How many retreats do you attend during the year?
#11
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Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Tennessee
Posts: 1,214
I am leaving for a retreat in the Smokey Mountains the end of June, this is my third time to go to this particular retreat, we have a blast. You don't have to know anybody to go we all become friends. We stay at a lodge for a week and every body does their own thing, but we have some great quilters who share their knowledge freely.
#13
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Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: Mendocino Coast, CA
Posts: 5,012
I've never gone to a retreat, but would love to go to one. I don't belong to a guild, or bee. I'm kind of a lone wolf quilter...up on my mountain top, sewing all day. Is there somewhere on the board where upcoming retreats are posted?
~ Cindy
~ Cindy
#16
I usually go to 2 retreats, in spring and fall, and thoroughly enjoy them. Family events have kept me from a couple of them recently and I really missed the fun ...
Also plan some local quilt show weekends with friends, including the big Houston show, but even a day out at a show is good medicine !
As the old saying goes, if Mama ain't happy ... ain't nobody happy !! Lol
Also plan some local quilt show weekends with friends, including the big Houston show, but even a day out at a show is good medicine !
As the old saying goes, if Mama ain't happy ... ain't nobody happy !! Lol
#18
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Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Southern , Virginia
Posts: 1,518
I usually do 2 retreats a year if I can. In October it's a 4 day retreat in the Blue Ridge Mountains in NC. Our group has another one there in April, both are such beautiful times of the year in the mountains and I love being able to have some real quilt time with fellow quilters.
#19
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Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Posts: 1,616
Our Guild has an annual retreat, we bring sheets, sewing machines, fabric, and lots of thread. They do the cooking and cleaning. It is at a church retreat center in the woods. I also go to a city retreat house 4 times a year It started out that we would spend the night but now it is only days. we bring a bag lunch and go home whenever ! You get a lot done with ou DH,kids, dogs,mailman, phone, etc. Hugs
#20
I usually attend 2 a year that is run by a member of my guild. To those who say they do not want to go alone, don't hold back. I attend on my own and end up sitting with new people each time. Get to meet new people who like the same thing I like! Great. Also joining a guild or some kind of sewing group will give you more access to retreats that may be going on whether it just be a day or weekend. Don't hold back - there is so much to learn and people to meet.
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