labour of love

a couple of weeks ago i got this box from my sis which contained her vintage finds in Carmel and Monterey.   

while meandering around the heap and pile i created, after unloading, i spied some quilt squares of printed cotton, peeking out , like calling for my attention.  i pulled out a piece and realized it was quite a number of vintage floral fabrics.   

i immediately calculated the area it would cover, after making a patchwork out of ‘em and knew right away, it would cover the whole of me, but i don’t need to be covered.  some parts of me are better exposed.  bwahahaha!

i knew instantly what i would do with them. . . i could reuse the fabric in some other way.  i've always loved patchwork and crazy quilts...i relate to their sporadic, quirky nature.

it's a happy top, don't you think? the fabrics are so fun to look at and the 100% cotton is a substantial weight and because my seamstress Marilyn has her edging machine here at the shoppe, we did nice edges and i didn’t have to fix a lining for the beautiful patchwork top.  i don't know how old the fabrics are, but i'm guessing the 60s.

just the other day, another of the wonderful boxes arrived, again from my vintage-crazy sis.  and i am guessing what i may find inside.  i am definitely looking forward to working with it once i get to see ‘em and decide what to do.

ain’t this such a happy, crazy patchwork top?  i bet you would agree.

climate change

you hear it everywhere, climate change.  the Philippines certainly does not experience winter, although the winds last week were wintry cold.  one, however, cannot dismiss how erratic the temps have become - some nights are cold, literally. . .(stop that look), and some nights are hot, literally. . . and am talking about the weather.  

my closet is just not enough to accommodate wardrobe for this sudden changes, so i went on a purging spree. . .

i had always wanted to get rid of my sweaters, ones i have bought for winter, during my stay in London, and another was from Belgium, wow, i certainly have some emo attachments, i cannot just part with them so i figured on repurposing my sweaters, and voila!  

messenger bags and matching cellphone cozies.

ain't i just a genius?  bwahahaha!