Friday Feb 28th
9:00 Shopping and Stitching Room Open to Attendees
10:00 Door Prizes & Announcements
12:00 Lunch Break
2:00 Exchange Game
5:00 Dinner Break
7:00 Door Prizes
8:00 Shopping Closes
10:00 Stitching Closes
Saturday March 1st
8:00 Stitching Room Opens
10:00 Door Prizes
12:00 Lunch Break
2:00 Door Prizes
5:00 Dinner Break
7:00 Door Prizes
8:00 Shopping Closes
10:00 Stitching Closes
Sunday March 2nd
8:00 Shopping & Stitching Room Open for Attendees
10:00 Door Prizes
12:00 Lunch Break
5:00 Stitching & Shopping Closed
When: Friday, February 28 thru Sunday, March 2, 2025
9 AM thru 10 PM Friday, 8 AM thru 10 PM Saturday, and 8 AM to 5 PM Sunday
Stitching/Retail room, door prizes, small item exchange game
Where: Sunday House Inn and Suites, 501 South Main, Fredericksburg, Texas.
What to Expect: Meeting friends, shopping, weekend get-away, stitching time, door prizes, item exchange games.
Exchange Game
Meet new friends by playing a game where we exchange small stitched items. Stitch your “small” and wrap it with a note saying who designed the chart and your name as the stitcher. We will play a game where the wrapped itesm will be mixed up and passed around so that everyone receives a new one in exchange for the one they gave. Open your exchange gift and seek out the stitcher with your new conversation starter.
Pass the Stash
Got stuff in your stash that you know you’ll never get to but would love to pass on to another stitcher who might like it? There will be a Pass the Stash table available for you to place your items and where all attendees can select from your donations. Please come by the table at the conclusion of the retreat to gather your unclaimed items, or they become the property of The Stitching Bee Retreat.
What to bring
We want you to be comfortable. Consider bringing your stitching lamps and battery pack (extension cords are not allowed), magnification, your current Work In Progress (WIP), drinking tumblers with lids, a light wrap in case you get cool, and an outlook for fun and stitching.
Classes
Description: Introduction to Counted Canvas Needlepoint
This gorgeous counted canvas class is sure to delight a wide range of students from beginner to advanced. Designed by renowned needlepoint designer Laura Perrin, Holiday Ornament Series #1 from her American Quilt Collection, contains four beautiful motifs to stitch.
Our teacher, Mary Waldsmith, will lead students through the stitches to complete the Lone Star design (upper left corner) during class. The kit includes the patterns and threads for all four motifs, a full set of stretcher bars, and canvas for one motif. Additional pieces of canvas will be needed to complete the other three motifs, which you can purchase in the shopping room.
Class will be held on Saturday, May 25th from 8 am to 5 pm and is $90.
We hope you’ll join us and learn how to stitch this beautiful ornamental piece. Mary is a wonderful, engaging teacher and a long-standing member of the Embroiderers’ Guild of America. Her classes are fun, and counted canvas is a wonderful technique to explore if you love to cross stitch. We hope to see you in class!