Quilt Otaku

Ok , so seriously - I almost fell over when my doll quilt arrived today. It's from LuLu of Lu Lu Lolly Legs . She's about half way...

My doll quilt partner got the doll quilt, and she likes it! Cool! I'm thrilled!

Not sure if you had the chance to listen to Quilting Stash podcast #92 yet, but Annie gave me another mention, with a link to my blog... Th...

Who knew my tiny little blog would grow to 150 posts long. Wow, I'm so amazed. This "Quilter" sign was a mother's day gift...

The Dear Hannah quilt is very near and dear to my heart. If you're a quilter, you probably know all about the Dear Jane quilt and probab...

So I went through all my Dear Jane blocks and photographed them directly with no fancy lighting. The Dear Jane flickr group only allows 3 ...

Now that my doll quilt is off to it's new home, (hope the owner likes it - haven't heard back yet!) this special little thank you gi...

Yesterday, I drove 1 hr each direction to visit Thimble Creek quilt shop. It was awesome in that I found some fabric by Japanese designers ...

Hexagons seem to be in the air these days. Be they quilted, or crocheted (like those from Moonstitches , one of my fav blogs!) it seems li...

You know I cannot resist one final parting shot of the doll quilt. I sent it off priority mail this morning, so it's well on it's wa...

Not sure if there's anything better than picking your own sun-warmed strawberries. Eat as you work, and hunt for the ripe ones! We pic...

OK, this doll quilt is ready to roll out the door. This weekend I finished the label, and attached it (by hand, of course) to the back of th...

Ever since we bought our house some years ago, my husband has lovingly and caringly mowed our lawn just about every weekend. With the recen...

Ok, ok, so I still need to make a label for this doll quilt swap quilt, but here it is in it's more or less final form. I put a binding ...

One of my favorite TV shows is called Good Eats . This pepper plant definitely falls into a category of it's own - Odd Eats! My gardner...

My order arrived from Clover ! In it includes yo-yo makers in circle, heart, and flower shapes. This one is the smallest circle they offer, ...

This afternoon we're probably heading out to Happy Hollow to feed the goats, and visit the monkeys...the baby is a little scared of the...

I wanted to do a special post for all you doll quilt swappers out there. Truthfully, it applies to all quilters, or all those who work with ...

Hope that your mid-week holiday is an awesome one. Nothing as nice as a paid day off. My fireworks this year came in the form of a quilted f...

For our little internet Doll Quilt swap ...I decided to do more or less everything for the project by hand. Hand applique, hand quilting...h...