Some great ideas here using upholstery fabric from my Decorating with Textiles group on flickr.
I love bedspreads made of upholstery fabrics as they are so tactile as well as being lovely and weighty…a must have for me to get some sleep.
To see the rest of the photostreams of all these artisans just click on each photo.
Isn’t this the most divine use of colour? I believe these are Kaffe Fassett designed throws and the cushions are cross stitch kits. This photos was found on flickr in my Decorating With Textiles group and the lady who had it there did not know where it came from as she found it on a Chinese photosharing site! I am presently knitting a striped throw but in muted shades of heather and would adore to have some of those cushions.
More of Sally’s wonderful creations…..traditional bed topper or non traditional wall hanging. This quilt is another one of Sally’s interpretations of Kaffe Fassett’s designs and is made using his richly patterned fabrics. Sally your work is wonderful as always and your home looks so inviting!
I recently formed another group on flickr…….it is a mix of the other craft groups and the Decorating with Textiles group but is really all things Kaffe. By Kaffe I mean Kaffe Fassett who is an iconic artisan and well known for his knitting, quilt design, needlepoint, mosaic work and rag rugs. He has been around for a long time and regularly conducts workshops around the world on colour and the use of colour. He has many inspirational books published of which I have almost all of them…my favourite parts of his books is the way that the photography compliments the creations…just stunning.
I also am partial to his design themed rooms which are my idea of heaven…although not really achievable in a small flat…or with lots of men in the home for that matter. His use of colour is legendary and I started knitting from his designs in the early nineties. …some of the throws and jackets I knitted had as many as eighty different yarn variations in them…as usual I gave them away but am in the middle of knitting a throw with many subtle shades ...just heaven. ironically I see that Kaffe now has a wool collection which blends the stripes all in one ball…fun but cheating for me!!!
My flickr pal Sally …actually my first real friend there and now a close and treasured friend used to be a fabric rep for Rowan the company which distributes Kaffe’s fabric range and she has the most divine collection of quilts that she has made mostly from fabric samples…no small task as it requires quite a lot of talent and skill to use so very many strong colours. I shall regularly be bringing you many delightful photos of Sally’s and other artisan’s interpretations of Kaffe’s work and hope you enjoy it and are inspired to try your hand at something outside of your comfort zone. Please let me know if you do start something…I would be so thrilled to know and to encourage you would be such a treat!
Thank you so much Sally for letting me use the photos of your glorious masterpieces…I wish Kaffe could see them and am sure if he did he would say….really well done and you are very talented as a photographer and stylist.
