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| Whoopsie Daisy! |
When I visited Boston for the first time in 2002 I couldn't figure out the quilted bag craze. It was October, and cold, and many very fashionable women on the T were clutching quilted cotton bags to their shoulders. To me they looked like bandanas and very 80s. Gasp!
But time marched on, I move here, and the patterns evolved. My favorite roommate of all time, KV, moved in and brought with her some beautiful lunch bags, purses and wallets. "What
are those?" I asked. "Vera Bradley!" she replied.
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| Vera Bradley Folkloric Pattern (pardon my whitebalance!) |
Vera B. (not to be confused with the
amazing textile designer from the 50s-70s,
Vera Neumann, creator of the first "signature scarf," a few of which I own) is an American company that creates handbags, accessories and home pieces. Founded in 1983 by Patricia Miller and Barbara Bradley Baekgaard, they named the company Vera Bradley after Baekgarrd's mother, Vera.
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| Me and VB |
Now that I sew and am enamoured of fabric, I can't help but admire the Vera Bradley line even more. Mamacat and HH bestowed a Barnes and Noble gift card upon me this Christmas and when I saw this print in the store and was assured I could use the gift card toward it, destiny came calling:
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| Bag, Hat, Scarf, Gloves |
Anyone who really knows me knows that I love: *pink *orange *green *cream *mandalas *hearts *Scandinavian inspired prints *handbags. As you can see from my
Crafty-Valentining post, mandalas, especially heart ones, are my current inspirational fire.
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| Warding Away the Cold |
Obviously this bag and I are a match made in design heaven. Even if it is a bit spring/summery and it is 26 degrees out with 3-5' snow drifts!
XO Terez
Love it! I became hooked when I worked in Beacon Hill.
ReplyDeleteThanks, JP! They are so so so much fun :)
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