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Monday, March 19, 2012

time out with friends

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vero was in barcelona for, among other things, the patchwork festival in sitges  and i tagged along.
you'll see all the greats in her photos because i was so dumb as to leave my camera home.
some pretty good works were exhibited among them those of carol taylor which were hands down my faves.
i wanted to go back after lunch and revisit them, but too bad the shows wrapped up at lunchtime which is 3 o'clock here.

 not being a quilter myself i  got some quilt education from vero as she was pointing the strong and weak points of some of the works. in one of the venues a gentleman was doing some knitting with a very exciting yarn and a hoard of ladies were hovering around shamelessly slipping back into 12 year old mode. the mode at its most gracious included taking endless photos posing using him  as a prop ( the prop) and  at its worst uncontrollable giggling. i was overcomed by a feeling of pity and spanish shame ( shame on behalf of others) and as i speak english
i decided to  approached the table fielding the mass to liberate him for at least a couple of seconds.

kaffee falset
kaffee fasset patchwork




 i had some questions about the yarn which he graciously answered talking for a while about knitting yarns. i asked the naughty question about machine knitting and we chatted briefly about that. i walked away feeling virtuous and informed. when i reached the girls( my girls) vero pointed out the gentleman was the kaffe fassett guy.  DUH! the venue was showing kaffee falsett patchwork quilts so i could have inferred it. such is life for the ignoranti!

after that we then left vero's daughter, amandine, parked with a book and an aperò and went on to try to do our share to help the economy at the vendor's hall. i again left feeling very virtuous because of my modest purchases.
the day was a blend of glorious early spring weather, good food, lots of visual stimuli, inspiration  and great company. no one can ask for more. except perhaps  for world peace.

neki desu
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10 comments:

  1. Which virtual stimulus are you talking of, patchwork or beach? :-)
    I'm sure I'll end the day with the marks of the keyboard on my forehead, I must be ageing!
    Thanks again for this lovely day!

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  2. Did you misspell his name to indicate you don't like his work, his fame, his influence? Have I missed the point? Hard to read between your lines.

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  3. diane,
    thanks for bringing the typo to my attention. iactually love his work and colors!

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  4. che risate, avrei voluto vederti a colloquio col mitico Kaffe!
    avrei voluto esserci anche io, magari la prossima volta (se mi volete)...

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  5. Oh, phew, it is an unusual spelling. I enjoy his colors but I would be hard pressed to sew a quilt with all the fabrics he designs. So much pattern on pattern!
    Thanks for answering.
    Diane

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  6. How cool is that?!? Kaffe Fassett is so very 'real' that he surely wouldn't have taken your not-knowing as anything. I won't mention your other favorite as I've had negative vibes concerning...Whoops! I mentioned it! Anyway, don't worry about the misspelling...it happens all the time.

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  7. onesmallstitch9:34 PM

    didn't take your camera! shocking. sounds you had an enjoyable day with a friend, nothing better than that. I don't do traditional quilting- needs too much control, trying to break that habit!

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  8. That is such a great story! I've met Kaffe before and he is always gracious, even though his fans hover and gush and flutter around him. I'm sure he enjoyed actually answering a sensible question or two, Neki! (Yes, I tried to contribute a few myself when I had the opportunity.) What I don't understand is why the few men who gain a name in textiles get treated like royal celebrities but the equally-talented and well-known women do not. I'm sure there's a psychological reason for it but it beats me!

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  9. Louisa,
    good point you pose. perhaps it has to do with a perception of a male "validating" a "female" activity?

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  10. Ohmigod! You saw Kaffe Fassett? (Squealing like you did when we saw Arturo Pérez Reverte in the Café Comercial.)

    I have a bunch of his knitting books, though I haven't made any of his patterns because I hate intarsia and seaming. Doesn't mean I can't look, though.

    And I have to say I think he's more of a superstar because he's so original than because he's a man. It's especially unusual to see a designer of his stature excel in both knitting and quilting. Trust me, Amy Butler has plenty of fangirls.

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