Quilt Otaku

Looking back on 2008, I did have a humble list of 10 things I resolved to do during the year. If I only accomplished 60% of them, am I opera...

Santa was good to us all this year. Hope your holiday season is peaceful. My other holiday wish for you is that you sneak in some time to ...

Gifts are wrapped. Holiday meal was done a day early in order to catch friends going out of town, and was a huge hit. Handmade ornaments ar...

Yesterday I got a little knit cap in the mail from my quilting friend Diana, for our baby boy. It is the first ever cap that she has knitted...

What are you out there wearing for the holiday this year? Found a perfect little top that is oh so very cute to wear on New Year's Eve?...

For the 4 th year in a row, I am making my own Christmas ornaments. This year instead of making 5 of them, (kids next door, and my son) I...

Yes, the answer to my last post was "C" - blocks are antiques, and I used other repro's to put sashing on them. Working with...

You know I love quilt blocks as much as the next person, however, isn't it a lot nicer to have a quilt? I am on a rampage to 'bust...

Kathie of Inspired by Antique Quilts blog sent me a pre-cut out little quilt to be whipped together. I could not resist these little blocks...

Have you ever had such bad tummy troubles that you stayed in bed for the next 3 days and even 5 days afterwards still did not feel 100% lik...

In the U.S. today is Thanksgiving, which means lots of turkey and goodies to eat. My son woke me up this morning saying that his grandmother...

This afternoon I visited the Bowers Museum in Santa Ana, California. They have an awesome exhibit there right now called " American Qu...

It's rare that I would actually run (not walk) to a book store to get a copy of a book, but this is one of those times. Today I got my c...

Been busy in the evenings (after bed time) putting a few more house blocks together. Think I only have 3 more to stitch up at this point. S...

House quilts have a special place in my heart. I love the traditional red and white antique versions. The one I decided to make is a more ...

In an act of desperation, and by special request of my favorite 3 yr old, I made Hamburger Helper for dinner for the first time. Why do the...

After booking a bunch of doctor appointments for the new baby in 2009, and having some cool events to pencil in on the new year calendar, I ...

Posie Gets Cozy had this adorable and super short MeMe so I just have to chime in, I cannot resist. Feel free to play along if the spiri...

By special request of my friend Joachim, here's a picture of our tiny 3 yr old astronaut on Halloween. I made the pants and shirt, and ...

As Al Capone recommended...Vote Early, Vote Often. Personally, I did the former by sending my vote in through the mail ages ago. Looking f...