Fabric Creations by Diana

Lucha Libre Art Quilt

Entitled, "Wrestling with Self-Doubt," this is a Lucha Libre mask in bas relief. It's mounted on black and white fabric with stretcher bars, about 24" square. I'm having a hard time getting the picture to be a good size; suffice to say this quilt packs a visual punch. The mask is stuffed from behind, and the appliqued blue triangles are about 3/16" thick. The pink background is heavily quilted with circles, which effectively raises the letters in "Lucha Libre." It was juried into the Cutting Edge Fiber Art show at the San Luis Obispo Art Center. Woo hoo! $250.00

Big Elvis

Jailhouse Rock Elvis struts his stuff on printed cotton, trimmed with silver-dotted embroidered ribbon, on a deep pink, 15" square, background. "I want to stick around awhile and get my kicks" is spelled out in black metal brads that are extra-secured with E6000 glue, and "Let's Rock!" is spelled out with embroidered letters, securely stitched down. The back is an awesome same size square of black and white gingham oilcloth, trimmed with black rick-rack. A 10" yellow zipper, centered about 2 inches down from the upper edge, allows access to the lined interior, which has a large patch pocket. The 37" long shoulder strap allows the bag to hang about 18" from your shoulder. It's comfy to wear, across the chest like a messenger bag, or just from one shoulder. But it's flat! This is such an unusual design ( I found something like it in a Japanese bag-making book). And it's roomy. This is the bag to use when you want to be noticed.

Vroom Vroom Shoulder Bag

Currently available at Kali's Kastle in Orcutt, California, www.kaliskastle.com. It's a purse! There is a sock-monkey driver and a black 39" long strap. A yellow zipper follows the roof, about 11". The main body of the bag is yellow back-pack nylon, with shiny and matte black pleather features. The wheels are silver colored buttons. Inside, there is a lining of delightful spring green, with two pockets, one zippered, one faced. The bag measures about 9" high and about 16" long. I've used a version of this bag while shopping, and it was so fun to distract my son from the candy display with a hearty, "Vroom, vroom!"