One of the special things about traveling to
quilt festivals is the opportunity to meet the talented
celebrities of the industry.
We were lucky have a chance to visit with Kaffe Fassett
and Brandon Mably at the Birmingham Quilt Festival, in their " Shots
and Stripes" booth, promoting the book of the same name. Our video interview
is online now, and yes, I had a crook in my neck after looking up at Mr.
Tall Kaffe during our three-part interview!
Brandon spoke about their
lives as artists, Kaffe showed us a quilt made for the Missoni family, and
then they both talked about their trip to Egypt with Amy and
David Butler. Fascinating!
The exhibit and the book are about beautiful quilts made strictly from Shot
Cottons and Yarn-Dyed Stripes, which are handwoven in India. I am leaving for
India in 10 days, so I've been really paying attention to Indian textiles as I
prepare for this adventure.
This last weekend in the UK, there was a scene in the TV show Coronation Street
where a character was
in bed reading Kaffe's biography. Juicy colorful reading!
Of course all of you Kaffe fans know that we have
stocked his prints, shot
cottons, yarn dyes and books for many years. We have so many of his
products that we had to split it into two categories!
This is the 9th video from the Birmingham Quilt Festival, and I have a few more
to post before I leave for India. It is so interesting to see what European
quilters are doing these days, and I love to see the cross-pollination of
media, techniques and color trends. Modern quilting style is showing up across
the pond, and it is also fun to see the European interpretation of this design
aesthetic.
See this, and
our other videos from the Birmingham Quilt Festival on our eQuilter video page!
