Before the Easter madness started, I sneaked off to Bath for a bit of time to myself. Whenever I am in Bath I have to visit Country Threads. It is my favourite local quilt shop and is a MUST if you visit Bath.
After a little shop I headed off to The American Museum to visit the Kaffe Fassett exhibition.
In the garden leading up to the exhibition space there is a huge tree that has hanging lanterns and pompoms in a riot of colour:
It really made me smile and is a great way to start the exhibition!
Once inside, nothing can prepared you for the riot of colour!
When I started patchwork many moons, Kaffe's book Patchwork was one of the first books I bought. It was a real treat to be within breathing distance of some his amazing designs and be able to see the detail of his fabrics up close.
The exhibition is organised into colour sections with pieces of ceramics, paintings, knit wear, tapestry and quilts in each section.
My favourites were the quilts, which were so beautiful.
This room was so calm and relaxing, with gorgeous greens and pinks. The designs are simply amazing and the wall hanging at the end of the room took my breath away!
Inside the museum proper they have his original fabric design sheets framed and hung. It is fascinating to see how he went from a painting to a full fabric range. Also the bold colours are just gorgeous!
I took LOADS of photos, but these are the ones I love the most!
If you get a chance to go, you must! The exhibition runs until the 2nd November at The American Museum in Bath.
