General Supply List for Quilting Retreats
This is a 'basic' list for what to bring on quilting retreats. I've gone on retreats for over 20 years, and while you may not use everything every trip, I've always found that if you don't bring it, you will wish you had brought it.
Keep in mind that each retreat facility is different. Some places you need to bring your own bedding and towels. Some places do the cooking for you, others you bring in food or go out to eat. I've not covered drinks and snacks in this list.
Some retreats have more structure than others. Some will have classes and usually you are free to participate or not in those. Always bring more to work on than you think you will need I bring LOTS of different projects to work on. I like to put individual projects in plastic tubs. I also include everything in that tub that goes with the project such as HST paper, specialty rulers, the pattern and so on.
- Add A Quarter Ruler (for paper piecing)
- Applique pressing sheet
- Batting
- Camera & extra batteries
- Cell phone & Charger
- Comfy Chair ( I bring my sewing chair)
- Cutting mat
- Extension cord or power strip
- Extra Bobbins
- Extra rotary cutter blades
- Flannel for design wall (back of vinyl table cloths work well also)
- Freezer paper
- Fusible web
- Glue stick
- Iron & ironing surface
- Marking pencils
- NEEDLES, hand &/or machine
- Needle threaders
- Notebook/sketch pad
- Ott Light* or similar work light
- Paper bag for threads
- Pincushion, pins
- Personal fan
- Rotary cutter* & extra blades
- Rulers, templates*
- Ruler or paper for 1/2 Square Triangles if you use these
- Scissors* (Paper and cloth)
- Seam ripper
- SEWING MACHINE, presser feet, foot control, power cord, bobbins
- Sharpie
- Spray starch or sizing
- Sticky labels for marking your supplies
- Tape - masking and/or scotch
- Template plastic
- Thimble
- Thread (machine/specialty)
- Thread snips
- TV Folding Table* (great to make an L shaped work space)
*Be sure to label or mark any item(s) that might be shared.
copyright Betty Baker - Shadywood Quilts
