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Discover Kaffe Fassett, a celebrated designer of vibrant fabrics for FreeSpirit Fabrics. With over 50 years of influence in the quilting world, he offers stunning fabrics and patterns to help you create beautiful quilts. Explore Kaffe Fassett's collection here. read more

Kaffe Fassett Fabric

Meet Kaffe Fassett, a guru of glorious color and designer for FreeSpirit Fabrics and Rowan Yarns. For the past 50 years, Kaffe Fassett fabric has had a profound influence in the world of quilting, knitting and needlepoint, and he has written more than 40 quilt books. And if you're among the many wondering how to pronounce Kaffe Fassett, just remember that his name rhymes with "safe asset."

Kaffe Fassett fabrics are known for their distinctive designs and vibrant colors. From fanciful florals to dreamy dots, spots and curls to rich woven stripes in a rainbow of hues, his designs work together in endless combinations, so a traditional pattern can take on new life without changing scale or relying on high-contrast fabrics.

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Kaffe Classics brings back his best-loved prints, like Millefiore and Spot, in new colorstories. The Kaffe Collective includes seasonal releases such as the February and August Collectives. For charm packs, 10" squares, 2 1/2" strips and fat quarter bundles, browse FreeSpirit precut fabric, and read our introduction to Kaffe Fassett to learn more about the designer.

Kaffe Fassett Fabric FAQ

How bright are the Kaffe Classics colorstories?+

Very. Reviewers of colorstories like Royal describe the colors as vivid, rich and vibrant, and several say Kaffe prints look even brighter in person. If you want something softer, reviewers describe the Sorbet colorstory as softer and more pastel, with rich, medium and light colors.

Do different Kaffe prints mix well in one quilt?+

Yes, that is what they are designed for. Reviewers say Kaffe prints mix and match freely, that a Kaffe stripe makes a great binding because it repeats the colors in the prints, and that prints like Millefiore Antique can play like a neutral beside bolder Kaffe fabrics.

How do you pronounce Kaffe Fassett?+

Kaffe Fassett rhymes with "safe asset." He chose the name Kaffe as a child, after a character in a favorite book.

Do you carry Kaffe Fassett buttons and notions?+

Yes. Alongside fabric and precuts, this page includes Kaffe Fassett buttons from Dill Buttons of America in several sizes and colors, Kaffe Fassett books, and an Oliso ironing board cover in a Kaffe print.