Originally Posted by
SingerSewer
Somehow I messed up in my description. We deal with the person at meetings and classes as best we can. We are going on a four day retreat and she has signed up to go. In meetings and in classes she asks the instructor to come and help. If they can't then she pesters/bugs/etc. the people around her to help her. Sorry for not making myself more clear.
It is not our intention to be rude to her but we really would like to get the point across that she has to take care of herself and not expect others to stop and help her. Which ordinarily turns into doing most of it or helping her remove stitches.
I would say something to the effect that all of us have come to the retreat as a chance to sew/make progress /complete our own projects and I need to devote my attention to my own work as this is a dedicated time I have paid for to be able to sew and If she's stuck on her current project maybe she should choose something else to work on as everyone wants to keep going on their own work. I would not stop my work to help her unless I really wanted to as everyone will just feel resentful and she will continue to do this if she gets the attention she desires.