Quilter's Beach Party 2008
"Needle in Hand by the Edge of the Sand"
When:
March 27 (evening only) through noon on March 30, 2007
The
Quilted Butterfly is delighted to present Quilter's Beach Party
2008-"Needle in Hand by the Edge of the Sand", our annual
celebration of traditional hand needle arts featuring noted quilt
teacher, author, and designer Pepper Cory. For this year's event,
Pepper and Patti have selected an oriental theme and have designed
more new projects for you to make! As always, cost of Quilter's
Beach Party includes all class sessions (with ample time to work
on each segment) and all supplies/materials necessary to complete
the project, special events, lunch, snacks and all but one evening
meal (Saturday night) for only $335! Retreat size is limited,
so to avoid disappointment, send in your completed registration
form and your check as soon as possible! Questions? Call Patti
at 252-222-0787.
When:
March 27 (evening only) through noon on March 30, 2007.
Where:
We have again reserved "Boat House", a luxury 5-bedroom
waterfront mansion in Emerald Isle for Quilter's Beach Party.
If you would like to sleep there during the retreat, space is
available on a first-come, first-served basis at the following
rate: $150 double occupancy (that's only $50 a night!), $300 single
occupancy (only $100 per night!). Breakfast is also provided for
those spending the night.
Supply
List: NONE (that's right, NONE!). This retreat is done entirely
by hand, so there's no lugging your sewing machine! AND, for this
retreat we also provide ALL fabrics and supplies for each class
using only first-quality quilting cottons and name-brand notions.
(Note: if you have a thimble, quilting hoop, scissors or other
basic hand sewing tools that you like and you want to use them
during the retreat, you are certainly welcome to bring them).
Although there's no supply list, you may want to bring your beach
shoes for walking beside the ocean and a bathing suit for the
pool/hot tub!
Description:
Thursday
evening starts with our traditional pizza party and ice cream
social from 6:30-7:30pm. At 7:30pm we will have Show & Tell/Drag
& Brag (bring whatever you'd like to share, especially from
last year's Beach Party!). Then Pepper and Patti will review last
year's project and quilters basics for those of you who could
use a bit of a refresher. After that, for those of you who want
to stay up a bit longer, we'll enjoy popcorn and a quilt-related
movie (which turns into the pajama party for those of you sleeping
over!)
Friday
begins with an optional 8:00 am beach walk led by Pepper Cory
after which there are two teaching sessions: Heliograph printing
and Clamshell applique. We provide your morning snacks, lunch
and afternoon treats. On Friday evening, Quilters Beach Party
participants enjoy a catered dinner and exclusive 25% off shopping
spree at The Quilted Butterfly-shop 'til you drop!
Saturday
we'll also have two teaching sessions: Origami (a fancy name for
folded 3-D) patchwork and the ancient form of hand quilting known
as Sashiko. Again, we provide you morning snacks, lunch and afternoon
treats. Saturday evening you get to choose your own dining experience
from an assortment of excellent local eateries.
Sunday
is our last session, with a special guest instructor who will
show you the fine art of temari.
Special
Events:
A
door prize drawing will be held during each class session.
We
again plan to have a licensed massage therapist available to pamper
your tired muscles!