Quilt Otaku

I hand spun some naturally dyed fiber that I got at Verb (is there another place to get fiber? I think not!) and knit up a super super tiny...

Those of you who guessed I was in the mid-west when I took the photo for my last post - well, you were right! I was outside of Chicago, IL...

Ok fancy pants...think you know your quilt destinations? Well, leave a comment if you can guess where I was when I took the above photo. Mo...

Our visit to gramma's 90 th birthday is over and fun was had by most. The party itself was awesome, and it was great to see her. She ...

Our gramma is turning 90 next week, and for some time now I have been thinking, "Gee, what can I get her?" Well, she used to kni...

Another teaser photo of the latest taupe modern house block. Next class is the 26 th of June at Verb - join us if you can! I am thinking ...

I was looking through my stash of taupe fabrics in preparation for my next house quilt class later this month. There were so many beautiful...

When I was thumbing through my latest copy of Quilts Japan May 2011 Issue #140, I was reminded of how pretty folded flowers can be. On page...

Last weekend my 5 yr old son went to the birthday party of his twin girl schoolmates. I heard that their favorite things included art suppli...

Finding the perfect thimble cage is not easy, as it turns out. Thimble cages are used to hold your thimble in a beautiful cage, as a necklac...

I cannot even remember how long ago it was when my mom showed me her beautiful antique quilt top, and I said, "Oh, just give it to me s...

I'm getting all excited that our next Block Of the Month is coming up at Verb in a couple of weeks. The house we are doing this time is...

Yesterday my family took very good care of me for Mother's Day. My husband really spoiled me by making the boys write out personalized ...

The April 2011 issue of Patchwork Quilt Tsushin is packed with goodies. On the cover, they feature a redwork alphabet block, which is cov...

Our Easter was so much fun. My boys found many candy filled eggs left by the Easter Bunny. Since then, I have been under the weather though...

If you are celebrating Easter this weekend, I wish you the happiest Easter ever. For this holiday, we decided the dessert featured will be a...

Looks like not enough folks to hold applique class this month at "Verb", but looking forward to resuming in May. When we were at a...

Tomorrow is our April class where we applique modern house blocks over at A Verb for Keeping Warm in Oakland. This house is a beautiful o...

It was so strange to experience a brief hail storm today. I love it when the weather surprises me. Especially when I have an umbrella in my...

My son came home from school and was amazed that I knew the 2 nd half of the phrase describing how March weather comes "In like a lio...