Quilt Otaku

Am I the only one with Spring Fever? Ok so it doesn't snow here, but still.  We could use some warmth! I 'borrowed' these...

It's been a very 'Liberty of London' sewing day for me. I decided since I have recently discovered how much fun it is to wor...

Alana Dakos is a talented knitting designer that I have met at Stitches West a couple of times. This year I got her Little Oak pattern i...

Natalie Chanin runs an awesome clothing company Alabama Chanin . Her clothes and household goods include a lot of hand applique. I d...

Similar to the famous Harry Potter "Every Flavor Bean" where you're not sure if you will get honey or toe nail flavor , I am...

A little quilting humor here - introducing the "log cabin" PBJ ("peanut butter and jelly).  In truth, it's a Sunbutte...

For a while I was wondering if I would ever actually finish making this knit toy.   With a smile on my face, and a couple octaves of pia...

I finally finished the first of the Every Flavor Socks for my 4 yr old. When he tried it on he immediately said, "It ITCHES!"...

CreativeBug is an online class service where you can subscribe or pay by the class, but it is a pretty awesome way to learn in your PJ...

OK, just a quick post for you today. Can you guess what these awesome and beautiful tools are for?  It's a brain teaser after all, s...

They say that a certain road is paved with good intentions. When it comes to keeping my desk tidy, I am usually traveling along on that...

The 80's are back, right?   Do you see neon colors here and there around town?  Have you bumped into girls who might make Cyndi Laup...

When I was at the Verb booth at Stitches West, I picked up a pair of Wide Bow Scissors by British company, Merchant & Mills . You ...

When runny noses and sniffles roll around, we stock up our fruit bowl with our own favorite ammunition: tangerines! I don't have a t...

Relaxing a bit and thinking of setting up a simple knitting project for on the go, maybe some mitts. Also thinking of making a bold mov...

One of our favorite things to do on the weekends is to pull out all the wood blocks and build a small city. Most are from vintage playsk...

    Tonight I attended the opening of Stitches West in the San Jose Convention Center.  It is the biggest knitting event in the weste...

I decided to knit a toy. It's in the shape of a piano. For a person who is pretty good at quilting and still learning what to do w...

Not that we're competitive in our family or anything, but a good game of chess always gets the brain cells going. Academic chess tou...

There are several online learning / crafting sites out there. I decided to sign up for 3 months of access at Creativebug mostly becau...