My last bag

My last bag was made of denim and a Portuguese "chita" fabric. I really like it.

Beach bag for Natália

Finally I finished my 3rd bag! It is a huge bag for the beach!!!! Inside there are two pockets, one with a ziper and other with "rick-rack". Outside the same, two pockets on both sides of the bag, one for the mobile phone with invisible closure, the other for documents, money, keys...

The bag closes with a ziper at the top, has a plastic base for structure and four metal feet. I hope you like it ( I have a few "holes" on my fingers, denim is hard to hand-sew LOL).

Alcobaça Fabrics

These two, above are not Alcobaça fabrics, but I like the patterns
and the colors!

Alcobaça fabric, blue of Alcobaça, bird pattern

All of the Alcobaça fabrics are 100% cotton, printed patterns and are still used for home decor.

The fabrics below are called chitas, they are also 100% cotton printed fabrics, but less expensives. They were used for making clothes, by the lower classes.

Trims....

Hera are the trims I bought during my short holidays. Some are really old, and I like those bias with tiny flowers, and the bias with a crocheted border. The letters and numbers are used to identify clothes etc, but I want to use them just for embelish.

New fabrics and trims!

Last week-end I was out of Lisbon and I managed to buy some beautiful trims, a few really vintage, and genuine cotton Portuguese fabrics, known as "Tecidos de Alcobaça" and "chitas".

Alcobaça is a beautiful old town with a fantastic monastery, which main building was built in 1153 and during centuries several buildings were added. If you want to see more about this beautiful monastery go to http://www.360portugal.com/Distritos.QTVR/Leiria.VR/Patrimonio/Alcobaca/MosteiroAlcobaca.html

I will put here a post about the Portuguese Alcobaça fabrics history, and photos

I will sell here fatquarters!!!!