Quilt Otaku

Quilting, Sewing, Knitting, and Spinning

Thursday, May 31, 2007

Twins

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This is the wild twin block to the taupe block I posted yesterday. Another product of a long weekend, and a chance to get a thing or two q...
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Tuesday, May 29, 2007

Long weekend accomplishment

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As I mentioned before, I'm in process of making a wedding quilt for my sister with the help of my mom. I'm making mostly Dear Jane ...
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Sunday, May 27, 2007

Memorial Day

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Happy memorial day to you all, and here's hopes for a relaxing long weekend to you. Here's a shot of the backs of the sashets that t...
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Saturday, May 26, 2007

And the lost shall be found

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Nancy, who I met in Japan, and who was so gracious in showing me all the in's and out's of shopping for quilt supplies there, email...
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Friday, May 25, 2007

Quilting Stash Podcast #87

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Annie Smith (everybody's favorite podcaster - duh!) has just posed her podcast #87 . In it she talks about her adventures in Houston at...
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Thursday, May 24, 2007

Mr McBaby's Garden

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Quilt wise, I'm working on some more sashet packs for the baby's teachers, as it's teacher appreciation week at school. More p...
Tuesday, May 22, 2007

Patchwork Quilt Tsushin #79

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Log cabins never really appealed to me when I first started to quilt. I had to warm up to them over time and eventually ended up getting a ...
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Monday, May 21, 2007

Birthday gift

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We visited one of my oldest friends over the weekend, and I made these as a birthday gift for her. They are very tiny little blocks filled ...
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Saturday, May 19, 2007

Small quilt group

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Last night I stayed out almost until midnight with my small quilt group. We had such a huge blast getting caught up, it was really nice to ...
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Thursday, May 17, 2007

More more taupes

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This is one of the fabric drawers that I have full of taupe fabrics. Yes, I have more than one. Yes, I like my taupe fabrics...Ok, maybe I...
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Tuesday, May 15, 2007

Black Cherry

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This is the cover of one of the Japanese quilt books I got used at Book Off. My only regret with visiting the Costa Mesa, California store, ...
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Sunday, May 13, 2007

Happy Mother's Day

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For the most part, I like to keep the people pictures and family photos for myself, and post up some quilty -crafty photos for you to enjoy...
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Saturday, May 12, 2007

Baby quilt?

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Need to come up with a new baby quilt for a little boy who will arrive to a wildly loving family this summer. Not sure this is the pattern...
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Thursday, May 10, 2007

All dressed up

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Today Wee Wonderfuls blog has a post about the quilt that I made for Hillary's coming-soon baby girl. It's a little quilt with appl...
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Wednesday, May 9, 2007

Quilts Japan #116

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I just picked up my issue of Quilts Japan #116. I haven't tried this service, but interesting that you can have a subscription with th...
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Monday, May 7, 2007

Hugs and Kisses

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This is a more detailed shot of the quilt that I'm using for the banner. It is a baby quilt, and is called "Hugs and Kisses"...
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Sunday, May 6, 2007

Quilt labels

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I love copperplate calligraphy, and try to use it in my quilts either on the front or at the very least for that label. I use pigma ink pens...
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Friday, May 4, 2007

Wallpaper

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Another shot from my doll quilt before I mailed it off. Sarah says "Its so cool! I really appreciate it!" - she's a real dol...
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Thursday, May 3, 2007

Doll quilt - signed, sealed, delivered!

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Now that my doll quilt partner has the doll quilt, and it's not a surprise anymore, I can post a picture for you to check out. Sarah re...
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Wednesday, May 2, 2007

Gifts from Japan

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This small taupe bag is what I've been taking around with me lately to keep pins, needles, thread while I'm on the road. It was mad...
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Otaku (おたく) means "nerd", so I'm a wanna be Japanese-quilting nerd. I'm not Japanese though, just an American looking for tidbits of Japanese quilting while living here in San Jose, California - USA. I also knit and spin - find me on Ravelry and Instagram as quiltotaku
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