Quilt Otaku

I hope that your weekend was as nice as mine. My sis and her husband visited . We relaxed and did a little shopping for fabric. At Prairie Q...

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...

When I get a new Japanese quilt magazine, I get very excited. Chuck Nohara even contributed this time. I got the email from Kinokuniya book ...

..is better than in the bush? Not sure how that old saying goes... Anyhow, I got this adorable Japanese craft book, and it had a very cool ...

Well, thanks for all the creative guesses. This item neither peels apples, nor shaves ice. It was built in 1910 and is an antique children...

A quick brain teaser for you. What is this? Any ideas? Answer coming in next post.... And while you're at it, what are you planning on ...

This is a picture of the bunny I made back around Easter time. The pattern is of course from Wee Wonderfuls . Yesterday I got a shipment f...

Today is the 33rd birthday of my darling husband. My hope is that he has a wonderful day, and that this coming year is even more awesome th...

On Saturday, I visited the quarterly meeting of the Applique Goddesses of Silicon Valley . One of my amazing applique girlfriends took me w...

Last night I came home to 2 letters from PIQF . Looks like they accepted BOTH of my quilt submittals for their show in October. Wow, that...

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...

Tonight, we had our first ever swim lesson . It reminded me of my childhood friend's pool. She had a sign that said "Welcome to our...

I heard from the jury team at PIQF today. It seems that I erroneously and accidentally sent my application to them via "media mail...

I hand carried so much fabric home from my trip to Japan last winter that I'm still finding new and unexpected uses for it. This adora...

Wow, what a cool party. 2 yr olds, water-lovin kids, grandmothers, single folks, married lovebirds, and enamored newly-weds all attended and...

This morning there are some very strange clouds in the air because we had some huge fires in the hills above San Jose, CA last weekend. Thi...

This is the block that I did last year for our son's birthday. Picture of this year's blank block coming soon! I just used Word on ...

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...

This is a picture from those awesome seam rippers that I mentioned. They are SO pretty, I cannot stop looking at them. It almost makes me...