Quilt Otaku

We just got back from a week of running around London with the family. Did we go there only to visit Liberty of London ?  Of course not...

A dear friend of the family just returned from Nagano Japan and brought these silk fabrics home for me.  They are 14" wide and were...

I would say I'm over the moon with these socks but it's more like over the rainbow.  It has not been super warm yet for me so ...

Many mornings I ask the boys if today is crazy hair day.  That is because they don't like to brush their hair or maybe because they ...

Around a hundred years ago Henry Ford said you could have one of his Model T cars in "Any color so long as it's black." ...

Creative work for me has its own ebb and flow. There is always something going on, but things move between one focused project and sever...

It isn't often you see beautiful beach photos in black and white.  The resorts want to show you all the glorious colors of the sky and...

All the hipster mod quilt makers seem to have their own twist on a plus themed quilt these days.   It isn't hard to find images of ...

With warmer weather finally here and some end of the year school activities on the horizon, it seems that summer is either here or almost ...

Name:  First Argyle Sock for my darling 8 yr old Born: April 5th, 2014 Date Missing:  April 25th, 2014 Missing From: my messy office, b...

It's not easy to wear a macaroni necklace out in public, but I have been known to do so if a particularly good one comes home from s...

For some reason our TV brings up a screen saver tied to my flickr stream.   My DH probably thought I would like it and my guess is he se...

It's been busy for me lately for many reasons, some good and some less than fun. My blog is of course my happy place so I'm taki...

 I set out to knit a pair of argyle socks for my DH because after all he watched the boys while I took the class. It turns out that th...

Recently one of my best friends knit a couple of one inch tall super hero characters for my boys.  I kinda wanted to steal them for myself...

You may be sick of hearing about my Alabama Chanin DIY skirt and if you are I have some good news for you.  It's almost done! This...

Sorry to gross you out. but I thought that you could use a little pick me up since it's Monday, after all. Why is it cool to have bl...

Ever since I visited The Workroom in Toronto, I have been wanting to go back. With no trips there on the immediate horizon, it seemed h...

Getting out there in the field with your camera isn't always easy. If you love to shoot film, sending your film off for processing a...

Last year I bought a "Snowball Hydrangea" plant when I was shopping at Filoli .  Ever since I bought it....it's been the pla...