American Patchwork & Quilting - USA (2020-06)

1

CLEAN YOUR SEWING MACHINE

AND MAKE SURE IT’S WORKING

(ESPECIALLY IF YOU HAVE A SEPARATE

ONE FOR RETREATS).

2

REPLACE YOUR SEWING

MACHINE NEEDLE AND ROTARY-

CUTTING BLADES.

3

WIND MULTIPLE BOBBINS OF

YOUR FAVORITE THREAD COLORS

SO YOU DON’T HAVE TO INTERRUPT

YOUR RETREAT SEWING TIME.

4

CONSIDER CUTTING QUILT

PIECES AT HOME SO YOU CAN

SPEND RETREAT TIME PIECING.

5

THOROUGHLY READ THROUGH

YOUR PATTERN TO MAKE SURE

YOU HAVE ALL THE FABRICS AND

TOOLS NEEDED.

6

WHEN RETREATING WITH A

GROUP, COORDINATE WHO

WILL BRING ITEMS THAT CAN BE

SHARED, SUCH AS AN IRON, IRONING

BOARD, OR DESIGN WALL.

before the retreat

YOUR BAGS

PACKING

ESSENTIALS

WHETHER YOU’RE SQUISHING ITEMS INTO A

CARRY-ON PIECE OF LUGGAGE OR HAVE A

WHOLE CAR TO FILL, THERE ARE SOME ESSENTIALS

YOU DON’T WANT TO LEAVE AT HOME.

A little prep work goes a long way. Show your tools some

love and review your projects before hitting the road.

A LINT ROLLER. USE IT TO CLEAN

YOUR WORK SPACE AND YOUR

CLOTHES, IF THINGS GET MESSY.

AN EXTENSION CORD. NOT

EVERY WORK SPACE HAS

EASY-TO-REACH OUTLETS.

A great

sense of

humor.

—Betsy Chutchian,

TEACHER

betsysbestquiltsandmore

.blogspot.com

“If possible, take your sewing

chair. You are sitting in one

place for a long time so you

want to be comfortable. Also,

take SNACKS—everything

from salty to sweet.”

—Monique Jacobs, TEACHER, opengatequilts.com

“A travel light.

You can never

have too much

light, and we sew

into the night.”

—Jo Morton, TEACHER

“I always

bring a

notebook and

pencil. You

never know

when you’ll

want to take

notes about

a project, do

some quilt

math, or jot

down the

email address

of a new

friend.”

—Lindsay

Mayland, EDITOR

Need help figuring out what to

pack for your next quilt retreat?

Print our handy packing list at

AllPeopleQuilt.com/838.

don't forget!

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