Quilt Otaku

I've been doing a fair bit of hand quilting lately. Seeing the three layers of the quilt come together and the texture of the stitch...

I have a subscription to both of the popular Japanese quilting magazines (Quilts Japan and Patchwork Quilt Tsushin). Some issues inspir...

If you have read my blog for a while like a lot of you have, you probably well know that I'm a serious California girl.  I love living...

The conventional answer to that one is The Newspaper, but I'm not sure anybody really reads that anymore these days.  A bit of a shame...

Towards the end of the school year our local public elementary school hosts an amazing art show. It is combined with an open house event...

I have been working on a mini-table runner using reverse applique and methods invented by Natalie Chanin . The project itself has been a...

I'm probably not the only person on planet Earth that loves Baseball season. In past years I have cheered for my old home town team ...

The brain teaser post was so long ago that I'm sure you all know you got the right answer.  It was of course the ark from the Raide...

Just a quick brain teaser for you to wrap up your weekend.  Excuse the fact that it isn't exactly related to quilting. Anybody out t...

When I originally broke out the airbrush and painted some fabric for an Alabama Chanin style test project, I also created a darker color p...

At Stitches West this year I took a class on Twined Knitting from author Laura Farson. It was very different than the usual knitting me...

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...