Quilt Otaku

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." ...

I dug out my modern house blocks and started to think about putting another border on them. I was so in love with this project and the...

Does finishing an awesome project make you happy or sad? For me, it's both:  Yeah!  and Boo !!! at the same moment. I'm thrill...

I don't usually show the 'full final' photo of my modern quilts blocks on my blog, but this time I could not restrain myself...

Ok, so it isn't exactly an applique 'party', but I am teaching hand applique at A Verb for Keeping Warm on Sunday 7/22/12 a...

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

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

Yes, that was Roberta Horton in my last post, good eye smartie pants Kathie and Quilt Inspiration. I enjoyed the Voices in Cloth 20...

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...

Well, for those of you who guessed that I couldn't last that long doing a post every single day...you were right. I am WAY too busy ...

Another teaser photo of the latest taupe modern house block. Next class is the 26 th of June at Verb - join us if you can! I am thinking ...

I was looking through my stash of taupe fabrics in preparation for my next house quilt class later this month. There were so many beautiful...