Weekend Retreat Highlights

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1 Retreat to the beach for our 3rd Annual Quilt Atlantic a celebration of quilt and fabric art! Embark on a 3 day journey to learn from and work with talented fabric artists from Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, paired with savoury meals, evening entertainment & bonfires at White Point, surrounded by up to 60 folks just like you! Weekend Retreat Highlights Friday April 1 (1:30-4:30pm) Half Day Workshops featuring choice of Schelp Tote Bag with Donna Veinot; Felted Owls with Carolyn Langley; and Let s Go Loopy with Bev Crouse. Friday Evening Meet & Greet S more Social and live entertainment. Saturday April 2 (9am 12noon and 1:30-4:30pm) Full Day Workshops featuring choice of Curved Piecing Quilt Blocks with Donna Veinot; 3D Landscape with Juliet Nowlan; and Hooking a White Point Rabbit (or two) with Jane Steele Saturday Evening Seat Sale & Show Sunday April 3 (9am 12noon) Half Day Workshops featuring choice of Beginner Knitting with Andrea Thomas; Modern Quilted Pillow with Adrienne Klenk; and Trunk Show with Juliet Nowlan Quilt Atlantic Retreat Package 2 nights/3 days from $459.99* based on Shared Accommodation (2 ppl) from $588.99* based on Single Accommodation Package Includes: 2 nights room accommodation; Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner daily; Nutrition Breaks; Choice of 2 half day workshops & 1 full day workshop; Meet & Greet on Friday; Seat Sale Saturday; Merchant Mall (Open to All)! *Taxes and gratuities included. Kit fees are additional, see registration form attached. 1 3 bedroom Cottages rates available upon request Please note: Limited seats are available for retreat workshops & events without accommodations, includes lunch on April 2: $100/person plus tax (NOTE: Cancellation Fee after March 1 st is $80 plus tax) Register Now! Registration Deadline: March 1, 2016 Step #1: Call at to Register & Book your preferred package. Step #2: Complete attached Registration Form, selecting your choice of workshops and return as indicated. Step 3: Pack your bags & see you at the 3 rd Annual Quilt Atlantic Retreat! See all the details online at or call ext 1

2 Name: Phone Number: Address: Mailing Address: Reservation Confirmation #: Retreat Registration Form AFTER booking your Retreat Package with White Point, complete this Retreat Workshop Registration form and return by March 1, 2016 to Bev Crouse by Your Quilt Atlantic Retreat Package includes your choice of 1 workshop per day. In the table below, please indicate your preference for each session. Each session is limited to 20 participants and will be accommodated on a first come, first serve basis. Please note that Workshop Instructors have either a Kit Fee (payable to the Instructor) and/or a supply list as noted. You are required to bring your own machines as necessary and noted in workshop descriptions. Date Friday April 1 ½ Day Workshop: 1:30-4:30 Saturday April 2 Full Day Workshop: 9-12 & 1:30-4:30 Sunday April 3 ½ Day Workshop: am 12pm Workshop Options Please refer to enclosed for descriptions, Kit Fees Schelp Tote Bag with Donna Veinot Felted Owls with Carolyn Langley Let s Go Loopy with Bev Crouse Curved Piecing Quilt Blocks with Donna Veinot 3D Landscape with Juliet Nowlan Fluffy Rabbit Hooking with Jane Steele Beginner Knitting with Andrea Thomas Modern Quilted Pillow with Adrienne Klenck Trunk Show with Juliet Nowlan Indicate Preference 1, 2 or 3 Please indicate any dietary considerations:

3 Quilt Atlantic 2016 Workshop Descriptions Friday April 1: Choose one of three Workshop Options offered 1:30pm 4:30pm Schlep Patchwork Tote with Donna Veinot Make this tote using cottons, corduroy, denim or wool. I like making it out of cotton best. A Schlep bag is used for anything and everything! This bag is completely reversible giving you two bags in one. A very fun project to make. Supply List: 0.25 m of Four contrasting fabrics for the outside 0.25 m of four completely different contrasting fabrics for the inside m of fabric for the handles that co-ordinates or contrasts with both sides. Bring your sewing machine, rotary cutter, mat and ruler. Thread, extra needles for your machine, pins, scissors, seam ripper and any other sewing supplies you usually need to sew with. Don't forget your power cord, and any attachment for your sewing machine you use when you are sewing. Sewing machine is required for this workshop. Kit Fee: No Cost. Participants will bring their own fabric. Reach Donna Veinot via at: donna55veinot@gmail.com Whimsical Felted Owls with Carolyn Langley Carolyn has a long history of crafting and has many tips and tricks to share in this fun and easy class. Create your very own Whimsical Owl, using the basic needle felting tools. From here you can apply these basic's to create other fun and whimsical animals. These felted owls are an excellent place for beginners or for those of you who have knowledge of felting and want to join in the fun. Supply List: No Sewing machine Required. Thick 3 x 8 inch square piece of foam to use for the felting process Kit Fee: $25.00 which will include will include a pre made base, the roving, and the needle required. Reach Carolyn Langley via at carrietwo@eastlink.ca Let s Get Loopy with Bev Crouse Also known as Locker Hooking or Hook, Loop and Lock, this is a fun and easy-to-learn method for turning strips of fabric into this one of a kind whimsical trivet. Using a Locker hook, mesh and twine (Supplied in the Kit) you ll be hooked with this new and wonderful way to spend some easy time. Choose fabrics from your stash or purchase some lovely new ones. This three hour class will teach you the basics, after which you ll be unstoppable. Create your very own original rugs, pillows, wall-hangings and more! You bring the items listed in the supply list and your enthusiasm and we ll have a fun afternoon. No sewing machine required. Supply List: You will need three fabrics for this project and will use them in any combination you choose. Ideally suited to a scrappy project, for this class bring ½ meter of three contrasting fabrics. This will enable you to create your own pattern or follow one provided. Bring along your largest tapestry needle (large enough to thread a 1 ½ inch wide fabric through), available in most fabric or yarn shops. Rotary cutter, ruler (any size) and blade. Small fabric scissors that have a sharp tip (we can share mine too!) Kit Fee: $10.00 Reach Bev Crouse via and learn about her fabric art: info@bevcrouse.com

4 Saturday April 2: Choose one of three Full Day Workshop Options offered 9-12 noon & 1:30-4:30pm 3-D Landscape Artwork with Juliet Nowlan In this fun class students learn to make an original landscape that will have 3D features. With Jennie Rayment's permission I teach several of her 3D techniques including scrunching, tucking and pleating which add texture to a landscape. Supply List Sewing Machine with zig zag capabilities and manual. Straight foot, walking foot, open toed foot, zipper foot. General sewing supplies - pins, unsewing tool etc. Small cutting matt, ruler and rotary cutter. Fabric and Paper scissors. Neutral sewing thread for top spool and bobbin. Monofilament thread (clear) if you are happy using it (good quality i.e. Sew Art, YLI, Sulky or Superior). Selection of ' landscape ' coloured threads - i.e. blue, green, brown, grey (we ll have lots too). Appliqué needles- if you wish to complete your landscape by hand. Pencil and paper. Kit Fee: $10.00 Reach Juliet Nowlan via at: julietnowlan@gmail.com Fluffy Rabbit Hooking with Jane Steele A full day workshop hooking fluffy (White Point) rabbits. There will be many rabbit designs to choose from, big, small, multiple rabbits or single rabbits, funny rabbits and serious rabbits. The workshop will address colours, shading, and required end result, hooking with textures and fancy fibres, and any other requirements. The patterns will include options for floor mats, wall hangings, cushions, shaped rugs. Advice will be given on finishing techniques. This is the perfect workshop for confident hookers who want to go beyond the basics. Supply List: Please bring along your frame and tools for hooking. Supply Kits (wool, yarn, fancy fibres, etc) will be available for purchase OR bring your own materials. In advance of session, think about colours your rabbit can be primitive, folky, artsy, realistic, it s up you! Kit Fee: From $25.00 depending on the project chosen. Reach Jane Steele via or visit her website: info@riverhouserugs.com Curved Piecing Quilting Blocks with Donna Veinot In this technique workshop, you will create two starry blocks using an origami-type technique, where folded pieces of fabric are layered on a background and the folded bias edges rolled back and stitched into a gentle curve. 1 Meter each of two colours of fabric are all that is required for this class, a solid or light tone on tone fabric for the background, and a contrast fabric to create the starry/windmill effect. This technique can also be used to enrich traditional patchwork blocks in a quilt or to create curves and soften the straight outlines of pieced designs. There will be discussion during class on fabric colour choices as well as fabric requirements for both large and small quilts as well as table-toppers and runners. Supply List 1 m of background fabric; 1 m of contrasting fabric for the star and windmill blocks; 1 fat quarter of another strong contrasting fabric for the center of the star block. Bring your sewing machine, rotary cutter, mat and ruler. Thread, extra needles for your machine, pins, scissors, seam ripper and any other sewing supplies you usually need to sew with. Don't forget your power cord, and any attachment for your sewing machine you use when you are sewing. Sewing machine is required. Kit Fee: None. Participants will bring their own fabric as noted. Reach Donna Veinot via at: donna_veinot@hotmail.com

5 Sunday April 3: Choose one of three half day workshop options, 9 12noon Trunk Show: From a 4-Patch Pin Cushion to a 22 Quilted Daisy with Juliet Nowlan A light hearted look back at my 25 plus years of quilting. I will show some of the many hangings, together with the occasional quilt, resulting from my years of dabbling in many aspects of quilting. I especially love Fabric Dying/Painting and designing quilts from my own photos and plan to give lots of info and tips on both these aspects of quilting. There will be plenty of time for questions and a closer look at my work. Reach Juliet Nowlan via at: julietnowlan@gmail.com Beginner Knitting with Andrea Thomas Have you admired those knitter friends of yours and think you would like to try? Here s your opportunity to join in the fun. Once you learn to cast on, knit, purl, cast off, you re on your way. In this class you will learn the basics first and then start on a project. All your supplies are available in the Kit provided, just bring along a pair of small scissors in case you need to snip some yarn. No Sewing machine required Supply List: Small scissors Kit Fee: $20.00 Includes knitting needles and wool appropriate for beginners. Learn more about Andrea: QAYG: Learning to Quilt As You Go Pillow with Presenter Adrienne Klenck This is a great project which teaches you the Quilt as You Go technique while making a 16" x 16" pillow which will brighten up any sofa or bed. 'Quilt as you Go' is fun and creative as it doesn t follow a precise pattern, but instead takes on more of an improvisational style of piecing and quilting. It's a fun and satisfying project for a wannabe quilter or someone who has done some projects but wants to learn a slightly different technique. Supply List: Usual sewing supplies including your own sewing machine in good working order. Rotary cutter, ruler and board. Here s what you need to bring Fabric for pillow top options From Quilting Cotton bring: 5 Fat Eights OR * 5 Fat Quarters (will yield two pillow tops) OR * Scraps! ½ Yard Quilting Cotton for Backing 1 17 x 17 piece of Muslin (or other scrap fabric to line your pillow top) 1 19 x 19 Piece of Quilt Batting 16 Pillow Form Coordinating Thread & Your sewing kit - Thread, needles, scissors etc. Reach Adrienne Klenck via maritimemqg@gmail.com