April 2026 Quilt Retreat

Description

April 14 – 19, 2026

• • • The rooms will be set up for 1 quilter per 6-foot table. There will be quilters in the Magnolia, Empress, and Wisteria, and Lilac rooms.
    • Sew whenever you want, day or night, from Tuesday at 10:30 am until Sunday at 5 pm (or later)!
    • You may work on whatever projects you’d like (Please don’t have machine embroidery running all day).
    • There is nice overhead lighting, but you might want to bring an Ott Light.
    • There will be ironing stations with full-size steam irons.
    • There will be cutting stations with mats. Please bring your own rotary cutter and rulers.
    • A Table for Snacks. You can bring snacks to share at the snack table. We all get hungry late at night. We’ll have paper plates, napkins, silverware, etc.
    • A Sale Table. You can bring quilt-related items to sell. Clean out some older things from your stash and shop for new ones while you’re there!
    • Door prizes
    • Water will be available in the sewing rooms, and there are also a microwave and refrigerator.
    • If you need an iron by your sewing machine, it must be one of the small travel or mini irons.  Full-size irons are not allowed at individual tables.
    • The retreat website has a packing checklist to help you remember everything.

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    Registration payments can be made using any credit/debit card.

    There are no day campers. You do need to stay at the Blue Gate Garden Inn to attend the retreat. A group rate has been negotiated. Please call the hotel and ask for reservations to reserve your room. Our group rate is under Shipshewana Quilt Retreat®. If you have any problems, please let me know. 

     

    *** Cancellations sometimes happen for a variety of reasons.

    • Please make your cancellation in writing (email is fine, but if you don’t receive an acknowledgment within three business days please email again and/or send snail mail.) All cancellations are subject to a $25 processing fee.
    • Cancellations 90 days before the start of the retreat will receive a full refund.
    • Cancellations 89-60 days before the start of the retreat will receive a 50% refund.
    • There is no refund for cancellations received less than 60 days before the start of the retreat – no exceptions, and that includes COVID-19 and other illnesses.

     There will be no refunds if the event is canceled 30 days before the event due to circumstances beyond my control, such as the weather, government-mandated shutdowns, or the moon crashing into the earth……..stuff like that as a contractual obligation with the hotel will still need to be paid.