2nd Gift & A Wish List

November 26, 2010July 24, 2015 renegadequilterLeave a comment

today is a 2 post day.

i got my 2nd Christmas present today. more on my 1st gift in another post. my cousin, Lynette a fellow RQ (renegade quilter) dropped these off to me at work. i normally don’t open Christmas gifts until Christmas but she told me that i had to because she wanted me to enjoy them.

giant (5″ across) lime green sparkly Christmas balls to use on my tree or hang in my front window at different lengths. you know me & my green thing. i LOVE them!!!!!

a HUGE THANK YOU LYNETTE!!!!!

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also, over at Above All Fabrics i have a wish list started. this is what i have on the list so far.

Origins Fat Quarter set
Parisville Fat Quarter Bundle – Pomegranate
Parisville Fat Quarter Bundle – Mist
Parisville Fat Quarter Bundle – Sprout
Yardage of Mezzanine Tapestry – Lime

do you see a theme here with Parisville – its all i want for Christmas. i also love Origins as well as the Mezzanine line & i can always use some more lime green fabric.

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Progress

November 26, 2010July 24, 2015 renegadequilter1 Comment

i got all of the blocks sewin together yesterday & the quilt top laid out. rather then doing all pieced blocks i thought i would add in a few solid blocks just to make it my own. the blocks themselves came from Fat Quarterly’s quilt along that they did.

i have stacked my rows from left to right & the used blue painters tape to write the row number on each stack.

my plan is….. tonight after work to get the rows sewin together & then then the top put together. i know… a lot of sewing but wish me luck.

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I am thankful for…….

November 25, 2010July 24, 2015 renegadequilter2 Comments

i am thankful for my family on this Thanksgiving day. for me family includes my closest friends as well, i consider them family by choice not by blood. these are the friends that no matter where i am or what i need they would be there for me without question or judgement. i have been truly blessed with the friends in my life & they live all over the US & sometime in other countries. so, not only am i Thankful for them i am Grateful for them as well.

therefore, in order to keep in touch with my family/friends i am also Thankful for my laptop & cell phone & whoever came up with this technology. without these i would not have the capability to communicate with them on a moments notice. it is a two way street with me – i as well would be there for them at a moments notice.

lastly, i am Thankful for my ipod because it takes me out of the normal grind of daily life & back to center which i have needed a lot of lately. i think i would be lost without music & its something i listen to daily.

notice that my laptop, cell phone and ipod all have something in common? yep i am a green freak, but that is a whole other post.

happy turkey day wherever you may be.

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started last night

November 24, 2010July 24, 2015 renegadequilterLeave a comment

this is what i started working on last night. i had it all cut & ready for quilt camp but never got to it. woolies flannel….. what a dream to sew with.

if all goes according to plan (but when does that ever happen) i should have something to show you on tomorrows post. i will also be digging through my stuff for a giveaway.

for those of you prepping for turkey day – i hope all goes well for you.

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{Modern} Relief

November 23, 2010 renegadequilter1 Comment

have you heard about this yet?????

if not here it is.

a group of quilters has gotten together & donated 20 quilts to be raffled off.

the proceeds from this raffle will go to help support World Vision which is an organization that is trying to end hunger.

please visit these amazing quilters at their blogs & see what they have given to this raffle. it is truly amazing what people can do to help others when they put their minds to it.

Julie from Jaybird Quilts

Heather from { House } of A La Mode

Amy from Amy’s Creative Side

Elizabeth from Oh, Fransson!

Nettie from a quilt is nice

Aneela from Comfortstitching

Brioni from Flossyblossy

John from Quilt Dad

Kate from One Flew Over

Ashley from Film in the Fridge

Katy from i’m a ginger monkey

Tacha from Hanies

Amanda from Sasikirana Handmade

Jennifer & Jessica from Twin Fibers

Nova from a cuppa and a catch up

Ryan from I’m Just A Guy Who Quilts

Jacquie from Tallgrass Prairie Studio

Alissa from Handmade by Alissa

click on any of the links above to view the quilts & purchase a raffle ticket or tickets, you can buy as many as you want. please support our fellow quilters in their amazing effort to raise money for a great organization. the tickets are $10 each & the winners will be chosen by a random generator on Dec 1st.

again, PLEASE support this AMAZING cause!!!!!!

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My tickets…..

November 23, 2010July 24, 2015 renegadequilter2 Comments

my tickets for the Dave Matthews & Tim Reynolds shows in Seattle were delivered by the FedEx gal today. so, 2 weeks from tonight i will be in downtown Seattle with 2,900 other fans attending an amazing concert & not just Monday’s concert but i have tickets to Tuesday’s as well.

it will be a great time hanging out with my BFF & her little guy as well as doing some shopping quilt stores or otherwise. needless to say i feel very blessed to have gotten tickets for both shows & i think its a great way to kick off the Christmas season. as i have shared in this post here all of the money from the tickets sales is being donated to various charities that are picked by us the concert-goers. Dave has fronted the cost for everything else.

i also realized as i started this post that this is my 100th post. Wow!!!!

i think i will have to do a give-away of some sort here in the next few days. i am coming out of my quilt camp hang over…… however i have a lot to do between now & Christmas so its off to the sewing cave for me.

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Quilt Camp….. The End

November 22, 2010July 24, 2015 renegadequilter1 Comment

quilt camp came to an end this afternoon while it was snowing outside. i am back home & everything is back down in the sewing cave. not unpacked but at least its down there.

quilt top made by Nancy who also is part owner in a quilt shop called Material Girls in Orofino, ID. they closed down the shop for camp & brought some inventory with them. its very nice to have a mini quilt shop with you at camp. Thanks gals!!!

quilt top i did with French General fabrics.

AMAZING quilt top by Joyce.

Saturday night was a pin cushion exchange. lots of crazy rules again but a whole lot of fun. below are just a few of the pin cushions – remember there was over 35 of us at camp.

wall hanging made by Andy.

a beautifule leaf made by Andy.

a couple bags made by Lynette. the one on the right is in process.

a great bag made by Nancy.

a quilt made by Denise.

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this camp was great. so many women so many different styles of quilting & sewing. its a great group to be able to spend 5 days with doing what you love. we will be back there the 1st weekend of March for another camp. for me, i am off to bed. its only 5:00 but the one thing with quilt camp is you may get a lot done but you don’t get much sleep.