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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 ...

added by helen-mary 3 years, 2 months ago. under batting , binding , charm pak , covid-19 , custom quilting , garden , longarm quilting , quilt , quilting , scrappy , sewing , superbowl sewing , tfuq , turned block , vintage

Entertainment During The Pandemic, UFO's, Quilt Ideas, Local Happenings from caledonia quilter

SCHEDULING UPDATE
At the moment I still have seven quilts here that I will be working on. As they're ready I'll contact you and arrange a porch pickup.
I am not taking in any quilts until the provincial restriction on non-essential businesses has been lifted. I realize you might find that to be an inconvenience, but as a rule I do what the "people in charge" tell me to do. Depending on how long this situation persists it might mean your booking in May gets delayed until Julember, or whenever. With all the UFO's that are being ...

added by helen-mary 3 years, 12 months ago. under appliances , beach girls , business , challenge , cooking , covid-19 , friends , garden , guild , guild program , longarm quilting , quilt , quilting , recipe , retreat , scheduling , sewing , tfuq , ufo , yogurt

Two More Off The List, Superbowl Prep, and the 2020 Pet Peeve from caledonia quilter

Every year I make a list of projects that I want to complete. I call it my DO-IT CHALLENGE. The first week of January my new list for 2020 included "complete 3 UFO's". Well, by golly, here it is just past the first month end and I've knocked that one out of the park already.

APPLE CORE The pieces were cut using JAWS, and I used a pattern from the Accuquilt web site. I increased the size of the quilt by quite a bit - it's plenty big enough for DH to take a nap under.

This is ...

added by helen-mary 4 years, 2 months ago. under accuquilt , bitchin' , challenge , curved piecing , hexie , jaws , longarm quilting , quilt , quilting , scrappy , sewing , tfuq , tv , ufo , ufo challenge

Prairie Points & Mug/Rug Swap from caledonia quilter

This is another one of those quilts where I hoped the maker would not come and pick it up after quilting. Sadly, that didn't happen and it has gone back home. The name of the block is Granny's Stars.

Prairie Points are definitely a challenge. Once it's loaded on the longarm, flip the points OUT, baste one inch inside the base of the points, and leave the basting in. Don't quilt anything beyond that - the maker will be turning the backing under and needs that space to work in.

The yoyo's added another bit of ...

added by helen-mary 4 years, 3 months ago. under chores , guild , house , longarm quilting , prairie points , quilt , quilting , selvage , sewing , tfuq , ufo , vacation , yoyo

Christmas Quilts from caledonia quilter

Most years I show you my same three Christmas quilts - one for the King bed, one for the Queen bed, and one for the living room. THIS year I'm showing you some customer quilts.

This is a gorgeous selection of Cardinal fabrics. It's not exactly a Christmas quilt, but the birds always evoke winter.

This one's really cute - just squares of Christmas fabrics stitched into a throw.

There's a ton of work in this one - Round the Twist or Garden Trellis quilt. This version used a lot of half-square triangles.

And a very Canadian hockey quilt ...

added by helen-mary 4 years, 3 months ago. under accuquilt , binding , christmas , curved piecing , jaws , longarm quilting , qov , quilt , quilting , tfuq

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