I went to one last spring and am looking forward to going again in a couple of weeks. Ours was held at a YMCA camp. We had classes you could take if you wanted, we had a silent auction of sewing and quilting supplies, brought by the retreat participants, to benefit the camp, a fat quarter give away and each person was asked to make at least one block with a certain pattern and colors. For each block you bring you put your name in a jar then there is a drawing and some lucky person or persons get to take home blocks to make a quilt. Last year we had enough blocks for 2 people to make a quilt. We had a show and tell after dinner one evening but mostly we just quilted. If you didn't want to take any of the classes, you could just bring something you were working on for concentrated sewing time. There was a lot of sharing and laughter, as well. It truly is a lot of fun and you get a lot done.