Quilt Retreat is Waiting for YOU !!!!

Come ready to have some great sewing time and be ready for lots of fun and laughs. Stay up late if you want and sew or go for walks, read or just relax and enjoy the time together. We always have fun!!

2024 Fall Retreat Dates are TBD.

Contact Connie Bowman to be added to the list.
Location: Camp Dudley
Cost: $30 per day. Check in time is 9 am, check out is 3 pm. If you leave after the deadline of 3 pm, you will be charged for that day. Not our rules, but YMCA’s rules.

A supply list and suggestions are provided prior to the retreat. Below is some additional information.

Meals: Two meals a day, breakfast and dinner, are shared. You will be cooking one meal with one or two partners. Please let me know what you plan to cook. If you need any special cookware for your meal, I suggest that you bring your own. There are dishes to be used, your choice. Paper products are an option. Please bring all ingredients that you need to prepare your meal. It is a long drive to the nearest grocery store.

You are on your own for snacks and lunch. Bring any lunch material or snacks that you might enjoy. We have a communal snack table that we are all welcome to share. If you have any special dietary needs, please bring your own food to ensure you can eat what you need. There is a coffee maker on the premises, please bring your own coffee. Bring your own drinks (water or pop). The water at Camp Dudley is quite good, so bringing water to drink is optional.

A menu will be provided to participants as soon as possible.

Supply List and Suggestions for Quilt Retreat

Bedding & pillow
Bath - Towel & washcloth, shower items, hair dryer,
Medications,
Clothing that can be layered, bathrobe, slippers, Warm coat, hat, gloves, & appropriate boots/shoes for hiking
Sewing machine plus all tools & accessories for machine: extra needles & bobbins, extension cord, power strip, extra light for station, iron, small ironing board, any special water for iron, spray bottle, cutting mat, rulers, rotary cutter with extra blades,
Material for lotto block, & retreat project(s), plenty of projects to keep you busy. Don't forget your patterns & material for projects, different colors of thread, scissors, Teflon sheet, Lite Steam a Seam, freezer paper painters’ tape, pencils, pen, permanent markers, erasable markers, some batting, pin cushion, light box.
Flashlight with extra batteries; books, and/or magazines.
Kleenex, earplugs.
Sewing room Chair, extra (1 or 2) table lighting for sewing
Groceries for your assigned meal, plus any special pans or utensils you need.
Paper plates, cups, napkins,
Lunch meals for yourself; snacks for yourself and to share. Groceries for any meal where you can’t eat what is on a menu. Beverages you like.

Emergencies: A medical form will also be provided. Please fill it out, bring it with you and place it under your sewing machine. We do not need to see it unless you have a medical emergency, and we need access to your information. If it is under your sewing machine, we will know where to find it in case of an emergency.

Animal Companions: NO PETS ON CAMPUS. Camp Dudley has a strict no pets allowed on premises. Sorry.

Directions to Camp Dudley:

Travel time from Fred Meyers is about 45-50 minutes. Take Highway 12 to the intersection on 12 and 410. Turn left on Highway 12 and continue past Rimrock Lake, past Silver Beach Resort. Start watching for a sign for Tieton Road. Turn left on Tieton Road where you will see a sign that says Clear Lake. Camp Dudley’s sign will show then. The sign says 0.9 miles to the camp. The next Camp Dudley sigh will be on your right, turn left there.

Drive through the parking lot and past the caretakers' home and you will see Shinn Lodge, a brown two-story building on your right. After unloading your car, you will have to take your car back to the parking lot. Those of you who have trouble walking can leave your car close to the lodge.