Kaffe Fassett's Quilts at an English Manor House

An English countryside manor and gardens are the inspiration for the latest annual by quilting expert Kaffe Fassett, featuring a lovely new collection of 18 quilts. For the newest book in his highly successful patchwork and quilt series, Kaffe Fassett has found inspiration and a perfect setting at Levens Hall manor house and gardens, home to the world's oldest topiary garden collection. The hall is a work of art itself, and the garden topiary is a favorite tourist destination in England's Lake District. Both classical and whimsical, the geometric topiaries and beautifully cultivated landscapes around the hall enhance the designs of this new collection of 18 vibrant quilts and cushions. As always, the book includes Fassett's detailed step-by-step instructions for each quilt, accompanied by the relevant block- or quilt-assembly diagram; a dedicated how-to section offers detailed guidance for sewing and assembling the blocks into finished quilts, plus a section on basic patchwork techniques for less-experienced quilters. AUTHOR: Kaffe Fassett, 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. He is a fabric designer for Rowan Patchwork and Quilting and the primary knitwear designer for Rowan Yarns. SELLING POINTS: . RENOWNED QUILTING EXPERT: Kaffe Fassett is world-renowned for his quilt designs and has written more than 30 books on quilting and textiles. He is an in-demand speaker and instructor, touring the US annually to teach workshops and to attend Houston's famed Quilt Market, the key industry event for quilting. . PASSIONATE AND ENGAGED AUDIENCE: Fassett's name is synonymous with quilting, and his audience continues to grow, even after decades. His more than 118,000 followers are an active and engaged audience that eagerly await his annual quilt book each year. . KEY BRAND ALLIANCE: The book features many new fabrics from the Kaffe Fassett Studio collection for Free Spirit fabrics, the premier quilt fabric brand. As they do each year, Free Spirit will support the book in their marketing materials and will exhibit selected quilts from the book at the fall International Quilt Festival, which draws more than 50,000 attendees annually.