I have firmed up some details for the Alabama Retreat. We will be at Magnolia Park Retreat, in Odenville. Here is a link to their site:

http://www.magnoliaparkretreat.com/index.html

They can accommodate up to 28 and have a minimum of 15. The first 28 to contact me and commit to attending will be included. Non-quilters pay the same since they have access to all the facilities. Please include your forum name and real name in your correspondence.

I have asked for 3 nights (Feb 17-20, $225), but if you only want to come for 2 nights ($175) you can do that. If you live near by and want to come just to play it will be $40 per day. Deposits of $25 per person will be due to me by Dec 15 so I can get them in by Jan 1st. The balance must be paid before we check out.

We will have access to the facilities after 1 on the 17th, must checkout of the rooms by 12 on the 20th, but can use the club house till 4.

If anyone is interested in a side trip, there is a LQS in Springville (about 15 miles) and one in Trussville (also about 15 miles). They offer a 20% discount at Heart to Heart in Trussville to retreaters.

Unless someone wants to step up and offer to teach a class, I think we will concentrate on bringing some of our own projects to work on. It would be nice to have a show and tell, so bring some of your projects to share. I will have some games with prizes for us to play. If there is anything in particular you would like to include, just PM me and I will see what I can work out.

This is going to be fun. I'm looking forward to meeting my friends.

beverly

You are wonderful to set this all up! I wish that I lived closer :D:D:D

Sounds like fun, please keep me in the loop and depending on the weather in February would be whether I would attend or not. Icy roads are not my thing when I have to drive that far, I am in North Alabama, near TN.

Tcharlie

I'm in! Sending you a PM

Yippee, we are up to 5.

I would love to go, but my machine doesn't travel on airplanes and I really don't think the grandbabies would like it if Grandma was sewing and not playing with them if she were in Alabama.

Count me in - I'm all for a mini-vacation! :) :)

Do you have a count on how many have signed up for this yet? Just want to make sure it's a go before sending in my deposit.

So far I have 8 interested, but there is still time to sign up.

Beverly, do you have me counted in? I didn't know if I was counted in the 8. I am going to try to get my friend to come with me. She is a quilter but not a member of the board. Will let you know. Thanks for all you are doing. Have also send a notice to Amazon. She is in Alabama and don't know if she has signed up yet.

Donna