Quilt Otaku

By popular demand....I'm adding a few more of my fav in progress photos of the baby quilt.  Our little group of ladies had a huge blast ...

Oh how I have wanted to share some photos of the secret baby quilt project with you! This quilt was started by our small quilt group much ...

When I was flipping through the pages of Yoko Saito's Traditional Patchwork Lessons book, I ran into a super traditional flower basket...

Just a quick view of how I organized the taupe fabrics before making basket blocks out of them. From left to right: Lights Mediums D...

Before PIQF rolls around again this fall, I wanted to do something really inspired with the small pre-cut quilt fabric squares from the P...

When you put some borders around your quilt blocks, you usually think long and hard about what fabric to use, how thick to make them, and ...

I am still here stitching away by hand with my needle and thread , and my Japanese Taupe Fabrics...creating modern house quilt blocks....

Another treat I had while at the Voices in Cloth quilt show, was running into Debbie of Kasuri Dye Works .  She used to own a shop in Be...

When you enjoy hand applique, quality of the fabric itself becomes important.  The tricky areas, like points, curves, concave shapes...le...

This block above is the 8th block in the series of California Bay Area modern homes that I'm working on.   The house itself i...

Now there is an online test you can take to see if you are officially addicted to blogging or not. Not that I was wondering what the answer...

Here's a photo of the red fabric that my friend's mom gave to me. They are all so pretty. Perhaps I feel a valentine quilt coming...

The mysterious door below is from Purl Soho's shop in Orange County, Southern California. What a huge treat to visit there in person. T...

What cool comments on the last post, thanks everybody for your thoughts! I just got a package from a Japanese fabric seller listed on Etsy ....

My latest order from Super Buzzy just came in, and Oh So Cute! I really like these little prints. I know, they are sorta childish, but I ad...

PIQF (Pacific International Quilt Festival) is well under way here in beautiful San Jose. These are my two favorite quilts from the show. O...

I'm just counting the moments until my little sister arrives. She and her husband will visit us for the weekend. She made this block for...

If you have not had the chance to check out repro depot's Japanese imported fabrics, please do! Their animal fabrics are so cute it mig...

I cannot stop shopping at Purl . They have the cutest fabrics on earth. If you live in NYC or So Cal, you can visit them in person...oh to d...

PIQF requires a full shot as well as a detailed photo for the entry, so this is the detail on the airplane quilt. I quilted it (boldly!) in...