Conversational and a face in the crowd

floral fabrics are pretty, and pretty common, and I love them...but conversational prints are my favorite prints.
I especially like ones that have words...I like to read and write....so, yeah.
This is a tiny peek at my collection....I have ones with watches, ships, books, anchors, keys, sailor tattoos, men's pants and suspenders, and a big collection of prints with little kids....

here's a neat link to  AllPeopleQuilt, with a History of Conversational Prints..... 
Conversationals are also known as Novelty prints...this is to let you know it isn't a geometric, an abstract, a stripe, a check, a plaid....or a floral......I do love the florals, and I try to make skirts with 'em when ever I can, and if it's a vintage piece...Oh Boy....
Not a conversational, unless you like to talk to flowers..... here's one with marigolds! I know it's a floral, but what a floral!
fat full African multi-petalled marigolds! I wore this the other day when it was warm and sunny, with a sleeveless denim shirt and a 40s vintage beaded belt.

here's a print of hand written and stamped letters to exotic international destinations....most of them are written by Smith New York 12 NY USA. and...L. Perry S.Paul Minn, and are going via Par Avion, Air Mail.... to
Djakarta Indonesia Paris, France.  Lima, Peru. Scattered around are stamps from Hawaii, France, Indonesia, Hong Kong....it's so darling....

and then, my 4th of July fave....a 60s shirtdress with bits of the Declaration of Independence....Liberty Bells and drums and Ben Franklin-style calligraphy.....

Here's a sailing print...with ships in bottles, tags, suitcase tags, medals, rope, chain, sailors knots....

a 70s sailing and boat theme..........

 The men folk get in on the fun too !!
 vintage boxer shorts....with hearts on.........

 an 80s Jams World California shirt.....

a 50s vintage Jamaica history of Pirates and rum !

and another favorite......a steampunk 70s Art Nouveau print of vintage bicycles and lovely ladies.....I really love any Art Nouveau print I come across ....I had passels of these when they were new in the 70s!

and a whole dress of little anchors...and a skirt of perma-pleats......

and here's another fave...an Alligator print by Nicole Miller...she is a very personal favorite, both for her prints, and her fashion design.
....and who doesn't mind looking at my vintage Porsche.......

a face in the crowd.......