Quilt Otaku

Natalie Chanin's hand applique work often includes beads. I have tried using them here and there on small projects, but I have it in m...

I took this photo around this time of year back in 2010 when my dad was visiting us and we took a trip to the California Academy of Scienc...

I've been playing around with another little swatch of fabric using hand stitching and Alabama Chanin jersey fabric. Looks like they ...

Our older son had a soccer play off series this weekend and the little one was sporting a little congestion.  My solution to this was to p...

In case you are looking for something to do on Saturday, there is an incredible ceramics show and sale in Palo Alto, California.  Hosted...

You've seen this quilt before, but it was a layout photo with pieces put next to each other, not sewn together. The latest photo is ...

I ran into this old photo that my sister took two years ago of me knitting a sock while holding her darling baby.   Quite moments are g...

Weekends have been starting to get away from me a bit with both boys in a lot of soccer & tennis along with other fun things on our ...

In my last post about bookbinding , I did some calligraphy on the outside cover. I took another stab at it, pun intended, and sewed up ...

I have been getting fancy with addressing letters and put together a simple tutorial on how to make your calligraphy look like hand writte...

My order came in from Kiriki Press and instead of putting maps in the side pocket of my car door I now have an embroidery hoop floating a...

PIQF was a cool show this year and it's almost impossible to pick a favorite. That said...in case you didn't have time to get th...

PIQF (Pacific International Quilt Festival) 2013 has come and gone but not without the notice of myself and hundreds of other happy onlook...

Collections.  Collections of collections. I think most people probably have them.  People collect all manner of things from PEZ dispence...

Before we get into the sewing, let me remind you that PIQF , HUGE quilt show in San Jose California, is taking place starting on Thursday...

Am I interested in making more cotton jersey garments?  Yes. Do I plan to sew them in an elegant non-messy fashion?  Yes. Am I beneat...

Making beautiful lettering has been a passion of mine for a while. Writing on fabric, paper, wedding invitations (cannot find a photo of t...

I've never been one to delve into the rabbit hole of embroidery. When I saw the awesome creations of Kiriki Press there was no way ...

Here's a cheesecake shot of my plied yarn.  It turned out to be 250 yds, so I'll probably make some Easy Handspun Mitts out of th...

Just a quick post to wish you a happy Friday.   I finally finished spinning the singles from the naturally dyed indigo wool (Targhee bre...