Quilt Otaku

You know I'm not one to resist the latest book by Yoko Saito. This one is called Floral Bouquet Quilt - ISBN978-4-14-031183-7. ...

If you loved the first Modern Object block.... the next one isn't far off. Again, a partner blog will be hosting the link to the ...

The latest issue of Patchwork Quilt Tsushin came in this week at Kinokuniya in San Jose so I rushed over and picked it up. It has a ...

Above is a photo of the hand spun yarn that I navajo plied from the school kids that I mentioned in my last post.   The fiber is fr...

This week I visited a local third grade classroom to demo how wool becomes yarn.  My quilting girlfriend teaches at the school, so it w...

On Mother's Day I was spoiled in many different ways. A picnic in Golden Gate Park is always my answer to the question, "W...

You know I'm bad at keeping secrets so thankfully that part is over.  I have been cooking up a little series of free applique block...

I mentioned before that I have modern design on the brain. After designing all the modern house blocks, I felt there should be some...

When I was in Monterey, I picked up this fiber at Monarch Knitting from Sheep Shop Yarn. The colorway is called Sprite.  It certainly ha...

This weekend our family friends took us for a vacation in the Monterey, California area. We had a lot of fun and spend some quality t...

Have you tried eating Sushi made out of laser cut seaweed (nori)? The shapes the cut it in look exactly like Sashiko . I have t...

I have a subscription to both Quilts Japan and Patchwork Quilt Tsushin.  Both of these are the two most popular quilting magazines in Japa...

I mentioned that for this 2nd round of "Roll in a Day" - a photography project where you shoot an entire roll of film in one da...

  I call these socks my socks of evil deeds. Always the villain uses purple and acid green in their costume in order to try to gain th...

Lately, I have had modern design on the brain.  Specifically, modern household items. I'm in love with the designs of Heini Riitahuht...

I am still making small chipboard notebooks that hold scraps of fabric and notes about projects. I'm a sucker for these little...

Today was "Roll in a Day / Day in a Roll" day. A bunch of photographers run all over the globe with their film cameras (rea...

I am still here stitching away by hand with my needle and thread , and my Japanese Taupe Fabrics...creating modern house quilt blocks....

I took a few photos of my Oakshott fabrics before I washed them.  What a neat and tidy little stack.  Ahhhh...organization.  So comforti...

This weekend my quilting/knitting group and family enjoyed a sheep shearing event at Hidden Villa in Los Altos, California. The ev...