Quilt Otaku

Suzuko Koseki publishes quilting books in Japanese, and also designs fabric . She has a background in fashion, and was a student of my fav...

The only other time I have felt this sad was when my maternity leave ended with our first son. Next week is my last week off with our new ba...

Each year in January I hope and pray that I can go to the Tokyo International Great Quilt Festival. I have yet to actually make it there;...

After several days of rest in Yosemite, I have discovered that it is indeed possible to enjoy some winter fun, even with kids along for the...

I cannot believe it's already half way through January, and I still have not posted my resolutions for 2009! Here goes: 1. Find my desk...

As a make some progress on the hand quilting party of the Japanese Baby Quilt for my little darling niece (feverishly trying to finish it be...

I'm having fun quilting my dear sweet niece's baby quilt these days. I will admit it isn't the most speedy process, but it is so...

Traveling by car from the bay area to Orange County in Southern California is certainly an interesting undertaking with two kids. They wer...

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...