GARTHIM?

I have a friend who LOVES the Dark Crystal.  Remember that movie?  Jim Henson, Brian Froud, fantasy, puppets... what wasn't there to love?  The Garthim, the bug like soldiers of the Skeksis, arrive in this scene at about 2:35...

Anyway this friend has a birthday and this is what I made for him!  As Aughra says.."Garthim?  Garthim???"   Fun!

Playing Catch-up #4

I don't know why I didn't post this lovely set of placemats I made for a friend who has just refinished his kitchen and dining room with lots of nice, new furniture and cabinets.  He's a tiki collector, so these tiki placemats with "pimento" accents are hopefully a nice addition to his dining room!

There's a reason I haven't posted my new Technique of the Week yet, so please bear with me, it will be up soon!

A quilt made earlier this year but never posted

I realized I had never posted this lil quilt, made for a guy that works for/with me in the comic book biz.  He was in a very serious car accident and sometimes when that happens, you feel like you have to put your sad/worried/upset energy into something productive.  Like the Katrina quilts, or the 9-11 tragedy quilts, people just sometimes have to express how they feel or want to do something to help.  
This lap quilt was quickly pieced over the holidays and then quilted in January for delivery when I went back to Baltimore in February.  I was snowed into my hotel for 3 of the office day of a week long visit, and on the last day of the trip got to hand it to him in person.  It was a good feeling to do something comforting for someone.  Luckily my guy is doing great!  
I sure hope he likes Spider-Man...  I never really asked, but since we work for the comic book world I thought it was appropriate.  I never got to take this quilt to guild to show them that I do work on quilts larger than 8 inches square!

Air Freshener Cozy Holiday Trees!

How cute is this? My Air Freshener Cozy (Renuzit brand) pattern done up for the Holidays! On the main page of my blog is the link to the tutorial on how to make these. I'm happy to email you the pattern, but can't link to it, because the bandwidth makes my website go all funky. Check out the tutorial, and just make them in green for the season! These are going to be gifts for my friends this year. Happy Holidays!

"New Work" pages updated on my website and some non quilt art

The new work pages of my website are updated with weekly and monthly quilts. What's nice is to be able to see the themed works grouped together.

I do occasionally do non quilty art, and here is one of those things I did. Kelli Perkins had a tutorial on altering silver spoons in a recent back issue of Cloth Paper Scissors. I traded these online with friends. I plan to alter a few more and attach them to a quilted background. It would make a nice Christmas kitchen gift.

How did I pass 150 posts and not celebrate?

Geez! I guess I will have to celebrate 200 instead. Shouldn't be too hard to get to, right? Rory's RIP post was actually 150.

Now, if you are my mother, please stop reading now, or at least, wait until after your birthday to read this.

Are you peeking? That's not fair! But if you want to ruin your suprise, then it's fine by me...

This is Mom's birthday present. I'm mailing tomorrow. Hope it gets there on time. The frame is not this wonky, it's just the angle I took the photo at.

Baby Sock Flower Bouquet

I made this bouquet of "flowers" out of a pack of baby socks I got from Target. My cousin had a party for her daughter's Christening and I thought this would make a cute gift in place of a quilt I am still working towards.