Get Ready for an EPIC Quilting Weekend!
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- Опубліковано 27 чер 2024
- Want to get the most out of your time at a sew-in or a retreat? Check out these ideas for streamlining your process.
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Want to get the most out of your time at a sew-in or a retreat? Check out these ideas for streamlining your process.
So glad to have you back!
Would love to go on a retreat - my local one was cancelled, so I think I’m going to have a ‘stay and sew’ weekend at home instead- no cooking or chores, just sewing. Will miss the creative energy that comes from being with others though
I have never been to a retreat or a sew-in...but I know myself well enough to know that I would just socialize and check out wgat every one else was doing instead of working on my stuff
Great timing for this video. I am going to my very first quilt retreat soon. I really didn’t know how to prepare for it or what to take. Thank you
I go to two retreats per year with the same 6 people. I have gone with tons of projects, all pre-cut and pre-planned; or brought the “I’m stuck and I need help”; or this year I am taking my box of strings and I am going to make string blocks and see just how many I can get done. This is a tight group and we bring a lot of emotional issues along with the quilting, so there will be a whole lot of therapy and healing going on. I think KISS (keep it simple sweetie) will be the best plan this time.
Great suggestions! I tend to pack a rolling suitcase of projects, packaged neatly, as you said. Several weeks prior to a sew in or retreat, I jot down potential projects. After narrowing the list to what is feasible, I begin gathering supplies and prepping. I find it best to cut at home, but take the remainder of the fabric to the retreat in case I misscut or forgot to cut some pieces.
Good to see you are having fun and feeling better. Well on your way to a full and complete recovery; awesome! Have a wonderful weekend.
Sew Ins - go to regular sew in days, like you I prep in advance with pre-cutting. But I work on projects that have been sitting in WIP buckets for the longest. Also have specific travel machine & tools packed so no risk of forgetting things. I go on a sew-in diet & prep meals at home using a slow cooker😊
Like others that have posted, I too have not been to a sewing retreat. My guild has sew weekends during the winter, but packing everything up and hauling things into a venue when it is so cold and dark outside, just seems too much for my brain. 😂 (I live north of the 60th parallel in Canada 🇨🇦 where it is very cold and dark for much of the winter) Having said that, as a list maker myself, I can see how surrounding myself in creative energy of a sewing retreat can help to knock things off the list and enjoy fellowship time with quilting friends. 🤔 may give it a go - thanks Amy for sharing your experience
Glad you're doing well
Hey, Amy! Great tips for prepping for retreats. I need to work on a leader/enders for a project I started in April.
I'm like you, if there is going to be a lot of noise, I need something that doesn't take a lot of concentration. I was in a class once that I wanted to tell someone to be quite as I couldn't hear the instructor - plus it's just rude. I usually don't take my machine to guild because I don't like lugging it in and out of the car. I'm glad your recovery is going well. Keep it up, your strength and energy will return.
I bring a container of EPP shapes to baste for those "getting silly/adult beverage" times.
I don't belong to a guild and I have never been to a quilt retreat. Given that I am immunocompromised, it would have to be a carefully selected group of Quilters.
I love getting together with my quilting friends once a year! Especially with a great restaurant next door. I also bring a variety of simple projects and make sure to do any measuring ahead of time. It is always a treat to sew with friends without interruptions.
I go every week to Sew Yeah Quilting sew days and precut at home. I like to just sew. I also bring a couple of precut projects to retreat. With the remaining fabric for oopsies. I have a sewing case that is just for away from home too
I’m like you. I cut and prep so I can just piece and sew and get them done. I usually take a UFO project, a new project that I’ve cut for and prepped, one that just needs the top assembled, and one that needs borders. Then I add a few extra projects that I’ve precut blocks for to fill up for when I’m tired of working on the other projects. I like the sense of accomplishment. Last retreat I was able to get three quilt tops finished.
I love to do prep work at home, make components of multiple quilts at a sew-in or retreat, then assemble quilt tops back at home. Have a large retreat to attend at end of September so I’m choosing my projects now. Love the food, friends, and fellowship of a dedicated sewing time. Also learning (and sometimes teaching), sharing of knowledge in a group.
I like the camaraderie at a sew in. Also the food. Not to mention the accomplishments and larger cutting/layout room.