{"id":386,"date":"2021-03-16T15:25:00","date_gmt":"2021-03-16T15:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rivervalleyquilter.com\/?p=386"},"modified":"2021-03-16T21:26:47","modified_gmt":"2021-03-16T21:26:47","slug":"great-escape-has-launched","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rivervalleyquilter.com\/index.php\/2021\/03\/16\/great-escape-has-launched\/","title":{"rendered":"Great Escape Has Launched"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

It happened!\u00a0\u00a0The day that Gary and I have been working towards for nearly 4 years happened on Friday!!\u00a0\u00a0Our very first Great Escape Quilt Camp event began on Friday morning at 9:00 a.m. sharp, and concluded on Sunday afternoon at 4:00 p.m. \u2026.\u2019ish.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0All the hard work, the worry\u2014the excitement\u2014the stress\u2014the planning\u2014the culmination and success of the event, has been accomplished.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Here we are, cutting up before the “serious” group photo. Amazing women, one and all!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Let me tell you a bit about our weekend.\u00a0\u00a0To say it was a good time, just doesn\u2019t paint a large enough picture.\u00a0\u00a0We had 7 wonderful women attend our camp to christen Great Escape, each of them bringing their own specialness to the blending of humor, insightfulness, camaraderie and caring.\u00a0\u00a0Their backgrounds and occupations varied from farming to nursing and everything in between\u2026and I mean EVERYTHING in between.\u00a0\u00a0Their ages ranged from 30-something to 70-something.\u00a0\u00a0But the one thing that was a constant between them all was their love and passion for quilting.\u00a0\u00a0From novice beginner to quilting professional, we had them all at camp.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Patterns worked on ranged from Judy Niemeyer and Jenny Doan, to Jacqueline de Jonge and various patterns from magazines. The blending of their personalities, their talents and their humor brought only one outcome\u2026 an experience so good, they all stayed until the very end of the event.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now, I\u2019ve held several retreats in the past 7 years, and at all of them, there were always ladies that would begin leaving as soon as breakfast was over and the rest would trickle away as the day progressed.\u00a0\u00a0But Sunday\u2026they lingered, and stayed longer, and left within minutes of each other.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When do you know that you\u2019ve finally found the work you\u2019re meant to do?  I believe, it\u2019s when your goals are completed and your dreams are brought to life.  How do you really know it\u2019s the right one?  For me\u2026it happened the first night of the retreat, when I was in the kitchen working on dinner and I listened to the sounds coming from the classroom.   There were the usual sounds of sewing\u2026the machines, the rotary cutting and sounds from the irons.  But what laid over all those sounds were not the quiet voices of women hard at work, but the sounds of laughter, sharing of personal stories, praise and encouragement for projects being brought out, and life stories shared.  That humming of beautiful noise made my heart swell, and that\u2019s when I knew\u2026\u201dwe had arrived\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A quick photo of the classroom with everyone hard at work. Projects were coming together in a beautiful way. But what the picture can’t show is all the conversation that was buzzing amongst them all.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

So, without further ado, let me share with you some of the wonderful work that was being accomplished over the weekend.\u00a0\u00a0You will be amazed and impressed.\u00a0\u00a0I know I was.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Sharon A. working through her Wedding Ring Table Topper by Judy Niemeyer. Such beautiful rich colors!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Sharon A and Sharon W visiting after taking a look at my Vintage Compass, another Judy Niemeyer pattern.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Here’s Ivy showing us her cute little top that she completed during the retreat. As a novice quilter, she did a wonderful job with all her corners and color placements. You go girl!!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Another vantage point of the classroom with everyone busy as bees. Sharon W has a charity quilt on the design wall as she studies her block placement.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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A quick shot over the shoulder of Sharon E, of Betty’s project. A beautiful project by Jacqueline de Jonge, called BeColourful. Sharon E worked steadily over the weekend on a stunning version of Judy Niemeyer’s Vintage Rose. You can see Kim’s sweet project in the foreground. Her cutting and piecing were spot on, and the hombre fabrics used were so, so fun!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

And now, the rest of the adventure begins.  I\u2019m hanging onto my hat and dipping into the wind, much like Sister Bertrille of the long ago TV series, \u201cThe Flying Nun\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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See—even she’s hanging on to her “hat”. Lift off is about to begin!!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Hang on Vera!  The merry-go-round is about to get going real fast!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Here we are, as serious as we can be, lol! Dianna, Ivy, Kim, Sharon A, Sharon E, Sharon W, Betty and me. Now, with 3 women named Sharon and their last name initials spelling AWE, how could we have had any other time, than an AWEsome time!!! Simply the best!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Until next time, may your bobbin never be empty.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

It happened!\u00a0\u00a0The day that Gary and I have been working towards for nearly 4 years happened on Friday!!\u00a0\u00a0Our very first Great Escape Quilt Camp event began on Friday morning at 9:00 a.m. sharp, and concluded on Sunday afternoon at 4:00 p.m. \u2026.\u2019ish.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0All the hard work, the worry\u2014the excitement\u2014the stress\u2014the planning\u2014the culmination and success of the … <\/p>\n

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