Quilt Otaku

Our Halloween was really fun. Kids enjoyed it even though I was too busy putting finishing touches on a baby quilt to even think about maki...

So much to catch up on! When I was in Orange County several weeks ago, I stopped in at the Purl Soho warehouse since I was lucky enough to ...

Yesterday I did a fly-by of the amazing quilt show that happens every year, very close to where I live. I am so lucky to not have to travel...

Our school district was out of school this week, so we took a road trip down to Southern California. It was awesome. We visited Legoland (w...

They say that after 7 years in a relationship, you start to get that '7 year itch' to do something else, see a new person, or even...

We still have hot weather here, so strawberry picking is a worthwhile activity. We plucked a couple buckets of them after the apple picking...

Last weekend was packed with multiple day trips all in only 2 days. We visited Berkeley to pick up my new matchless spinning wheel at A Ver...

Just a quick post tonight, it's already getting late. I finally went to Yarn Dogs yarn/fiber shop in Los Gatos, California last weekend...

I started reading Pride and Prejudice since I love Jane Austen and wanted something to relax a bit. We aren't traveling much lately bec...

Here is the '2' birthday block. I'm using Daiwabo yarn woven fabrics for these blocks. Check out the 1 yr old version here. Th...

This weekend my sons had their 1 day apart birthdays and it was a lot of fun. The little one turned 2 and the older one turned 5. Grandpare...

I've been riding herd on the upcoming birthday planning. Our son's 1-day-apart birthdays are almost in hand, so preparations are we...

The last week has been just crazy for us. We had our house fumigated so we ended up moving out for a while and taking a fair amount of our b...

When you love to quilt, or knit, or spin, or bake...or whatever it is you do, there is always a way to find the time to do it. Lately, I...

There are days in your life that certainly qualify as major milestones. Your wedding day, when you first get your drivers license, the day y...

Busy week for us, but the highlight so far was having my knitting group over to catch up and visit. Some people look forward to their weeken...

Just a quick post since it's late. I wanted you to know that with a lot of good ideas from my mom and sister, and some help from my hus...

Here's a quick photo for you of the pincushion I made from Rashida's book I Heart Patchwork . A really cute little book. Her versio...

I finally made something from the I Heart Patchwork book, but I need to photograph it in good light for you. It's the little flower pi...

It turns out that if you are an almost 5 yr old boy, and take your mommy's favorite tanktop, and slip your arms through the arm holes s...