J Carol

I just got home from a quilting retreat today and most of us sewed, sewed, sewed, finished ufo's, cut out a new quilt, and I actually finished 2 quilts!!! One that I had been working on since 2007. Yes some actually went shopping at a new quilt shop and some went to an antique shop. It is sort of like having a ALL GIRLS weekend. You enjoy other quilters some you know and others you learn to know. Share some of your works of art and have a great time.

grammysharon

I am going to my first one in October. Can't wait to see what we do. I don't like chocolate :oops:

DonnaB

Our summer group had a retreat this last March, I posted some pic's. here:

http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-109613-1.htm

had a great time although I don't think they'll let me do the games again - took too long, had to unsew stuff, all the things we don't like to do, lol.

Price was $175, which included 3 nights, 4 days, - 5 meals, (2 dinners, 1 lunch, & 2 breakfasts). Rest of the time we ate out or brought our own. We've booked again for next year, had to take the one remaining weekend she had left, next two years are booked solid - that's how popular these retreat places are.

Oh yes, we have some lurkers on the board who also went to this retreat.

annpryor

Exactly. sew sew sew eat eat eat talk talk talk and have fun.

Dizzydene

There is a local quilt retreat here once a year and I have attended 5 years now. Things that I learned:
1. take a camera, fan, phone charger, ext. cord, extra light, small cooler, water, and all your sew accessories including several colors of thread.
2. don't do cutting there, cut before you go and do simple sewing. nothing too technical. one year I took a buggy barn and easily got all my blocks sewn in one day. this year I took a lot of machine applique so I could machine applique (blanket) stitch around it.
3. go as early as you can and save places for your friends. make your friends sign up--it is so fun to be together!!
4. take a comfortable chair or extra padding.
5. sign up for at least one class a day--you learn SO much even if you already think you know a lot!!

Plain Jane

Thank you so much for your input. I think I'd better experience one, but I guess it would be more fun if I could find a quilting friend to go with. I'll start looking!

QuiltE

Just remember, that one is only one ... and others can be quite different! :)

decky

Your never to old to go to a retreat. The one I went to had a lady that just had a birthday she was 90.

grandma sue

I think it sounds wonderful! Wish I lived close enough to attend (Oklahoma is a bit far). I say go for it - you will have so much fun and make new friends.

rahaube

I went to one last spring and am looking forward to going again in a couple of weeks. Ours was held at a YMCA camp. We had classes you could take if you wanted, we had a silent auction of sewing and quilting supplies, brought by the retreat participants, to benefit the camp, a fat quarter give away and each person was asked to make at least one block with a certain pattern and colors. For each block you bring you put your name in a jar then there is a drawing and some lucky person or persons get to take home blocks to make a quilt. Last year we had enough blocks for 2 people to make a quilt. We had a show and tell after dinner one evening but mostly we just quilted. If you didn't want to take any of the classes, you could just bring something you were working on for concentrated sewing time. There was a lot of sharing and laughter, as well. It truly is a lot of fun and you get a lot done.