For the past three years, my mom, her best friend, and I have had the awesome experience of doing a Creative Escape with some ladies from our LYS. We drive about 2 hours inland to get out of the fog, and spend 3 days in the conference room of a hotel- crafting, sewing, knitting, shopping, swimming, and generally having an awesome time. I have a very cluttered little sewing corner in our bedroom, so to have a six foot table and uninterrupted sewing time? I get SO MUCH DONE! We also shop till we drop (there’s a quilt shop and a yarn shop nearby, and we usually drive another hour or so into Redding to hit up the mall & stores there). It’s quite the adventure. Here are some scenes from this year:
I am still working on Kellen’s niece’s quilt, which I worked on at the retreat last year. My piecing is terrible, but I’ve learned a lot while working on this quilt, and overall, I like it. More on that when it’s closer to being done!
My mom made a dress, among other things. She taught me to sew, but she had never made darts before, so I taught her how to do that.
My mom & I at lunch. Did I mention that all of the food is provided? Including a ton of snacks and beverages in the conference room! We are so spoiled for the whole weekend!
Finally, there is a small but nice pool! I rarely swim there, because I want to cram in as much crafting as possible, but I always stick my feet in!
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