I got this email from Peta.


We need your help with a crafty new project! Do you (or a friend or family
member) like to make quilts, sew, or paint? We’re creating a quilt in honor of the billions of sea animals who are violently killed for their flesh and the millions more who are killed and injured by recreational anglers. By creating a patch for the “Fish Quilt,” you can let people know that fish are intelligent individuals who suffer and feel pain, just like cats and dogs do—fish don’t deserve to be hooked or eaten! (Learn more about sea animals at FishingHurts.com.)

You don’t have to be a sewing expert to participate! We just need you to use your individual creativity to convey a message of compassion. Your square should represent why you care about fish or other sea animals. It could have an image of fish, a message like “Fish Are Friends, Not Food,” the story of why you stopped fishing or eating fish, or a tribute to a companion fish. The possibilities are endless!

Fish Quilt Instructions

You can use paints, dyes, permanent markers, stencils, or iron-on transfers of photographs as well as beads, sequins, or any other small object that would fit. It would be great if you incorporated old fishing hooks and gear to make a statement against fishing! Please choose durable fabric (no paper) and materials. We can’t accept any patch that uses materials from animals (such as leather, wool, silk, or fur). All patches that follow the guidelines will be accepted regardless of artistic ability!
Each square must be constructed on a fabric backing and must be 18" x 18", or in multiples of 18" (so if you’re really ambitious, you could make a patch that’s 18" x 36" or 36" x 36"). You can also submit multiple quilt pieces. Please leave a half-inch seam allowance on all edges for us to use when assembling the final quilt.
Please send us your finished patches by July 15, 2006. Everyone who makes a useable patch will be thanked on FishingHurts.com. (Of course, if you’d prefer that we not put your name on the Web site, please just let us know.) If possible, please take a nice photograph of you holding your quilt square and either include it in the package or e-mail it to us at FishQuilt@peta.org.

Please send your finished patch(es)—along with your name, address, phone number, e-mail address, and the background story about your patch—to:

Fish Quilt Project
501 Front St.
Norfolk VA 23510


I think it's a cute idea, I might make one.
Just thought I'd share and maybe others here will make one too.

I got that email too. I'm definately participating in it. It sounds fun :)

I might try it, though i just started sewing and I'm not very good.

I might try it, though i just started sewing and I'm not very good.
You don't have to sew. They accept painting or dying your patch, as well as other methods. It doesn't have to be sewing.

dont you have to make a patch in the first place though? haha. would that involve sewing a square?

i was thinking about painting it actually, im a lot better at painting then i am sewing, thats for sure.

I thought it said to just cut a square of material? cant you buy material at craft stores?

Well if you do need to sew, they should have reworded it.
Saying you don't need to be a sewing expert, you can use paints or dyes, is misleading.

i have lots of fabric here already.

i was just under the impression that it had to be kind of quilt-y. i'd be afraid of fraying ends or something if i had just a square of the fabric

I have an idea of my design.

I'm going to paint a dolphin on the square, with a red background symbolising blood. Then I'm going to cover the entire square with a net, like the nets the fisherman use.

Is that an ok idea?
I hope I can do it. I am very artistically challenged.

I saw that on the website, too, and have been trying to think of ideas all day..


That sounds really good, snownose!

I saw that on the website, too, and have been trying to think of ideas all day..


That sounds really good, snownose!

Thanks. I'll post pics when I'm done. I think I'm going to go to the craft shop this weekend.

Thanks for sharing. I am not sure if I have gotten the e-mail about it, but it's a great idea.