I am one of those people who always bring lots of different projects at all different levels of doneness. I belong to a church ministry that makes baby quilts....so I usually have some quilts that need to be machine quilted, some that only need binding, some that are in pieces and some that need borders. I usually prep at home everything that I bring, doing the sandwiching, cutting and all before I get there. Four days is a long time to be sewing and you certainly don't want to waste that good quilting time just because you didn't bring enough to do. I work full-time so I don't always get "quilting only" time and I do love it. I bring 2 sewing machines.....at the last retreat, my quilting machine spazzed out....luckily the dealership was right down the road and I brought in my machine and they gave me a loaner for the weekend. I had my featherweight, but a lot of my projects wouldn't have gotten done without the loaner. I go from one project to another and switch before I get bored to another aspect of quilting. One retreat, I was really liking black and white stripes for my binding so sat and sewed and pressed 5 yards of fabric into binding. Oh and I also always bring a bag of 5" squares so that if I just want to sit and sew, I can do a no-brainer top. I love...love....love retreats. Have a wonderful time....and yes, bring chocolate.