Far from Africa

In the small catalan village, where I live, there are several families from Gambia,
the tiniest country on the african mainland, situated on the westcoast, running along
the river Gambia and surrounded by Senegal.
The women are dressed in fabrics of bright, adventurous colours in wild designs
and I am always stunned by the natural grace they wear them.

Intrigued by how the fabrics act together in a Patchwork, I purchased a scrap bag in
a local shop, and with other bits and pieces from friends I got started....

...and exited!!!

I will definitly go for an african Quilt...

Love is in the air....

...the almond trees are in blossom here,
the birds are singing sweet tunes,
first violets show their face to enjoy the late winter sun
and it's true "Love is in the air"

I oppened one of my most appreciated scrap boxes,
the one with Japanese fabrics...
made tiny hearts,
a wreath of vine twigs and crochet flowers
- a cage of love -
for the purple bird twittering among them.




Happy Valentine's Day !!!

Jeans recycling "la vida es bella"

I love the blues!!!
their textures, their seams, pockets, buttoms...
I like to wear them new, used, tattered
and I go mad recycling them
actually there is hardly no other fabric inspiring me the way
denim does.
I have a big box of old jeans and scraps of them
and often I just open, go through them, cut bits and pieces here and there
and start creating.

Here one of my " La vida es bella" projects, a huge, heavy stuffed reading cushion
for my lovely nice Rosalie