Retreats
Not finding time at home to start or finish a project? A retreat may be what you need. Our guild schedules retreats throughout the year. Retreats have many benefits:
– provide time to really focus on projects without interruptions
– they can be one day, a couple days, long weekend or during the week
– gives you an opportunity to meet fellow guild members and build new friendships
– relaxing and comfortable environment
– quilters are helpful and happily share their knowledge with each other
– they can be local or a couple hours away
– they are F U N!!!
Several retreats are scheduled throughout the year. Retreats are scheduled to meet the needs of guild members. In order to give all guild members a chance to attend a retreat, we ask guild members who just finished retreat to wait 72 hours before signing up for the next retreat. If necessary, a wait list will be used in case someone cancels.
Our 2024-2025 scheduled/open retreats are:
2025
– May 2-5, 2025 – Itchin To Be Stitchin, Staunton, IL. This has become a very popular retreat location. This is another great retreat center that is part of a quilt shop. There is a fully stocked kitchen. The sewing area is spacious and stocked with irons, ironing boards, cutting mats, design walls and a long table for each person. There are 6 rooms with 3 beds in each room. Staunton, IL is about an hour away from downtown St. Louis.
Accommodates can be made for a single, double or three people per room.
Single Room: $390 for 3 nights/$130 deposit required.
Double Room: $195 for 3 nights-per person/$97.50 deposit required.
Three in a Room: $195 for 3 nights-per person/$97.50 deposit required
Deposits are made directly to Itchin To Be Stitchin – 618-625-2429
UPDATE AS OF 4/25/25: THIS EVENT IS ALMOST FULL.
– June 20-25, 2025 – Itchin To Be Stitchin, Staunton, IL. This has become a very popular retreat location. This is another great retreat center that is part of a quilt shop. There is a fully stocked kitchen. The sewing area is spacious and stocked with irons, ironing boards, cutting mats, design walls and a long table for each person. There are 6 rooms with 3 beds in each room. Staunton, IL is about an hour away from downtown St. Louis.
Accommodates can be made for a single, double or three people per room.
Single Room: $390 for 3 nights/$130 deposit required.
Double Room: $195 for 3 nights-per person/$97.50 deposit required.
Three in a Room: $195 for 3 nights-per person/$97.50 deposit required
Deposits are made directly to Itchin To Be Stitchin – 618-625-2429
UPDATE AS OF 4/25/25: THIS EVENT HAS 2 ROOMS LEFT. It can be a private room, or share one with a friend.
Todd Hall Retreat Center – Columbia, IL
MORE INFORMATION TO COME – EVENT TO BE SCHEDULED 2025 -LATE SUMMER OR FALL.
Todd Hall is in Illinois just across the JB Bridge/St. Louis south county – very easy to get to. Todd Hall is a calm, lush, relaxing setting – nice place for a walk around the grounds. Irons, ironing boards, mats, and design walls will be provided by Bits ‘n Pieces. Lodging rooms are closely connected to the sewing space. Private rooms or sharing a room with a friend are available.
Double Rooms: $55 per night/3 nights $165*/Single Room: $85 per night/3 nights $255.
Another option: “Come and Go” – join us during the day & evening, but sleep at home.
A deposit will be required. *plus splitting the cost of the work room $375 (for three days).
As retreats are scheduled, information will be provided at a guild meeting, in the guild newsletter or via emails. Come to a retreat and see for yourself how much fun it is.
Contact Teresa Basler to confirm your attendance to this fun retreat.
When retreat registrations open, information will be provided at a guild meeting, in the guild newsletter or via emails. Come to a retreat and see for yourself how much fun it is.
Check this page frequently to stay up to date on retreat information.
Teresa Basler (tbasler@swbell.net or 314-550-2496) is the guild retreat coordinator. Contact Teresa if you have questions or concerns.
Retreat Packing Checklist 07-01-2016
One-day Retreats
Darla Gibson, Coordinator
Several one-day retreats are coordinated each year and are held in the St. Louis Metropolitan area.
Detailed sign-up information for all retreats is sent via our group email account.
