Quilt Otaku

Well, ok.  This post isn't really a deviation from my usual G-rated content, nor will I cover actual topics similar to those discussed...

Summer camp continues around here and the kids have been enjoying some relaxation. Our 7 yr old has taken up making friendship bracelets...

When you put some borders around your quilt blocks, you usually think long and hard about what fabric to use, how thick to make them, and ...

The knit turtle was feeling lonely. I created him a best friend to hang out with. They have already started causing trouble together. ...

When I was listening to a recent podcast by The Spin Doctor (a very good podcast about spinning yarn) Jillian was saying that she would ...

Eating cute little turtles is hardly something I intend to start doing.  In fact I was shocked that there are lots of recipes out there fo...

Putting the binding on a quilt is like putting the icing on a cake. Every binding chef probably has their own secret recipe for the perfec...

The 4th of July is one of my all time favorite holidays. Some extra time with the family while school's out is an awesome treat. This ...

I am hand quilting away like a mad person, but top secret project so no news of it here. These little crazy colored socks did get finished...

I wish I could drop this photo in the postal mail to all of you since our summer has been going so swimmingly (pun intended). I'm here...

Anzula is a yarn company that makes perhaps THE softest sock yarn I have ever felt.  The base is called Anzula Squishy and the colorway I...

Purl Soho , the beautiful store, is a treat that only those on the island of Manhattan are privileged enough to enjoy. Clever Californians...

Putting ink on fabric is something that I have a little hankering for at times.  After my made my Alabama Chanin t-shirt corset, I coul...

I am admittedly a person who really likes to use hand sewing techniques to make quilts. By veering of that path into making a garment I ...

The last time I knit a pair of socks by Cookie A it was her most famous pattern called Monkey .  Almost 17,000 pairs of them have been l...

Even my pin cushion has taken to a lighter theme for the summer. I wonder if the Lex Luthor minifig  is uncomfortable with the orientati...

This image from my window seat recently got me to thinking how beautiful the view is up above the clouds. I took a small knitting...

Making your own yarn is an endeavor not to be taken lightly. It allows a knitter to get to know a lot more about the fiber and where it ...

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...