Originally Posted by vivoaks
Sounds like lots of fun!! I've never been to a retreat, either. Every time I look at the cost, I think to myself, I could be spending this money on fabric!! I'd get a lot more done if I went to a retreat - I just can't seem to stay at the sewing machine if I sew at home...there's always too much else to get done. Have loads of fun!!!
My quilting friends and I have a retreat about once a year. We go to a cabin that's used just for weekend stuff by one of our families and we take our own food and bedding. We stay 2 nights and sew and sew and sew. It's a great time and very low cost. You're right...you get lots done with no interruptions. Hope you can find some way to work out something similar. Retreats need not be high $$. How about someone's home when DH is away for the night? Farm out the kids to relatives or friends for a short time. You could reciprocate. :D