CIMG7820 An outfit made of recycled clothing — a patchwork of squares, a mix of stripes and solids.

An outfit made of recycled clothing -- a patchwork of squares, a mix of stripes and solids.

CIMG7820 An outfit made of recycled clothing — a patchwork of squares, a mix of stripes and solids.

CIMG7820 An outfit made of recycled clothing — a patchwork of squares, a mix of stripes and solids. Presented at the Swap-o-Rama-Rama event at the Maker Faire 2007. At this event people could make their own clothes out of used clothes dropped off by other participants.

Maker Faire was a two-day event that celebrated arts, crafts, engineering, science projects and the Do-It-Yourself (DIY) mindset. It took place in Austin, Texas in October 2007.