I like my alone time in my "clubhouse" and do get more sewing done when there aren't others around, however the retreats are a good refresher for me getting away for a couple days...and what better to do but sew and not have chores to do?!
I was pleased with the number of blocks finished during my retreat in Sept and only had one block I had to rip out...thankfully I caught it before it was all done! This next weekend I will just be working on sashing so that won't take too much thinking.