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February 28, 2021
Officially An Old Broad! from caledonia quilter

 First, here is the little Superbowl Sunday quilt, completely finished.

It's so pretty, thanks to the Moda Charm Square pack.  
I did learn a valuable lesson, though.  Don't write out a quilt label while you are messaging with the Beach Girls about March appointments for haircuts.  You WILL put the wrong date on the label.

I figured it was close enough that I was not writing out another one.

BIRTHDAY!!!

In the middle of a pandemic, I managed to have my 65th birthday yesterday.  Yay me!!

As I have been saying for months, YES, I had Bailey's ...

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added by helen-mary 3 years, 8 months ago. under beach girls , birthday , charm pak , cooking , covid-19 , gifts , longarm quilting , quilt , quilting , retirement , shoes , zoom
February 7, 2021
Vintage Quilt Finished from caledonia quilter

 This is a pretty top that I bought at a local antique/junk barn around the corner from me.  I paid $25 for it two years ago.


I need another quilt like a hole in the head, but I just could not walk away from the poor thing.  It's partially hand pieced and partially machine pieced.  To respect the era I used 100% cotton batting instead of my usual 80/20 blend.  That makes it a little more "flat".

You'll note the Mennonite Mistake (also known as a Humility Block) in the bottom right hand corner - that one ...

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added by helen-mary 3 years, 9 months ago. under batting , binding , charm pak , covid-19 , custom quilting , garden , longarm quilting , quilt , quilting , scrappy , sewing , superbowl sewing , tfuq , turned block , vintage
January 24, 2021
Newsy 2021 Post from caledonia quilter


Santa brought me a new tablet so I've been having my perpetual challenge with technology, trying to transfer over all my "stuff".  Today's project is DROPBOX, setting up the auto transfer of all photos from the tablet to the cloud, and from there I transfer them to the desktop.  The desktop has folders for each month of the year, and folders for my personal quilts, trips, special events, guilds, etc.  This kind of filing system is the easiest way for me to locate items, although I must admit I've had the occasional "oopsy" where I've moved ...

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added by helen-mary 3 years, 9 months ago. under challenge , charm pak , covid-19 , destash , quilt , sewing , superbowl sewing , technology
February 17, 2020
Winterruption Recap from caledonia quilter

This year Winterruption took place from Feb. 13th to Feb. 18th.  Since Feb. 13th is GALENTINES Day, I made us all tiaras.  These girls are such a fun bunch, we wore them every night.

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added by helen-mary 4 years, 8 months ago. under beach girls , charm pak , friends , longarm quilting , quilt , quilting , retreat , sewing , social , winterruption
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