tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6511052179322289323.post5490417891252379531..comments2024-01-18T22:31:09.132-07:00Comments on Starwood Quilter: Spool Quilt Block and Characters in The Christmas Quilt by Jennifer ChiaveriniStarwood Quilterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02772697925399908332noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6511052179322289323.post-45835923957792316772013-12-18T03:59:10.772-07:002013-12-18T03:59:10.772-07:00Yes. I attend at least one retreat a year with oth...Yes. I attend at least one retreat a year with others from my guild. I love getting away and feeling the freedom to quilt all day! Taking a class and learning a new technique is also a rewarding part of the retreat. My guild would like to plan one for themselves, hopefully during this coming year. Mary Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03537064991356900973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6511052179322289323.post-15153571974098069822013-12-17T23:26:16.008-07:002013-12-17T23:26:16.008-07:00I have been going on quilt retreats for some years...I have been going on quilt retreats for some years now. My mother & daughter have also joined me. We have had so much fun.<br />I am booked in to 2 next year in May.<br />I love the projects that get done on theses weekendsJohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07816490142334340354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6511052179322289323.post-37621310845135759252013-12-14T21:38:30.930-07:002013-12-14T21:38:30.930-07:00I go to a SewTread once a year. So much fun to sew...I go to a SewTread once a year. So much fun to sew, sew, sew and talk, talk, talk. This year I slept three hours!! So much fun.Nancy in INhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11068091015054046287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6511052179322289323.post-28583447002729064322013-12-14T17:49:13.794-07:002013-12-14T17:49:13.794-07:00This is Gloria Beucler, using my husband's ema...This is Gloria Beucler, using my husband's email, not Jim Beucler.<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15140425128125661704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6511052179322289323.post-57980330021121640332013-12-14T17:46:37.515-07:002013-12-14T17:46:37.515-07:00I have been to several Quilt Retreats, 4 a year fo...I have been to several Quilt Retreats, 4 a year for about 10 years. My first was in Toccoa, Georgia, and I returned every year until we moved 2 years ago. Another was a Dear Jane Retreat. The name was changed 4 years ago after we had all made our Dear Jane quilts. A retreat every January in Atlanta, I still attend, even though I have to fly from Vancouver, Washington. It was started about 12 years ago by a quilt shop and has continued, even though the shop has closed. There is another retreat in the mountains, by a quilt shop, 1 or 2 weeks after that one. Sometimes we get iced in and are forced to arrive early or stay longer. We always have a great time, no matter what happens. Lots of fun, laughter, food, and sometimes we even finish something!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15140425128125661704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6511052179322289323.post-67837531291239055192013-12-14T11:14:50.229-07:002013-12-14T11:14:50.229-07:00One of the highlights of my year used to be the an...One of the highlights of my year used to be the annual retreat of our guild to Pearson International College on a beautiful inlet on the west coast of Vancouver Island. I had to drop out when I had to go to work, and can't afford it now I'm retired, HelenHelenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15907344784918516158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6511052179322289323.post-25520132105972247962013-12-14T07:53:42.552-07:002013-12-14T07:53:42.552-07:00Yes, I've been to several retreats. Lots of f...Yes, I've been to several retreats. Lots of food, lots of laughing, and we sewed into the wee hours. One time a group of friends came marching into the workroom in outrageous pajamas.<br /><br />The community where I now live is a beautiful vacation spot. The hall where my guild meets is on the lakeshore, so all of our workshops feel like special events! Jeannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06597301644404678019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6511052179322289323.post-57241663221024272862013-12-14T07:43:53.171-07:002013-12-14T07:43:53.171-07:00For the past ten years I've hosted a quilt ret...For the past ten years I've hosted a quilt retreat at a bed and breakfast about 50 miles from my home in Tucson. There's nothing quite like getting away to sew for a whole weekend, undisturbed, and yet being with dear friends while doing so!WayMooreFunQuiltinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09227156489054883883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6511052179322289323.post-60982140992860601622013-12-14T06:06:04.042-07:002013-12-14T06:06:04.042-07:00Yes, I've been to several quilt retreats at a ...Yes, I've been to several quilt retreats at a camp in New England when I lived there. I loved the time with those women. They still post pictures of their quilts on Facebook so I can see their wonderful work.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02896669074532380150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6511052179322289323.post-86901924269153774372013-12-13T23:12:24.357-07:002013-12-13T23:12:24.357-07:00The closest I have ever come was several quilt cla...The closest I have ever come was several quilt classes. Since those were machine projects, I ended up finishing them by hand after returning home. My impression of quilt retreats is that they are usually geared to machine quilters.<br />On the other hand, one of my quilt group has a lovely summer home in Karuizawa, and invited us there for the weekend several times. We took whatever we were working on at the time and enjoyed the woodland setting.Julie Fukudahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15704374750710761269noreply@blogger.com