenced me to think outside of the box when choosing yarns and fabrics and even combining them. I love his books. Thanks for the opportunity!
I heart Kaffe’s Fabrics and sewing a quilt with them last spring made my heart sing! A lot of the blogs mentioned her I already read, so I can agree totally that those are worth a read!
So Good to see some of our Local Blogs amongst your Favourites…we have some Amazing Talent here in OZ…
cheers
What great list of blogs to be inspired by. I follow 3 of them already but with this great recommendation I’m off to check out the others. You can never have too much inspration!!
Great selection of blogs, I have discovered some new ones today – Thank you
Love this blog post…great to see what inspires them too!
Cathy at Cabbage quilts showed a picture of her copy of the book…even the back is amazing! I’d love to have one!
I love Kaffe’s fabrics and books. Sure would like to win a copy of his latest book.
I had the pleasure of meeting Kaffe and Brandon at a day class in Vashon Island, Washington. I learned so very much that day about color and block placement from these two. They were both very kind with their critism and had many inspirational words for everyone at the class that day. It was a magical experience and I look forward to seeing the latest book and dreaming a little….
Can gladly say i vist a few of the 10 fav’s on the list and Cabbage Quilts would have to be my favourite of them all – love the way she uses color and her applique is delicous.
Thanks for the list of blogs ~ there are so many inspiring blogs and creative people out there and blogging is such a wonderful way to keep up with new colours, new fabrics and new books. I would love to win Kaffe’s new book.
Kaffe and Lucy seam to me to be the perfect creative quilt combination! I have been a fan of them both since there first collaborative book! – one day I would love to meet them both over a cup of tea and a scone, and a pile of fabric and yarn!
Kath
x
Thanks for the great blogs who inspire some of the best artists.
What a lovely list. I’ve been reading yarnstorm for ages but am so happy you’ve given me some additional material to daydream over!
I just love all their work, can’t say anything else
and the blogs, well, my faves too
thank you for all those wonderful blog-reading opportunities, especially Kath from Cabbage, she is an inspiration!
Thank you for all the great inspiration that you provide. I don’t think I could produce a good quilt without the inspiration that is provided by all the talented people out there.
Thanks for the chance to win!
Kelley
Thanks for the list of inspirational bloggers and the chance to win the Kaffe/Lucy book. I love working with bright colors and texture, so this book would be well loved and used.
I love his work either in needlepoint or quilting Doti
Such inspiring blogs! Thank you so much for the links and for the opportunity to win a wonderful book!!
Thanks for the list of blogs and the chance to win this book!
Love all those blogs, some were already faves, some are new to me faves!
Eeww!! What a fun post! A contest and more blogs to follow… I love it! Thank you!
Thanks – I’d love to win the book. The quilts and photography are, as always, excellent and a great inspiration.
Wow, more blogs; I’ll have to quit my day job! Seriously, the wealth of beauty and talent showcased on these blogs is amazing.
I LOVE Kaffe’s fabrics and I have just about all of his gorgeous, inspirational books! I do not have his new book, however, and would absolutely love to win it for my library! Thanks!
always wonderful works of art to be used and loved!
Love your quilts and enjoyed your talks on a couple of occasions, Kaffe. The blogs you mention are great – already follow a couple of the Aussie ones.
Hope I’m lucky in the draw!
Thank you for sharing this list of favorite blogs – it’s nice to have inspiration like this!
Great list of sites…Kaffe gave a great lecture up at Paducah this year.
My vote goes to Cathy of Cabbage Quilts -she is a very lovely lady, a library worker, and a Kaffe fabric adorer – all a little like me!! hehe!
Thank you for this list of blogs.They will be an inspiration as I get ready to begin my first quilt.
Be*mused and Inspired by Antique quilts are my favourite blogs. Like the others too. Mind you I have to agree Cathy makes the most wonderful quilts using Kaffe fabrics
I would LOVE to win a copy of your lovely book. Thank you for your list of favorite blogs.
I’d love a chance to win – I would love to make one of Kaffe’s quiltsplease enter me in your wonderful giveaway!
What a great book for inspiration and ideas. I will check out the other blogs too. I have enjoyed Kathie’s blog for awhile now.
Thanks for the blog list — I follow many of those already and I agree they’re great.
Excited to check out these blogs!
I don’t have my own blog (yet) but am so inspired by all the beautiful quilts that I get to see by looking at everyone’s blogs. Thanks to all of you!
Looks like this giveaway is still on, and quite awesome! I have to find this book at a LQS to flip through even so would love to have it!
And great list of blogs — some I already love, and others are new to me!
Just Love Kaffe and must confess to quite a stash
Some of the bloggers are already on my Blog list as favourites. So inspirational
Cheers
More blogs to add to the list, i love them. I would like to say some mentioned are already favorites. But would also like to add spirit cloth – totally inspirational notions, from a simiplistic creative mind.
I will have to stop by here again…..
Thanks
What a great blog list…. there are many there that I enjoy. My favorite is Be*mused. We DO like the same things. I would love to win the give away for Kaffe’s new book. I got to take a workshop from him & Brandon last year, it was amazing!
Thanks for the great blogs!
I am always searching for new blogs that I have yet to discover and this is a great list, some new-to-me and some old friends. Thank you for the give away, they are always fun!
I would love to win this book. I am always awed by the colors and fabrics used in their projects.
I have a Kaffe knitted jacket (stars) my mom made me when I was a teenager. I’d love to try to make a quilt. Beautiful!
Some new blogs to check out! Thank you!
Thanks for a chance to win great book. I’ll keep my fingers crossed that I win!
Thanks,
Kelley O
Wonderful list of blogs! Thanks!
I love the suggested blogs and am adding them to my reader – which now has in excess of 250 – but no matter, I have an excuse to stop working and breathe every once in awhile. I’d love the book, I’m so inspired by them!
Looks like a great book!
I would love to win my first Kaffe quilting book. I’ve adored his sense of colour and design since I started doing his tapestries in the 80′s. Now I’m an addicted quilter! I have many of those great Aussie blogs in my favourites already!
WOW…what a great site…I’ll be busy forever
Thanks for the blog listings.. always nice when someone does the research work for you.
Pls throw my name in the hat for the drawings.
thanks
I have most of these sites bookmarked, so glad to add a few more to my “Must Read” sites. Love what is going on with blogs and the quilt world.
Just discovered your site – great fun, lots of interesting stuff!
Love, love, love Kaffe’s fabrics and quilts.
I just started collecting your beautiful material. I do have one of your books,”Quilts in the sun”. I can’t wait to start one of your quilts or create something,but I am a beginner. Thanks for the information on the blogs they are great!
I have a most amazing (if I do say so myself!) Kaffe stash and just about all of his quilting books. I am working on Broken Dishes out of one of his books, and hope to make several more!
I love his work. I really really like how he is not afraid of color.
When I need a color splash, I think Kaffe’s fabrics and quilts.