mini quilts... in print!

Oh, glorious day! My quilties have been officially released in print. They're part of the collection in Pretty Little Mini Quilts. These minis represent the first incarnations of my long obsession with the kelpy shape. Here they are in their natural habitat (aka my home).

The two-panel set was the inspiration for my most recent office set (seen in the previous post). I love the set aspect, but I think it's kind of like knitters' second sock syndrome. Nevertheless, I'm sure I'll convince myself I need to make more.

These blue ovals (they kinda look like eggs, huh?) were a little mini series I experimented with for a while.

kelpies attack!

Hmmm.... know why I love crafty quilters so much? We all have a favorite color. Some people haven't had that since kindergarten, but we quilters always have a current fave (or 14). I'm having a brief love affair with teal at the moment, but what's more... these kelpy shapes and I are just about to celebrate our 1 1/2 year anniversary. It's been a lovely romance, bordering on obssession at times, but I'm still in the throws and loving it.

These kelpies are hanging in my office and they just make me happy. Do not adjust your screen: there are two of them, mirror images in fact. They're actually based on a design I created for Pretty Little Mini Quilts (a Lark Book due out any minute)... but more on that later. For now, just kelpy fever!

lamp revamp

So I'm switching offices at work which means I want all new decorations, all matching, all perfectly in tune and coordinated with my particular color palette - namely teal and green (hey, looky at my blog colors now that I think about it!). But instead of new, I tried for "revamped" with a little paper and stitching. It was fun! But now, of course, I'm pretty sure I need a new lamp fixture...

Interesting in trying your own lamp revamp? I'll gladly put together a tutorial.