2010 Retreat Dates
Friday, Saturday, Sunday April 23, 24 & 25, 2010. This retreat is booked in Bethany Lodge. (See below for diagram of Sewing Room layout.) Price is $150. with a deposit of $75.
Friday, Saturday, Sunday October 15, 16 & 17, 2010. This retreat is booked for Galilee and Foster Center. Price is $150. with a depost of $75.00
Directions: Go towards Cortland and p/u Rte 81N in McGraw. (Exit 10). Go two exits. Get off at exit 12 and follow the ramp toward Ithaca. Turn right at the T (Rte. 281) At the first light turn left onto Rte. 90N. Stay on 90 until you come to Locke. Turn right at the light onto Rte. 38. Take this to Moravia. At the 4-way stop turn left and continue to follow Rte. 38. Casowasco is about 7or 8 miles up the road on the right. Allow 1-1/2 hours for the trip. Phone: 315-364-8756
General Information:
Personal Items
Sewing Items
Games:
We usually play several games/activities over the course of the weekend. Below is a sampling of one or more of the games that could be on the agenda. You will be notified several days ahead, so you know what to prepare for.
Fabric Card Game - Please bring two brand new, 100% cotton fat quarters. Upon arrival, put them into the "kitty" and choose your lucky card from the deck on the table. At our Saturday night gathering we will draw cards off the deck one at a time. When your card comes up you choose one of the fat quarters from the table.
Strip Poker - Bring as many good quality, 100% cotton 2-1/2" strips of fabric (cut from a piece of fabric, crosswise - about 40" long) as you would like to play with. Small groups are formed to play together. A strip is "ante-ed" and cards are dealt. The player with the highest card wins all the strips! Groups are rotated so that you can enjoy all those people playing. This is a fast moving fun game!
Jokes & Show & Tell - Bring along a show and telland your favorite jokes. You will be amazed how much fun you will have.
Chinese Auction: Bring an item that you "no longer use," "haven't finished," or "what was I thinking?" Make sure it is wrapped so nobody knows what it is.
Scavenger Hunt: You will be given a list of items, if you have more items on the list than anyone else you win a prize.
Fabric BINGO - Directions for creating your Bingo Card Block (All Bingo blocks will be collected to make Charity Quilts within the guild.
10-1/2" Block
Each fabric must be chosen from one of the following categories: floral, batik, geometric, hearts, leaf, holiday, novelty, paisley, plaid, solid, stripe, star, 1930's reproduction print, metallic, or dots. Use a black print fabric for the center square. All squares are made from 2-1/2" cuts of fabric
5 squares of assorted yellow prints "B" Row
5 squares of assorted red prints "I" Row
4 squares of assorted purple prints "N" Row
5 squares of assorted blue prints "G" Row
5 squares of assorted green prints "O" Row
1 square of black print Center square of "N" row
Sew the 5 yellow squares to make a row. In the same manner, sew 1 red, 1 blue and 1 green row. Sew 2 purple pairs. Join 1 purple pair to each side of the black square to complete purple row. Sew the five rows together in the appropriate order, placing the purple row in the center to complete on bingo card. Make as many cards as you wish. Bring your fabric block card and 25 flat buttons to the retreat.
Page last updated 10/20/09
Friday, Saturday, Sunday April 23, 24 & 25, 2010. This retreat is booked in Bethany Lodge. (See below for diagram of Sewing Room layout.) Price is $150. with a deposit of $75.
Friday, Saturday, Sunday October 15, 16 & 17, 2010. This retreat is booked for Galilee and Foster Center. Price is $150. with a depost of $75.00
Directions: Go towards Cortland and p/u Rte 81N in McGraw. (Exit 10). Go two exits. Get off at exit 12 and follow the ramp toward Ithaca. Turn right at the T (Rte. 281) At the first light turn left onto Rte. 90N. Stay on 90 until you come to Locke. Turn right at the light onto Rte. 38. Take this to Moravia. At the 4-way stop turn left and continue to follow Rte. 38. Casowasco is about 7or 8 miles up the road on the right. Allow 1-1/2 hours for the trip. Phone: 315-364-8756
General Information:
- No alcoholic beverages allowed - Casowasco is a church facility.
- Dress warmly and in layers.
- You may bring snacks to share for the sewing room.
- Lunch and Dinner Friday is not provided. You may bring something from home or go to a local restaurant.
- Lunch on Sunday is not provided. We usually chip in and each bring something for family style meal.
- There is a kitchenette area in the Sewing Center so refrigerator, microwave and a coffee maker are available.
- The facility provides one blanket and one pillow. You are responsible for the rest of your linens. (Sheets, quilt, towels, etc.)
- Saturday night is our Show & Tell pajama party. Wear your wildest PJ's and rehearse your favorite joke.
- Plan to help clean up on Sunday before departure.
- 3 meals are provided on Saturday and breakfast on Sunday. All you can eat buffet style. Please notify us if you have any food allergies. Breakfast 8:00 am, Lunch 12:15 pm, Dinner 5:30 pm
- If you would like, you may donate a couple dollars to the "Staff Appreciation Fund." We are not permitted to tip individuals.
Personal Items
| Layered comfortable clothing | Underwear | Warm socks |
| Sweater or jacket for outside | PJ's | Slippers |
| Outdoor Footwear | Brush | Shampoo/Conditioner |
| Toothbrush | Toothpaste | Soap |
| Deoderant | Kleenex | Powder/Lotion |
| Alarm Clock | Bedding | Pillow |
| Quilt | TowelWashcloth | Plastic bag for wet things |
| Umbrella | Camera/Film | Plastic cup/Mug |
| Medicines | Snacks | Beverages |
| Hangers | Bandaids | Ear Plugs (for sleeping) |
| Hair Dryer | Flashlight | Eye Glasses |
Sewing Items
| Sewing Machine | Power Cords/Strips | Iron/Board/Pad |
| OTT Light | Scissors | Rotary cutter/Mat |
| Rulers | Seam Ripper | Thread |
| Pins/Needles | S. M. Attachments | Marking Pencils |
| Tape | Bobbins | UFO's |
| Seat cushion/Chair | Small Garbage Bag | Fabrics |
| Fabric BINGO Board | Strip Poker Fabric strips | Fat 1/4's for card game |
Games:
We usually play several games/activities over the course of the weekend. Below is a sampling of one or more of the games that could be on the agenda. You will be notified several days ahead, so you know what to prepare for.
Fabric Card Game - Please bring two brand new, 100% cotton fat quarters. Upon arrival, put them into the "kitty" and choose your lucky card from the deck on the table. At our Saturday night gathering we will draw cards off the deck one at a time. When your card comes up you choose one of the fat quarters from the table.
Strip Poker - Bring as many good quality, 100% cotton 2-1/2" strips of fabric (cut from a piece of fabric, crosswise - about 40" long) as you would like to play with. Small groups are formed to play together. A strip is "ante-ed" and cards are dealt. The player with the highest card wins all the strips! Groups are rotated so that you can enjoy all those people playing. This is a fast moving fun game!
Jokes & Show & Tell - Bring along a show and telland your favorite jokes. You will be amazed how much fun you will have.
Chinese Auction: Bring an item that you "no longer use," "haven't finished," or "what was I thinking?" Make sure it is wrapped so nobody knows what it is.
Scavenger Hunt: You will be given a list of items, if you have more items on the list than anyone else you win a prize.
Fabric BINGO - Directions for creating your Bingo Card Block (All Bingo blocks will be collected to make Charity Quilts within the guild.
10-1/2" Block
Each fabric must be chosen from one of the following categories: floral, batik, geometric, hearts, leaf, holiday, novelty, paisley, plaid, solid, stripe, star, 1930's reproduction print, metallic, or dots. Use a black print fabric for the center square. All squares are made from 2-1/2" cuts of fabric
5 squares of assorted yellow prints "B" Row
5 squares of assorted red prints "I" Row
4 squares of assorted purple prints "N" Row
5 squares of assorted blue prints "G" Row
5 squares of assorted green prints "O" Row
1 square of black print Center square of "N" row
Sew the 5 yellow squares to make a row. In the same manner, sew 1 red, 1 blue and 1 green row. Sew 2 purple pairs. Join 1 purple pair to each side of the black square to complete purple row. Sew the five rows together in the appropriate order, placing the purple row in the center to complete on bingo card. Make as many cards as you wish. Bring your fabric block card and 25 flat buttons to the retreat.
Page last updated 10/20/09
This may not be the best photo, but it will give you an idea of how the sewing room is set-up for the April retreat in the Bethany Lodge. You
will find that this layout only marks off for 26 spots (indicated by an ‘X’ on
the chart). I believe we will have no problem getting another table into the set
up to accommodate 2 other spots.
Under the edge of the seat part of the bench is where you will find 5 plugs, 4 of which are brand new plugs w/ 4 sockets in each plug plate. Each set of 2 plugs is connected to its own circuit breaker. We have enough cords to help get the power strips plugged into them.
The only thing I would say that you may want to have the ladies add to their list is a light if they feel they will need it.
A reminder that we will have the lift powered on and available throughout your stay so your equipment can be taken down into the lounge area easily and anyone who has difficulty with the stairs can manage that easily as well.
Under the edge of the seat part of the bench is where you will find 5 plugs, 4 of which are brand new plugs w/ 4 sockets in each plug plate. Each set of 2 plugs is connected to its own circuit breaker. We have enough cords to help get the power strips plugged into them.
The only thing I would say that you may want to have the ladies add to their list is a light if they feel they will need it.
A reminder that we will have the lift powered on and available throughout your stay so your equipment can be taken down into the lounge area easily and anyone who has difficulty with the stairs can manage that easily as well.
