Quilt Otaku

Hand quilting is an art form that dates back many years if not many hundreds of years.  The act of hand quilting is portable, relaxing ...

When we had our first baby, it seemed like a long term quilt project was in order. Finding the perfect pattern took some time, but I ev...

Our Christmas came in like a lamb and went out like a Lion this year with not a lot of rest leading up to the end of the break. It's...

If you like to sew and you are in the general (pun intended) neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, please consider a stop in at The ...

Pacific International Quilt Festival is a quilt show that I like to attend every year. It's a short drive from where I live, so drop...

It still feels like summer here in Northern California. We still need sunblock on the kids if we go out for a while during the day. ...

These days I spend more time running around with the family and less time quilting so it's kinda big news when I finish a quilt top. I...

They say that it's finally autumn.  I'm working on getting ready.  Some time back my family got me a sweaters worth of purple ya...

Inkodye is a product that uses light sensitive ink to make an image on fabric. I've seen some cool and creative uses of it lately a...

If I see quilting cotton or cotton jersey that is organic, I like to use it.  It makes me feel like having it next to my skin will be a s...

I'm making a couple more signature blocks for some 6 year olds and a 9 year old who will celebrate their birthdays in September. By ...

I realized how behind I am on mounting recent viewmaster film we have shot into paper mounts for the kids to use in their viewmasters .  ...

I ran into this photo I took back in 2012. It made me smile and I thought that it might do the same for you. Apparently it seemed like ...

It's been forever since I have had the itch to write a blog post.  This blog has for many years been my baby and my happy place.   ...

We just got back from a week of running around London with the family. Did we go there only to visit Liberty of London ?  Of course not...

A dear friend of the family just returned from Nagano Japan and brought these silk fabrics home for me.  They are 14" wide and were...

I would say I'm over the moon with these socks but it's more like over the rainbow.  It has not been super warm yet for me so ...

Many mornings I ask the boys if today is crazy hair day.  That is because they don't like to brush their hair or maybe because they ...

Around a hundred years ago Henry Ford said you could have one of his Model T cars in "Any color so long as it's black." ...

Creative work for me has its own ebb and flow. There is always something going on, but things move between one focused project and sever...