UK Quilters
People often express a bit of confusion about how we work in the Kaffe Fassett Collective and who designs what? So here is a definitive answer: The way it works in the Collective is that Kaffe, Brandon and myself all do the designs independently, then Kaffe does the colourways which unifies it all as a…
Philip lives and works between residences in London and the beautiful Dorset coast. He finds a lot of his inspiration in the natural world around us. This blog has been written using Philip’s own words ….. This new Spring 2018 collection by Snow Leopard Designs was inspired by the art and culture of the 1920s.…
More words from Scott Fortunoff, the guy from FreeSpirit! He is certainly innovative, and it would be fabulous to see our UK shop owners joining in with his challenge. Keep in mind that Jaftex is based in the US, but have representatives worldwide. In his own words … I have some news to report that…
Since last Friday we are on the road again, DH and I. We flew from Schiphol to Phoenix, got a car and drove into our holidays… This trip will last almost 4 weeks, and it’s our 11th trip to the States. We will visit Arizona, New Mexico, Texas and maybe a little Utah. Texas is…
My name is Marilyn and I have been invited to blog about one of our favourite designers ‘Philip Jacobs’ well known for his work with the Kaffe Fassett Collective. Philip lives and works between residences in London and the beautiful Dorset coast. He finds a lot of his inspiration in the natural world around us.…
Due to contractual restrictions imposed in the US we have been asked to remove the explanation provided by the ladies creating this Quilt. We would like to point out this quilt was created as a Community Quilt from quilters who support Freespirit and Philip Jacobs patterns from around the world. It would be a…
Philip Jacobs, one of the designers from the Kaffe Fassett Collective explains how his beautiful designs develop. We continue the journey, in his own words I use a Stanley knife to cut the design off the drawing board. Philip now explains how he achieves the fabric repeat to a question from an interested party “How…
Have you ever wondered how a designer creates the beautiful patterns for their fabric .. we have been given a wonderful insight into the mind of one of our most respected UK designers, part of the Kaffe Fasset Collective, Mr Philip Jacobs. Here he takes us all through how he created his Cactus Dahlia design. …
