Well, 2023 went so quickly that I think I missed most of it but now is the time to look forward to 2024. Cecilia and I have so enjoyed running our two retreats last year that we have again booked two more for 2024.
The Summer retreat is booked for 14th to 16th June and we have two different projects to work on – a Craft Bag designed by Cecilia and a Block Nanny from me. The bag is such a useful item to take your equipment and projects to workshops (or retreats!) and the Block Nanny is designed to keep blocks clean and flat when in construction. Both patterns will be available to you to take home so you may like to choose one item to make or you can bring your own projects to work on, knowing you’ll have the patterns for the future. Those to attended the Winter retreat in December 23 will have seen Cecilia working on a smaller ‘test’ version of the bag but we all loved it so much that I think I’ll be making one in this smaller size…
Block Nanny – Used to look after your quilt blocks whilst making them and transporting to and from workshops. This bag contains a fleece liner to hold your blocks or cut fabrics in place.
For the Winter Retreat, which is from Friday 29th November to Sunday 1st December, we have decided to concentrate on appliqué in many different forms such as bonded, reverse and needle turned. We will look at the different methods to finish your appliqué using both hand and machine and will have demonstrations and a talk to support your learning.
The retreats are both held at Hillscourt Conference Centre just on the outer edge of Birmingham which is very easy to find and the rooms are single en-suite. Full board whilst we are there includes breakfasts, buffet lunches and two course dinner with choice.
If you’d like more details about the retreats you can check out the retreat page here. You’ll find the booking forms for both retreats, plus full information on what is included and details of the hotel. If you have any questions you can drop me an email at Helen@strictlyquilting.com.
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