Seattle onto Boise…….

December 10, 2010July 24, 2015 renegadequilter1 Comment

i know that i have been MIA for awhile. first i took a break because of blogging everyday in November then i realized it was time to go Seattle for the Dave Matthews & Tim Reynolds shows. so, now i am back but just for a brief pit stop. i went to Seattle with my BFF Shelly & her little guy. we had a great trip over, stayed with her parents & even did a little quilt store shopping which will be in a separate post.

NOW……. ONTO THE SHOWS

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Dave & Tim have never had a opening act before so this was unusual for them this time around. when Dave introduced them Monday night he said that he heard about this band from his doctor & now he can’t get enough of them. usually i am not to impressed with opening acts unless its Ben Harper or OAR. let me tell you this band blew my socks off. i got home last night & i have already downloaded their album from itunes.

who are they you ask????

The Head and The Heart

from Seattle

give them a listen, you might like them.

Dave likes them so much that they are opening for him & Tim in Vegas this weekend.

Monday’s show was great they walked on stage with these blue hard hats on. the audience loved it. i still don’t know the meaning behind them but hey whatever…..

Dave messed up the lyrics in a serious song & ended up stopping about 20 seconds in laughing because of his screw up & didn’t know how to get serious again for the song. so, they put the hard hats back on & re-started the song. we were further away from the stage for Monday’s show so i am surprised the pic even turned out.

Tuesday’s show we had center stage seats not on the floor but one level up. great seats which gave me the chance for better pics & video. the venue seats 2,900 so really there was no bad seat in the place.

the lighting was also pretty cool. i love this pic because of it.
Monday & Tuesday were my 7th & 8th shows for this year & my 40 something shows overall. the word is that the band is not touring next year, however Dave told a Seattle newspaper that a weekend at the Gorge is not out of the question. a sliver of HOPE is all i need……

we took this little guy with us. adorable i know. he wasn’t like this the whole time but i couldn’t resist this pic.

traveling back Wednesday was interesting on the pass, however it was just at the summit & we were glad that we left when we did because it just got worse.
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tomorrow i am headed to Boise to see my brother, SIL & niece. they are so busy when they come home for the holidays that i decided to spend some air miles & go have some ‘me’ time with them.
once i am back no more traveling until after the 1st of the year, but i have a heck of a lot of Christmas gifts to get finished up. i still have a giveaway to tell you about that i won & i need to do one here for my 100th post. at this rate it might be my 113th post………

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crap

November 30, 2010July 24, 2015 renegadequilter1 Comment

this evening i was down in my sewing cave working on some Christmas gifts & having a conversation with myself in my head. it went something like this –

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me – have i done a blog post for today?

my response – crap i can’t remember

me – what did i blog about yesterday?

my response – crap i can’t remember

me – i am pretty sure i haven’t done one yet for today

my response – not a 100% sure but 85% sure that i haven’t done one

me – what the heck am i going to post about

my response – crap i have no idea

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so, it was at that moment that i decided to post about what i am currently working on in the sewing cave. being Christmas gifts & all you get just a few pics of the gift in process.

amazing huh?????

i will show finished pics after Christmas of this gift. i think its so cool that i might just have to make me one as well.

oh, & with regards to me having conversations with myself….. that’s just a normal thing around here.

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this afternoon

November 28, 2010July 24, 2015 renegadequilter1 Comment

this afternoon i decided to take a break from sewing to put up my Christmas tree. so i hauled everything upstairs & started un-boxing all of the Hallmark ornaments that i have. i have been collecting these since i was a baby so that means some of them are over 30 years old. most of them were given to me by my Grandmother who is no longer with us but Christmas was her favorite holiday so as i was putting them on the tree i was thinking of her – great memories.

so, in the middle of decorating my tree the power decides to go out & stay out. i call the power company who says it should be back on by 1am & its only 3:00 in the afternoon. so i pull out the flashlights & lite the candles & continue to decorate the tree. i found out that a book light clipped to the collar of my jacket worked real well. me being antsy called the power company again & they said 10pm now for getting power back. so i ate a pb&j sandwich & when i finished my dinner the power was back on so i could finish the tree with lights & do this blog post.

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another thing came to mind to share with you all while i was decorating the tree & that is my love of moose. yep, a little odd but i love moose. they are large animals that command respect & always beat to their own drum. pretty much nothing stands in their way except the occasional hunter but we won’t go there. i have seen many in the wild & what amazing creatures they are.

i have been collecting these from Lenox for 10 yrs now. not a good shot but i think i took it when the power was out.

another favorite of mine – i think my brother & sil gave me this one.

this one came from a friend in Spokane.

this was a package decoration one year.

this nativity set i keep out year round because i love it. my Dad found it in a gift shop one year in West Yellowstone, put it away for a Christmas gift & forgot about it. i got it for my birthday a couple of years later which is in July.

this one came from my Mom, she found it in an airport somewhere & hauled it home.

last but not least, remember i told you i had already gotten 1 Christmas gift. this calendar came from my good friend Barbara who every year gives me a moose calendar. it came in the mail earlier this week. Thanks Barbara!!!

i have a lot of other moose stuff that can be an entire post itself, however i do not collect just run of the mill moose stuff – it has to be unique & different.

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so, my tree is up & you now know that i love moose. sort of an odd post combo but hey that’s me odd……….

p.s. – to those of you who helped support Modern Relief – THANK YOU!!!! they surpassed their goal.

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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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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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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.