Happy Lunch Sack

I was feeling guilty about using paper sacks for my daily lunch,.  So I made a tree-free lunch sack with some mojo of its own.  I started with a plain muslin duck cloth commercial lunch bag, then made it "Fluffy-ized" with tiedye colors of fuschia and turquoise, chartreuse and cherry and lemon.  Then I added a batik soy resist hemp peace sign, also hand-dyed.  I beaded the seams with commercial bead fringe and a few scraps, then embrioidered a ribbing along both edges, adding ribbons to make it funky... and beads across the top.  Ooh-la-la.  It makes any food wonderful.  And yes, I do toss it into warm water and hand-wash it, but don't run it thru a rigorous machine cycle.

For many art things that I make, I don't even try to sell.  That is because the hours involved would make the cost so high that no one could afford them.  So I just make and keep some pretty things for myself and to enhance our home.  Or it gift it to family members.

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Friedrick and I are going to see Eric Clapton in concert on Tuesday March 12th, so stand by for a real-time review on Wednesday.

Labyrinth Quilt Top

 

Puzzle Garden or Labyrinth Quilt

Here's a cheery quilt top, recently finished.  Some tops, I just put back into the closet to save until someone chooses it, so I can have it finished to suit the new owner.  This one is made of commercial fabrics with black and white accents.  It is called Puzzle Garden or Labyrinth because it reminded me of those cool formal gardens in England where one could take various twists and turns to arrive at the middle.  It is available for sale, if anyone is interested.  $100 top only, or $450 fully completed with your design decisions in any bed size, and that includes shipping or delivery. 

Quilt Top For Sale

Before it is even listed on Etsy, here's a great new quilt top for sale.  For $450, you can select a border color (Black?  White?  Stripes?  Cherry?) and choose the solid color you'd like for the back (Cherry?  Black?).  You can pick between batting of  natural cotton, loftier 80/20, or several fluffy lofty thicknesses.  And you can choose a contrasting dramatic thread color, a variegated, or a blending monochrome white or black thread color.  You can pick freestyle quilting or a more orderly pantogram design.  And your order will be shipped in time for Valentine's Day.

Just contact me by calling 918 787 5016.