Quilt Otaku

Looks like the waiting game continues here for me, and our little could-come-anytime-soon bundle of joy, with this being basically the -10 d...

Does 35 sound old to you? Well, it does a bit to me, but I suppose I've earned it. My family is gingerly helping me enter the 2nd half ...

I went a bit nuts in the magazine section last night at the book store. I basically bought whatever magazines that were calling out to me, i...

Visiting uncharted territory here, with embedded video. Did it work? For a self-admitted-techno-geek, I'm not sure why I'm scared ...

A friend from work gave me a Maryann's Peace tomato plant several months ago, and this is the first fruit to come off that plant. I cann...

Today is my dear Dad's birthday. This is an old picture of him with his beloved Jag. I think he had to marry my mother because it was...

Oh how I wish somebody would help me to exercise a bit of restraint these days. I'm a completely loose cannon. Instead of going to bed...

Last week was my final week of working before maternity leave, so it was a busy one. I have mixed emotions as working was helping me avoid a...

There are many brave souls out there reading the book called Last Minute Knitted Gifts and making the "more than 8 hour gift" cal...

Making progress on the baby boy quilt this weekend. Tonight I just got the borders attached, so time to soak off the paper backing next, an...

I seriously 'need' more fabric like a kick in the teeth, but I cannot help but wanting some of this amazing Japanese "Hawaiian...

What a wild and busy weekend. We visited Roaring Camp Railroad , in Felton, California, for the annual visit by Thomas the choo choo. He...

My book by Yoko Saito on taupe quilting and Sweden has finally arrived! I don't spend a lot of time taking photos of books, but this t...

When I lived in L.A. I love a quilt shop called Azabu -Ya . It was on Westwood Blvd. and very close to where I was living while I was wor...

I am not sure I like the ring that the number '3' has to it. Having a 1 year old or even a 2 year old boy really sounds like you s...

Alison Lee (totally rockin' podcaster, BTW) of the podcast called " Craftcast " has very recently posted an interview session...

Thanks for all the anti-night-time-monster ideas. We may be deploying some or all of your ideas depending on how things go over the next fe...

I finally got a few blocks together on the Japanese baby quilt - the boy version - in blue. I love how you not only see the solid stars, bu...

Today I got 2 things in the mail. First, the good news: The above package came from International Fabric Collection , and hooray (virtual ba...

Picking up my latest copy of Quilts Japan was a big highlight before the holiday weekend. This issue is very floral-themed although the tec...