Quilt Otaku

I had a little send off party of 1 over my lunch break today as I dropped my doll quilt swap gift in the mail. Should get there quickly vi...

Chuck Nohara is one of my FAVORITE (really, I mean it!) Japanese quilt pattern makers and fabric designers. This book on Japanese plush dol...

In the mail also arrived my order from Sizzix . I was so excited that I whipped out my wool felt, felt, and ultrasuede. I proceeded to pun...

Oh Maggi ....my doll quilt is so very sweet. Thank you so much for all your hard work, and effort that went into this amazing gift. I really...

Today I leave Austin Texas to return to my home in San Jose. It's been an awesome week (business wise) and I managed to get a tiny bit ...

I know I've said before that I'll never buy another piece of fabric, since I just don't have the space for it. However...I had ...

Being on business travel this week hasn't allowed for much time with my favorite little blog here, but I finally found a moment, so her...

Travel for work is cool because I get a ton done, and meeting new people is my favorite activity. But...being away from the baby and husband...

This picture is from my mom who recently visited Monica's in Palm Desert, California. Aparently, they have a cute little taupe collect...

Quilts Japan #115 came in and I hurried over to pick it up from the bookstore that I ordered it from. This issue has tons and tons of appl...

Ok, so this is really a Japanese quilting blog. Or rather a an American's view of how to get some cool Japanese goodies while living h...

Mother's day is around the corner. Have you picked up a gift yet for that special mom or grandmother? Maybe an alarm clock that runs ar...

I've never used Thangles before, so this is my first crack at it. They are sort of a paper piecing method of making 1/2 square triangl...

I mentioned before that I signed up for this doll quilt exchange . In so doing, I decided to really take a good look at the blog of the girl...

This is a cover shot from a Yoko Saito book (isbn 579-11080-3, in case you need your own copy) which has a lot of cool projects in it. Tho...

There's a shop in Daly City, called Daiso . They have all sorts of cool Japanese goodies, and I think it's worth checking out if yo...

Did you know that Brenda Papadakis has now produced companion fabrics to go w/ the Dear Jane/Dear Hannah books? Hm...pretty cool. Above is t...

Pinwheels just got in some new taupes - check it out! Last weekend I spend some time with my sister quilting, which was so much fun. We we...

Ok, so I'm really in love with small quilts, and another fellow blogger, Lisa , has decided to put together a doll quilt swap. I got the...

Today my husband handed me keys to our new car, my very own set. I feel so empowered now. Zoom zoom. The apple quilt arrived safe and sou...