Crazy busy week here, so anything I can do ahead is good. Cherie flies in Wednesday and we leave for retreat Thursday. I have all the sewing stuff ready to go.
I have all my projects prepped, cut out, and ready to sew. The white project box at the right is my Christmas Tree, per my son's request. This is a priority but it's a have-to project, nor a want-to project, so I will reward myself for working on it by working on my other projects.
The tray with cut parts is my X and Plus project. Several of the girls who are going are making X and Plus quilts after they took my class in May. I'm going totally out of character for an X and Plus quilt and making it featuring pastel floral prints. So unlike the Modern X and Plus quilts! It'll be a donation quilt for Hospice.
The project bag at the left contains the blocks for my second Mary's Triangles quilt. It's all laid out and clipped together, and it's small, so it'll be a quick finish.
Under the tray with the X and Plus parts is my extra project, a double four patch, also a donation quilt. I always bring an extra project because I would hate to run out of things to do and still have retreat time left. I really don't expect to get to this, but just in case...
The blue project box under the Christmas Tree project is my tool kit, same as I take to social sewing. I cleaned it out and replenished what was missing, so I should have everything I need. I also put the 3 FQs and 3 dollar bills I'll need for game nights in there so I'll be sure to have them.
Since Cherie is flying in, she'll use my spare sewing machine, in the floral case. I made sure it's running as it should, so it's ready to go. For myself, I'm taking my Bernina 1090, the one I use all the time at social sewing. She's a workhorse!
All the sewing stuff is packed and ready to go. My project boxes are in the red bag, and my smaller projects are in the tote. There's also room in the tote for a bottle of wine and snacks to share. The blue bag is the confidential project Cherie and I have been working on together, and she'll hand sew the binding and the label.
I haven't packed my personal stuff yet - still doing laundry. Cherie and I will have a third person in the car with us who also has a sewing machine case like my big black one. And we'll all have our personal luggage. No worries, we'll manage to fit all of us and our stuff in.
Do you go on retreats? How much stuff do pack? Have you ever forgotten anything essential?
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Take me with you! I am so ready for a retreat. Lol I once forgot my sewing machine cord. I now have a little retreat checklist to remind me of the essentials. And I too, take an extra project, in case I finish the others.
ReplyDeleteHave fun on retreat! :)
ReplyDeleteI’ve started gathering my sewing stuff together but I only have two projects, um, maybe I should throw in something else 🤓. Clothes are ready to pack so I think I’m good to go!
ReplyDeleteI use a 18 x 24 cutting mat and found that it fits in a regular pillow case, so that goes into the back of the car first, laid flat. Otherwise my packing looks similar to yours.
ReplyDeleteLove a retreat! We have a family lake house and I have a few sewing friends join me once or twice a year for a retreat. It's always a highlight of my year. 😊 A checklist is my lifesaver. Another gal picks quilt games for us. We all bring more projects than we can possibly finish, but one can dream
ReplyDeleteHave fun! I loved going to retreat.
ReplyDeleteIt's been so long since I have gone to a retreat that I have no idea how or what I'd pack! You look organized and ready to go, and I hope that all the things that you need to get done between now and leaving for retreat go quickly and smoothly. Have fun!
ReplyDeleteI love retreats! And I get so much done. I like to assemble all the blocks into a flimsy for at least one project. You are so organized and so kind to share your sewing machine AND your wine. Have a great time!
ReplyDeleteIn all honesty, I've never gone to an actual overnight retreat (lots of daylong adventures, though). Packing for the weeklong classes at JCCFS meant taking SO much of my studio stuff it was ridiculous :-). You look super organized.
ReplyDeleteOh what fun! I always pack my clothes last and it's always the smallest bag. Have a great time!
ReplyDeleteSounds like you were all ready to go. Hopefully it's been a very fun retreat. I've done sew day retreats, where you sew all day and go home at night. I've never gone away for a retreat.
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