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betthequilter 05-31-2021 07:38 AM

Kaffe Fassett Fabric
 
I read somewhere online that the Kaffe Fassett fabric was of very poor quality. For those of you who have KF fabric, what do you think? Agree or disagree?

Peckish 05-31-2021 09:53 AM

I disagree.

SSheehan 05-31-2021 11:05 AM

I’m working with some now and think the quality is very good.

suern3 05-31-2021 02:07 PM

I have found it to be very nice fabric!

sewbizgirl 05-31-2021 02:13 PM

Not poor, just lightweight.

sewingpup 05-31-2021 02:22 PM

I think a lot of the "modern" designer fabric frays way easier then more traditional fabrics....I don't know why, it is usually lighter and too

toverly 05-31-2021 02:46 PM

It is very thin, last quilt, Kim McLean's flower garden, I used some timeless treasure fabrics to act as tone on tone. The difference was incredible.

Unicorn Quilts 05-31-2021 04:06 PM

It is super thin. I got a FQ of one of his shot cottons as a part of a mystery bundle, and it went in my donation box. Shot cotton is already flimsy and fray-prone to begin with, so when it's as thin as his prints it feels too fragile to put in a quilt. What's odd is prints by other Free Spirit designers didn't always strike me as being that thin.

quiltedsunshine 05-31-2021 04:13 PM

It's not that it's "thin," it's that it's "fine." The difference is a higher thread count of finer threads. It's better quality than regular cotton fabrics. Regular quilting cottons have 60 threads per inch, where Kaffe's fabrics have 68 threads per inch.

rjwilder 06-01-2021 03:29 AM

Kaffe Fassett Collective fabrics have a slightly higher thread count (68 square), when compared to traditional quilting fabric (60 square), and are also a little lighter in weight (approx 110gsm compared to 150gsm).

Although the
thread count is slightly higher the fabric is lighter in weight which is why it feels thin. I personally do not like Kafee Fassett fabric.


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