Quilt Otaku

I spend the day in San Francisco, California recently and ran into an old school photo booth from 1947.  We were at this lab called Rayk...

Tiny pieces of fabric: got it. Teenie hexagon pieces of paper for the backing:  yup. A thirst for sewing extremely small whip sti...

Quilt Party is perhaps my favorite shopping stop of the trip.  This should not surprise you if you read my blog regularly, since I'm ...

If you are in Tokyo, and you love textiles or quilting, you probably already have Blue and White on your short list of places to visit.  ...

Ok, so it isn't exactly an applique 'party', but I am teaching hand applique at A Verb for Keeping Warm on Sunday 7/22/12 a...

Once a month, there is a flea market bazaar at the University of Kyoto, Chionji Temple. You can find information on it here and he...

Under the weather a small bit this week, fighting and winning finally.  Gathering energy now after lots of rest this weekend. Should ...

Misuyabari is the kind of tiny shop that you want to live in, if you're me.  It was a big highlight of my trip to Kyoto and I was t...

On my recent trip to Japan I visited Kyoto for the first time. I have always wanted to go there, and was not disappointed once I final...

I've been a bit of a jet setter lately, and I'll confess to have spent more time moving about the planet rather than hanging out ...

My mom created the cutest needle case on earth for me with this Japanese ladybug fabric. I think it turned out just perfect.  Had to ...

Modern Objects Block 2 is finally available! Partner blog Wee Wonderfuls has been kind enough to host this pattern.  Please head over ...

What could be better than applique on quilts you might ask? How about applique on clothing?  Well, at Verb , where I sometimes teach,...

My sister's friend had a new baby recently, and I made this little hat for her. I wonder if she will ever actually fit it on her ...

I mentioned that we did a little spinning on both a wheel and a drop spindle with some 3rd graders recently. The yarn they made was a...

S mall succulent plants really float my boat these days. I got this little baby at the garden shop of Filoli .  If you haven't visi...

When I was teaching quilting a couple of weekends ago at A Verb for Keeping Warm in Oakland, a couple of yarn balls found their way hom...

In case you are still wondering if I am going to finish hand quilting all the feathers on the baby quilt before my sister's 'baby...

Some time ago I subscribed to a BOM that Yoko Saito's shop was hosting in conjunction with NHK magazine .  Every month, I had the Ki...

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. ...