In honor of my Dada (grandfather) who died of senile dementia in 2002, I’m working on miniature quilts for the Alzheimer’s Art Quilt Initiative project called Priority: Alzheimers.

They take quilts that are 9″ x 12″ or smaller and auction them off online to raise money for Alzheimer’s research.

My goal: To make one miniature quilt for every member of that side of family in 2002 (including Dada). That means 12 quilts. (I’m not counting one cousin by marriage.)

So far, I have 9–plus one I made in honor of a little girl, using the fabric from her Halloween costume. I’ll put that at the bottom–it’s the turkey!

I’ll be presenting these quilts to my Dada’s side of the family after Christmas and then mailing them in to be auctioned off. I’ll post here when that happens!

Listed Here on Etsy for $15 plus $1.50 S&H.

I really like this case pattern, though I’m happier with the yellow butterfly than the orange one. The definition of the orange one’s wings doesn’t show up as well in the picture as I’d like. But if you buy the case, you can always stick with your favorite side

 My favorite side:

My less-favorite side (but still kinda pretty):

And this shows you how the case looks when you flip it open:

The case fits an original iPod, or the iPod touch and iPhone. Or anything else that’s roughly its size.

I love butterflies–how they symbolically represent new life, how they’re such beautiful colors. Even their fragility is beautiful. I hope to do more such cases.

While my main blogging is done at MrsMicah.com (Mrs. Micah: Finance and Life), I think that my crafting doesn’t quite fit in there. That is, I hope I’ll be producing a lot of crafts and while I might periodically mention them, I was looking for a more appropriate place to discuss items, commissions, and post lots of pics (when possible).

So here it is: Madeby.MrsMicah.com!

The sidebar already has a link to my Etsy site. I’m planning to configure a contact box for those who’d like to commission pieces. Let me know what you want, I’m open! I primarily accept PayPal, but may be willing to use other methods, just ask.

Here’s to crafting and blogging!