Originally Posted by
MTS
Don't know any retreats off hand , but maybe a quilt show and classes would work for you?
The Mid Atlantic Quilt Festival is just around the corner - it's a well run show (quilts/vendors/classes), and and just a couple of hours away (depending where in Delaware you live).
http://www.quiltfest.com/activities.asp?id=8
I've had to miss this in the past but I'm scheduling my time in NOW so I won't miss it again. I've heard great things about it.