Quilt Otaku

2011 was a good year and in many ways I'll be missing it. For the holiday we did a little travel to see family which was really f...

Are you still trying to finish up those Christmas gifts you decided it was a good idea to make?  I'm sure you are smarter than ...

I took a few photos of my little one playing with the Thomas train under our tree.  He loves to operate it even though sometimes it comes...

We just had our end of the year party for my knitting/quilting group. It was a blast.  There is always an exciting white elephant exc...

Our household spent the greater part of the weekend decorating for Christmas. - Lights on outside of house: Check! - Christmas ...

It isn't always easy to get the quilter who has everything a perfect holiday gift. I've found that a new calendar is a...

This Thanksgiving was like a lot of others that we've had:  lots of food, lots of family...which adds up to a lot of love and relaxati...

My son says, "Mommy, what's your name?" I say:  "Mommy" He asks, "What's this body part?" (...

My friend Marianne made a couple of mochi mochi knit toys for my boys and they have become really attached to them. They begged me ...

This block above is the 8th block in the series of California Bay Area modern homes that I'm working on.   The house itself i...

Lately I've been thinking a lot about the modern house hand applique blocks I've been making this year. Even though the h...

I end up with small amounts of yarn after I finish up a project.   My friend Susan got me hooked on making little yarn balls with...

It's a bit crazy that I have had 600 blog posts. I should figure out some big post party or a giveaway or something.  I think I sai...

The nice folks over at One World Fabrics sent me a little gift of fabric recently and I wanted to share a quick photo with you. Their ...

At PIQF this year I did not manage to visit all the shopping booths, but of course I had fun anyhow. I never skip the Pinwheels booth. ...

If you wish you could attend PIQF 2011 in person you have two options: a)  Take a red eye to San Jose, California, as there is still t...

I did a search recently for Japanese Crafting blogs and it is a shame that there are not more of them out there since Japanese Cr...

I finished knitting a size 2 sweater for my sister's older girl recently. The pattern is called "Langston" by Teresa Cole....

Just a quick post to mention that I decided to teach a paper piecing class up in Oakland at A Verb for Keeping Warm . Paper piecing is ...

I have spent what feels like a lifetime collecting Japanese Indigo fabrics.   There was a quilt shop a long time ago when I lived...