OK I know This Is The Dumbest Question Ever!!
05-25-2010, 09:17 AM
#71
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Location: Wisconsin
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Not a dumb question.........but quilting retreats are awesome! Our local shop has "sleep in your own bed" retreats where you can sign up and she'll have 3 days that the class room is open for your use from as early as the first person wants to come until as late as the last person wants to leave. She'll provide meals, workshops if you're interested......it's great fun - you get to do your own thing but with friends......
05-25-2010, 09:38 AM
#73
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Location: Paige, Texas
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For some of you that don't have retreat centers near you check with churches or schools. There are any number of way to retreat. Most of the churches have kitchen you can use. Each one can bring a blow up bed and the sheets. Set the retreat up for the first of the week when the church is open for use.. I'm sure they have class room's and a kitchen. If you do some quilts for the church maybe they want charge as much since your a non profit.There are any number of ways to do it.
Sometime we do it at a friends house some pend the night other go home to there bed and are back for breakfast the next morning.
Have fun just do it.
Sometime we do it at a friends house some pend the night other go home to there bed and are back for breakfast the next morning.
Have fun just do it.
05-25-2010, 09:52 AM
#75
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Location: Ohio, USA
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Originally Posted by dar627742
Originally Posted by craftybear
awesome who put on the retreat? I live about 2 hours from Shipshewana, Indiana
I would love to find a retreat!
Craftybear
I would love to find a retreat!
Craftybear
Originally Posted by burnsk
Hey kiddo, that is NOT a dumb question. I didn't know until I went to one. As a matter of fact, went to my second one last week. Every retreat is different. Some are structured with lecturers, others are more loosely structured. The one I went to could have been called a "Sewing Getaway" instead of a retreat. We went to Shipshewana, Ind. We checked in to our hotel on Thursday around 3:00 and left Sunday at 1:00. There was a huge conference room available 24 hours for us, at the end of the hall where our rooms were located. Last out locks up, first up opens. We each had an 8 foot table for our very own, there were 2 large tables with cutting mats, 4 ironing boards. We set up our sewing machines and sewed, sewed, sewed. Of course we did some shopping. We went out for our meals. There was also a pool and whirlpool.
We have some very talented ladies and guys in our group so there was a lot of sharing going on. One gal showed us how to make a sweatshirt jacket. I did a demo on tube quilting. One of the guys did a quick demo on the "Tater Bag". Another gal showed quick table runners. One of the gals did a purse demo. It was a lot of fun and a great get-away. We all hated to leave. There were some beautiful quilts made that week-end. Also some vests, jackets, blouses, and one gal brought her brand new Pfaff embroidery machine so she could just sit, read the manual, and find out how it works. And, of course, she got to network with others and it was a big help for her to learn her machine.
Some retreats are more structured, have a guest speaker (Lipinski did one not far from here last fall) and you all work on a similar quilt or design. Either way they are a lot of fun.
We have some very talented ladies and guys in our group so there was a lot of sharing going on. One gal showed us how to make a sweatshirt jacket. I did a demo on tube quilting. One of the guys did a quick demo on the "Tater Bag". Another gal showed quick table runners. One of the gals did a purse demo. It was a lot of fun and a great get-away. We all hated to leave. There were some beautiful quilts made that week-end. Also some vests, jackets, blouses, and one gal brought her brand new Pfaff embroidery machine so she could just sit, read the manual, and find out how it works. And, of course, she got to network with others and it was a big help for her to learn her machine.
Some retreats are more structured, have a guest speaker (Lipinski did one not far from here last fall) and you all work on a similar quilt or design. Either way they are a lot of fun.
05-25-2010, 11:26 AM
#76
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Join Date: May 2010
Location: Des Moines IA
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First...LOVE the picture (warm and fuzzy!!)
Every retreat is different. Depends on the people and org. that is running it. This weekend was open to all interested quilters in the Des Moines area. Friendship were made that weekend.
I recently went to one with the Church Quilt Group that meets every Monday. They had voted a pattern and quilt they wanted to learn. They chose the "disappearing nine patch". The woman made instructions she sent out via the internet so those choosing to work on these could cut fabrics and be ready to sew. It was a two day at a church. Myself and only 2 other woman stayed the night.
75% or more of the woman made the quilts for various charities. Collected free fabric and donations were distributed if the woman didn't have the fabric to use on these.
There was show and tell. WPW!!!..you wouldn't believe some of the work we saw.
Everyone mingled with the other quilters looking at there projects. Lessons were learned and taught from them.
Sooo many fabrics and soooo many great patterns and ideas.
A great weedend is when new people meet and share their love for the craft and fun.
Not too structured but some goals in mind. However, each woman can decide their goal is.
One girl brought the "Avatar" quilt she started for her son but couldn't the time to "get it done" It was beautiful.
From beginners to experience, we all learned and taught something to someone.
Have a Great time if you ever attend one.
Every retreat is different. Depends on the people and org. that is running it. This weekend was open to all interested quilters in the Des Moines area. Friendship were made that weekend.
I recently went to one with the Church Quilt Group that meets every Monday. They had voted a pattern and quilt they wanted to learn. They chose the "disappearing nine patch". The woman made instructions she sent out via the internet so those choosing to work on these could cut fabrics and be ready to sew. It was a two day at a church. Myself and only 2 other woman stayed the night.
75% or more of the woman made the quilts for various charities. Collected free fabric and donations were distributed if the woman didn't have the fabric to use on these.
There was show and tell. WPW!!!..you wouldn't believe some of the work we saw.
Everyone mingled with the other quilters looking at there projects. Lessons were learned and taught from them.
Sooo many fabrics and soooo many great patterns and ideas.
A great weedend is when new people meet and share their love for the craft and fun.
Not too structured but some goals in mind. However, each woman can decide their goal is.
One girl brought the "Avatar" quilt she started for her son but couldn't the time to "get it done" It was beautiful.
From beginners to experience, we all learned and taught something to someone.
Have a Great time if you ever attend one.
05-25-2010, 12:11 PM
#79
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Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Cape Girardeau, MO
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Where in Ill is the retreat????? never went on one but would love too go to one. I live in Missouri... Thank You please email me at [email protected]
05-25-2010, 01:29 PM
#80
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Nine members of our quilt guild went on a retreat about two hours from where we live. It was somewhat like a three-day slumber party. One night we played cards for hours then three of us when back to the sewing room and stayed up unil 3:30 a.m. working on our projects. One us was working on a twister table topper, we all contributed fabric and ideas about placement. We could sew all day in our jammies, if we so desired. It is amazing how much fun a room full of grownups can have without other grownups around. It is great fun, we are already planning another one.
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