Quilt Otaku

I finally made a pair of socks for myself.   I have made several pairs already for my family, but this is the first pair for me.  Funny...

By this time in January, the Tokyo Dome quilt show is in full swing and plenty of bloggers have been there and shared their photos. T...

Last weekend I taught our applique class at Verb (now carrying Liberty fabric - w00t !).  The block is our 9th block in a series ...

At the dinner table the other night our 6 yr old boy said, "Mommy, I heard at school today that if you show somebody your middle f...

We've been keeping busy lately as usual. I am still hand piecing small triangles to make more patchwork balls.  So relaxing and r...

While I was on vacation over the holiday I visited the Purl Soho warehouse in Tustin, California. It is a great place to hang out and g...

Did you have a Viewmaster when you were a kid? I did.  I remember loving it.  I sort of don't remember what themes the photos ...

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...