This page is all about my Ballet with Kaffe Fassett quilt.
I started my Ballet quilt on 8 June 2017 with these fabrics.
I started my Ballet quilt on 8 June 2017 with these fabrics.
Although I'm a great Kaffe Fassett fan, I've decided not to make his fabrics the focus for this quilt. I've always thought this pattern resembled fireworks, so I'm going to use a dark background to represent the night sky, and make the colours in my rosettes really pop like fireworks do.
I've loved this particular Cotton + Steel print above for some time, so I decided to use it as my inspiration fabric for this quilt. It's by Sarah Watts from the Spring 2015 Honeymoon range and is called Sketches and Memories from Costa Rica. I just love how the colours work together, and it has the dark background I'm looking for.
Here are links to all my posts on the Ballet with Kaffe quilt:
Getting started - 15 June 2017
Progress and how to sew a 10 pointed star - 27 August 2017
More progress - 15 Feb 2018
Meeting Willyne Hammerstein at AQC Melbourne - 8 April 2018
Willyne's Moncarapacho quilt at AQC - 10 April 2018
Back at it - 6 Feb 2019
Ballet with Kaffe Revisited - 12 Dec 2019
Ballet with Kaffe top is finished - 2 Jan 2020
Here are links to all my posts on the Ballet with Kaffe quilt:
Getting started - 15 June 2017
Progress and how to sew a 10 pointed star - 27 August 2017
More progress - 15 Feb 2018
Meeting Willyne Hammerstein at AQC Melbourne - 8 April 2018
Willyne's Moncarapacho quilt at AQC - 10 April 2018
Back at it - 6 Feb 2019
Ballet with Kaffe Revisited - 12 Dec 2019
Ballet with Kaffe top is finished - 2 Jan 2020
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| August 2017 |
Here's my progress from the first few months of working on this quilt. I don't imagine it will all come together this quickly, but new quilts always pull me in and get me stitching quickly.
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| February 2018 |
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| February 2019 |
Just like on la passacaglia, my mind is working faster than my hands and I already have groupings of fabrics set aside for future rosettes. I'm really looking forward to this adventure.
January 2020 and the top is finished! I still have to piece the borders, but I'm thrilled to have got this far.
4 comments:
You are an amazing quilter Wendy and I look forward to following your progress on this quilt. I have too many unfinished projects including La Pass and I just need to get focused and knock them out. I admire your discipline to get to the finish line on your work. Thank you for inspiring me.
I'm looking forward to see your progression. I started mine 2 years ago. I think I will need another year to piece it. I didn't use paper template for it as I found the 10 points star to difficult to join. I trace on my fabric and then sew on the lines.
Lovely quilt! Did you know that la passacaglia is a Baroque musical term from the 17th century? It's a strummed interlude (walk or passage) between instrumentally accompanied dances or songs.
I love this quilt! It's gorgeous.
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