The Featherweight Retreat - September 10-13, 2024
Where needles gleam and dreamers craft their cherished dream, There hums a tale of threads so fine, A Featherweight, a prized design.
Date and time
Location
Missouri Star Quilt Company Sewing Center
202 North Davis Hamilton, MO 64644Refund Policy
About this event
Please bring your Singer Featherweight to participate in this Retreat!
Monday Early check in to the Retreat Center:
If you would like to start your retreat early or your travel plans bring you to Hamilton on Monday, you may check in early. Early check-in begins after 4:00 pm on Monday & the cost is $50 per person. That $50 charge is payable upon arrival. Those arriving Monday for early bird check in will be provided with breakfast on Tuesday morning. Please indicate on the registration form that you would like to come on Monday. Safe Travels!
Jessica Vaughn
Retreat Coordinator
Missouri Star Quilt Company Retreat Center
720-338-8416
jessica.vaughn@missouriquiltco.com
Schedule:
Tuesday
9:00 - 3:00 pm - Arrival, Set Up, Shopping, Open Sew Time
12:00 pm - Lunch on Your Own
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm Orientation Meeting & Scavenger Hunt
6:00 pm Dinner
F ollowing Dinner - Open Sew Time
Wednesday
8:00 am - Hot Breakfast
8:30 am - Quilt Class - Susan Brown
12:00 pm - Lunch
1:00 pm - Quilt Class - Jessica Vaughn
3:00 - 5:00 pm - Visit to the Quilt Museum
6:00 pm - Dinner
Open Sew
Thursday
8:30 am - Breakfast
Open Sew
12:00 pm - Lunch
Open Sew
6:00 pm Dinner
Following Dinner - Show & Tell
Open Sew
Friday
8:00 am - Farewell Breakfast
11:00 am - Check Out
What to expect:
Bring projects to work on - You may not want to take a class and if you choose not to do this you will want to bring projects to work on. Your free time is your own to do as you please. You can shop an MSQC shop or browse through one of the area stores. There is always something to do in Hamilton.
Sewing tables - We do have assigned seating for sewing. Each person will have their own 2' X 4' sewing table. These tables will be pushed together in pods of four. You will need to consolidate all of your sewing materials into this 2' X 4' space.
Meals - Lunch and dinner will be provided by our local caterers. Lunches are served at noon Wednesday and Thursday. Dinners will be served at 6:00pm Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday nights. (Tuesday lunch you are on your own)
Snack Table - We set out a snack table and encourage you to bring a snack to share with the group.
Show & Tell - We will have a Show & Tell time on Thursday night for those who want to participate.
Shipping - There is free shipping for all of our United States guests. We have reduced shipping rates for our foreign customers.
You can bring your unfinished projects from home, or drop in at our stores in town to purchase anything you may want to start something new. PLUS.....our sewing/activity and kitchen areas are available for you to use 24 hrs. a day! And, when you're ready to turn in, you'll sleep like a log in our comfy, cozy beds.
PLEASE NOTE:
Handicapped Rooms will read "Sales Ended" online. You must call to reserve one of the two rooms. 720-338-8416, Jessica.
All rooms upstairs are shared rooms. NO PRIVATE ROOMS.
Ages 18 and over please.
Our sleeping rooms are on the second floor of the Retreat Center and are only accessible via stairs. They are shared rooms, configured in several different ways from rooms that have three twin beds, to a room that sleeps five. There are six individual, private bathrooms, each with a shower, toilet and sink, just steps away from the sleeping rooms that are shared by all the guests on the second floor. We also have two sleeping rooms located on the main floor, each with two twin beds and its own bathroom, that we reserve for individuals who cannot physically climb the stairs to the second floor.
We are located 15 minutes east of I-35 and MO Hwy 36, approximately 60 miles north of Kansas City. If you are flying in, you'll want to fly into Kansas City International airport. We are a little over an hour from the airport.
Shuttle Options:
Liz Manley - 816-351-9172 (To & Fro Shuttle)
Men are welcome at all of our quilting retreats.
In our retreat center we have the following sleep accommodations:
- 8 sleeping rooms in the main retreat center that share 6 communal restrooms.
- 2 rooms with their own restroom that are accessible for individuals with disabilities.
- 1 sleeping room with 8 beds in our mini-retreat center with access to 2 communal restrooms.
We assign the rooms with the communal restroom facilities in the main retreat center to individuals of the same gender. Often women are assigned to these rooms in the main retreat center because more women register for the retreats, but if enough men registered, we would assign men to these rooms. We reserve the accessible rooms for individuals with a disability, but make these rooms available to another guest (male or female) if no individual requests an accessible room. The sleeping room in the mini-retreat center is assigned to a group of the same gender to share the sleeping room and communal restrooms. The rooms in the mini-retreat center are often assigned to individuals of the opposite gender from those assigned to the main retreat center.
Missouri Star Quilt continues to explore retreat offerings that meet our customer’s interests and demands. We hope you will consider joining one of our retreats.
WHAT WE'LL PROVIDE:
- 8 Meals
- Unlimited access to our spacious and well-lit sewing space
- Tables for cutting
- Ironing boards and irons
- Sewing tables and electrical outlets
- A full kitchen (microwave, stove, refrigerator, freezer, dishwasher)
- Coffee, tea and water
- Super comfy, cozy bed
- Bed linens and towels
- Sewing machines available for use during retreat
WHAT TO BRING:
- Sewing machine (optional)
- Thread
- Power strip or extension cord
- Cutter, rulers, scissors (optional, we have "cutting tools" to use)
- Ironing board and iron (optional -- we will have some available for use)
- Snacks, soda or other beverage (Hy-Klas Grocery is just 1/2 block from the Retreat Center
- Casual, comfy attire
- Personal toiletries, blow dryer, ear plugs and pj's
- Something cushy for your "tushy" (optional)
- Personal sewing lamp (optional)
REFUND POLICY: This is a NON-REFUNDABLE REGISTRATION. In the event that you register than are unable to come, you may transfer this registration to someone else.
QUESTIONS? Contact us at jessica.vaughn@missouriquiltco.com