Quilt Otaku

If you were to stack up all the fabric you owned , would it be as tall as the kitchen table?  Would it reach the ceiling?  Would it re...

Often times when I am waiting to fall asleep my mind turns to thoughts of color combinations.  I suppose this may be a little strange, but...

This evening I spent a lovely time at the knitting event of the year -  Stitches West 2012  with my friend Sharon of Knits are for Kids ...

I'm sure I mentioned that we are over the moon with our new Viewmaster Camera.  My DH has tons more about our passion for it over on h...

Every time I start to lay the backing fabric for this quilt out onto the floor to measure it, a little boy either decides to run across...

Anybody who has seen the movie Amelie or even just had a neighbor who put out a lawn gnome for too long probably understands the urge to...

I'm sure you have heard about the Tokyo Dome quilt show before,  but in case you have not, I do love to see the quilts there. Now...

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...