Reuse your tyvek envelope or recycle it! Free Orgami Wallet directions
I never really bought into the anti-plastic movement. It is really handy stuff. That is until it started showing up everywhere my family went to play. It used to be that we only found allot of plastic at "garbage can beach" on the south end of the island. Now, it washes up on all the beaches, as far north on the Big Island as Kua Bay. We have been at the green sands beach near South Point when the high tide mark was clearly outlined by a white line of small plastic bits. Once we went surfing in "jelly fish" that were really remnants of plastic produce bags. Other times we find ourselves at beaches that are so coated with plastic that it is hard to find non-plastic things, like sand and sea shells and drift wood. Moved to limited action, I joined surf rider and took the Rise Against Plastics pledge. When my local grocery store offered reusable cloth bags I bought them. Yet, I kept finding myself at the checkout stand with out a bag of my own to reuse. So I made myself a purse with a stuff pocket and bought a few light nylon bags and so far its been working...no more plastic bags for me. I still have to buy katchsup in plastic, and a few other things, but at least I can congratulate myself on the shopping bag and plastic water bottle front. So, I started making bags for friends and family and to sell. All my purses, totes and hand bags incorporate an exterior stuff pocket with a zipper for an included reusable shopping bag. If you'd like to check them out vist my web page or check out what I have for sale at Etsy.com
Amy's Quilts
Quilted Bags, Purses and Pocket Books
For Sale
Sold Pocket Books and Commisions
World Peace |
whole cloth painted by Ehjay |
Peace |
Tie dye piecing-originally intended for Butterfly effect. |
quilting detail |
Tie Dye side-space indpired free hand quilted |
Butterfly Effect. |
detail of ruffled border and chenille circle. |
Quilt for Miss Anna-with handprints from the class. Kalidescope center. Piped trim at binding. |
Hand print quilt, Made with Ty's Class |
Thank you and baby gift for Angela, for taking us to the Beach feild trip |
Lulu's Quilt Count On Me,2008 A collabrative quilt made for Luisa Dyan Cholas |
lable and button detail |
full view, cotton fabric, wool batting, silk quilting thread, plastic buttons |
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Indian Silk on Black, quilting detail |
Elizabeth and Aman's quilt, quilting detail |
Lucky quilt, third place in the Kona Coffee Quilt Contest November 2006 |
Josie's Quilt, hand painted- brush, tie die, and airbrushed--silk circles, sandwich assembled, joined circles and quilted. Lots of basting, would have looked better with a fabric with less bias strech. |
close up of reverse side of Josie's quilt |
Hawaiian Smile, hand painted cotton, trapunto, glass beads. Made it to second round of the $100,000 quilt contest, innovative mixed technique June 2007 |
Cathy's quilt, Hawaii. Fire and water freeform. |
Kayla's quilt. dragon fly reflection, and bubbles of large and small views. Circles machine appliqued, lace trim. |