Sew ‘n Spa Retreat - Returning in Spring 2009!

Stitchin’ Heaven 3rd Semi-Annual Sew 'n Spa Retreat
at Brookhaven Retreat Center

April 21st - 25th, 2009

This is a quilting retreat that is sure to delight your senses! If you want to feel invigorated and renewed, make plans to join us and your sewing friends at this one-of-a-kind event joining two of our favorite things - spa and sewing.  Retreats always result in making new friends so come with someone you know or plan to attend by yourself.  Brookhaven Retreat Center is located just 18 short miles from the shop.

The Rooms...

Stay in lovely and spacious rooms, each uniquely decorated in Texas Casual Elegance. All of the rooms are very nice and clean. This time we are offering only double occupancy ... no one shares a bed and no one sleeps on a top bunk! Brookhaven Retreat Center has a main center that has a large wrap-around porch overlooking a beautiful lake for you to sit back and enjoy the view.

The Retreat Center...

The retreat center is set up in such a way that you will have access to the sewing rooms as late in the evening as you want to stay up and sew and you don’t have to worry about disturbing anyone.  There are 2 very large lodge style auditoriums for us to use so we will have ample sewing space and no one will need to share a sewing table! However, they are not easily handicap accessible. If you have any special needs, please call us. We may be able to put you in a room that is more accessible for your special needs.

The Mystery...

Dotti and Lucy will instruct you through our Debbie Caffrey mystery class!    We will have fabric kits available in 3 color/fabric choices or you can feel free to bring fabric with you from your stash. Fabric for the mystery class is not included in your registration fee.  When you register we do need you to indicate "yes" or "no" if you want to take the mystery class while you are at the retreat and whether you will be bringing your own fabric or plan to use one of our selections (SEE BELOW).

In addition to the Mystery Quilt we will have Lucy will teach you how to make a really neat item that you are sure to love.  Fabric for this class will be included in your package price.  Feel free to bring your own projects from home to work on as well as we will have LOTS of free sewing time! 

NOTE: Let us know when you register if you wish to participate in the Mystery Quilt Class and if you want a kit.

FUN STUFF...

While you are with us we will meet each night at the store for some incredible fun. You won't want to miss a single night because there will be surprise shopping specials just for you.  Included will be...

• Our Sensational Silent Auction
• Krista Vance's "Anti Aging Seminar"
• An Ol' Fashioned Block Swap (details will be included in your registration pack)
• Show and Tell (start now deciding what quilt we will want to see!)
• ...and our famous "Death by Chocolate Buffet" 

ORPHAN BLOCK CHALLENGE 

Once your registration is paid in full, we will maill your pack of 6 "orphan blocks" that were left over from a block of the month program from past Stitchin' Heaven programs. We will ask you to take these blocks and make them into something beautiful. Not everyone will get the same block, so they're guaranteed to be different and unique. At the retreat these projects will be put on display and the participants at the retreat as well as the employees at Stitchin' Heaven will vote on their favorite. A $100 shopping spree will be awarded to the winner.

SPA OPTIONS

We will have some of the finest massage therapists and estheticians in the area on hand to provide spa services during your stay at the retreat. Spa appointments must be made in advance, however and are not included in your retreat package. Services offered are as followed:

• 60 minute full-body massage: $80
• 30 minute massage: $50
• Clinical Facial: $80
• Spa Facial: $65

NOTE:  We need to know when you register if you want to participate in these options so don't forget to tell us your wishes!

RETREAT PRIZES

We have become famous for our retreat prizes and this retreat will be no different! For each $10 you spend in the store during your stay with us you will be given a ticket that will be entered in a drawing for some really fantastic prizes. The drawing for the prizes will be held at the shop on Saturday at noon. Our grand prize will be a queen-sized beauty, fully quilted, even with the binding on it! We are sure you will be very pleased!

RETREAT FEES:

• $325 Double Occupancy Only

• This fee includes:

  • Four Nights Lodging
  • Food provided by the staff at the Brookhaven Retreat Center
  • Prizes, prizes, and more prizes!
  • Instruction and all activities
  • Fabric for the takeaway project IS included.
  • Lots of fun and lots of friends - priceless!

REGISTER TODAY! SPACE IS LIMITED!

• Register online.
• Stop by the shop
• Call us toll free 800-841-3901.

Sign up for your Spring 2009
Spa & Mystery Quilt Options Here!

*Please register for all options even if you are not interested in one. This will help us verify that we have heard from everyone, and that no one is left out.

• Massage
  
• Facial

Spa Facial - Hydrating, Relaxation and Mini Massage Clinical Facial - Reverse aging, fine lines and brown spots

• Mystery Quilt

Download the Mystery Quilt Requirements in .PDF form here.
Want a kit? Pick your colorway!

Refunds :
We must be notified by January 15, 2009, if you cannot attend to give you a full refund. If you find out afterJanuary 15, 2009, you cannot attend we will do our best to find someone to take your place so that your fee can be returned to you.

Eleanor Burns Retreat!

Stitchin' Heaven Presents...

Eleanor Burns
at Brookhaven Retreat Center

March 11-15, 2009

Twenty five years ago Eleanor Burns introduced her first Quilt in a Day book, cultivating a quiltmaking revolution. She presented her unique style, a diverse combination of cutting and sewing applications, creating new techniques altogether. Quilting techniques that replaced scissors and templates with rips and strips, bringing rotary speed to patchwork. She also presented an incredibly rapid stitching system, applying the method of assembly-line sewing to piece work. This invited all types of sewers to participate in an age-old tradition. Her concise, step-by-step directions were easy to grasp, allowing the possibility for anyone to be successful at making a quilt. Eleanor Burns gave quiltmakers techniques that compacted months into merely a day, a quilt in a day, spreading her vibrant enthusiasm within everyone. She motivated thousands of want-to-be quilters with needed-confidence and assurance. Altogether, the impact of her influences opened the door to a renewal. Her efforts sowed the seeds that have grown into many techniques that are commonly used today. Since then, her name and techniques have become synonymous with quiltmaking because her contributions and life's story are equal in inspiration and fate brought to the art of piecing a beautiful quilt.

***Sign up today!*** Classes are filling up very quickly! Call us at toll free at 800-841-3901 to check class availability, and to make your reservations!

Classes:
During the retreat, Eleanor will be teaching 3 classes featuring the quilts pictured below; The Magic Vine Quilt, Fly Boy, and Pink Lemonade. Retreat Enrollment will include 2 classes while at the retreat, just let us know which ones you would like when you submit your reservation. We will offer kits for all classes, and we will notify you as soon as they are available.

The Magic Vine Quilt Grow a flower garden in beautiful fabrics to grace your bed or wall as Eleanor Burns presents Magic Vine. This quilt originated in the 1930's in a newspaper quilt column written by Florence LaGanke Harris. Twenty-two flowers are appliqued in rows with twinning vines. It is magical because of the variety of flowers that grow on the vine. The vine grows quickly, like the magic vine in Jack and the Beanstalk. Learn to make these whimsical flowers and leaves using a variety of applique techniques and finishing stitches. Finished twin size 65"x 100"; Finished full/queen size 92" x 110".

Fly Boy Eleanor's book, Victory Quilts takes a look back in history to the 1940’s and life on the home front during the War years. This Sampler Quilt offers patterns and techniques for 20 blocks, each one representing a slice of history with a story to tell. Fly Boy features the Airplane block and the Propeller block. Both represent women's roles in the war; the WASP, Women Airforce Service Pilots, who were the first women in history trained to fly American military aircraft, and the the six million women who worked in the manufacturing plants that produced munitions and materials. This is an easy to intermediate quilt, and is pieced. The finished quilt measures 57"x 72".

Pink Lemonade Pink Lemonade is a One Block Repeat quilt set together with Latice and cornerstones using two basic patches, the Four-Patch and the Chevron. The Chevron is made by combing two Flying Geese patches, and the Chain connecting the blocks is simply a Cornerstone block. Learn Eleanor's techniques for strip piecing and using her Flying Geese ruler, and you'll have this beautiful quilt in a jiffy. Finished twin size 67"x 106"; Finished full/queen size 88" x 106".

Total Retreat Package Details You will enjoy 4 nights in the beautiful Brookhaven Retreat Center located in the Piney Woods of East Texas, and 5 days of warm, Spring sunshine. Of course, then there's all the extras! Sewing, meeting new people, and wonderful classes with Eleanor Burns! What more can a gal ask for? The Brookhaven Restaurant will meet all of our dining needs - Full Breakfasts, Lunches, Dinners, Snacks and more with tasty buffet-style meals. You will not go hungry - that's for sure!  Drinks (iced-tea, coffee & water) and gratuities are included. Retreat Enrollment will include 2 classes while at the retreat, just let us know which ones you would like when you submit your reservation. We will offer kits for all classes, and we will notify you as soon as they are available. ***Sign up today!*** Classes are filling up very quickly! Call us at toll free at 800-841-3901 to check class availability, and to make your reservations!

Sew 'n Spa Fall 2008 Retreat Options!

1 Reservation Left!
Call 800-841-3901 today to make your reservation!

Let us know which Spa and Mystery options you would like.

• Massage
  
• Facial

Spa Facial - Hydrating, Relaxation and Mini Massage Clinical Facial - Reverse aging, fine lines and brown spots

• Mystery Quilt

Download the Mystery Quilt Requirements in .PDF form here.
Want a kit? Pick one here!

Refunds :

We must be notified by August 1 if you cannot attend to give you a full refund. If you find out after August 1 you cannot attend we will do our best to find someone to take your place so that your fee can be returned to you.