I found that most of the gals (or guys?) at the retreats bring WIP with them and it seems that they get an awful lot done. I use to bring things from scratch, but after watching the others, I learned to bring my WIP and by the end of the retreats, I had a few quilts all finished (not quilted, but the tops done). And we spent so much time admiring everyone else's work and visiting and telling stories and laughing and eating and NOT sleeping much. Oh, how I love retreats!!! Have so much fun!!!