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Stitcher’s Hideaway Fun Reports! What’s a Stitcher’s Hideaway Retreat all about? Read our Fun Reports and find out! |
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2015 Winter Escape
The annual Winter Escape Retreat is a 2-day event -- but for so many stitchers, two days just wasn’t enough, so an optional third day was added -- the Alumni Addicts Day! We met at the very roomy and welcoming Publick House in Sturbridge, MA for our stitching frenzy. For this annual event there is no instructor. We just bring whatever we want to work on and it’s pretty much Stitchers Gone Wild! Bush Mountain Stitchery & Framing set up shop for us right there in our big room so that we could further our addiction! When we first entered the room we picked a seat and dove into our Fun Packs -- oh, boy! We had wonderful items donated by Brightneedle, Bush Mountain Stitchery & Framing, Classic Colorworks, Crescent Colors, Dinky Dyes, Kreinik, Morning Glory Needleworks, Praiseworthy Stitches, Rosewood Manor, Samplers & Such, Tempting Tangles, The Prairie Schooler, and Victoria Sampler! Some of the threads were new to us and we were so very happy to have the opportunity to try them out! There is a lot of excitement as we see familiar faces and meet new stitchers. There is just so much laughter and talking, especially when we first arrive! Eventually we set up our stitching and begin working on our WIPs (works in progress) as we continue laughing and talking and catching up.
Stitching sessions are broken up by stash enhancement at Bush Mountain Stitchery & Framing. It’s just so much fun to be able to shop with other stitchers and admire all the great designs and options! And wow -- did they ever bring a lot of stash for us to drool over!
Our meals were in The Barn, a room right next to our stitching room at the Publick House, and they were delicious! Always a big hit are their famous Pecan Sticky buns, Yankee Pot Roast, and Chicken Pot Pie.
We had an optional stitching exchange at the retreat. You just never know how many will participate! There could be 20 or more at one retreat, then a handful at another. At this particular one there were just three participants and it made many of us jealous when we saw the wonderful items they received!
Throughout the retreat door prizes were given out to very happy recipients. They were donated by A Sweet Stitch, Brightneedle, Bush Mountain Stitchery & Framing, Classic Colorworks, Dinky Dyes, Glendon Place, Kreinik, Lizzie Kate, Morning Glory Needleworks, Rosewood Manor, Samplers and Such, The Sweetheart Tree, Victoria Sampler, and With My Needle. We all love to see what each person receives and to see the different products and designs the donors offer.
Show ‘n Tell is held on two days so that we have time to hear about everyone’s work and to then admire each one. I captured a lot of what we saw in these pictures.
I think we are just amazing stitchers!! And how fortunate we are to have so many needlework designers to bring such happiness and beauty into our world! I often think about how our common love for needlework instantly draws us together. We might arrive at a retreat as strangers, but that quickly changes. We immediately have something in common to talk about, and then friendships take off from there.
How fun to spend two or three days together doing what we love so much -- and in such a cozy place removed from the cold of winter outside.
Our time together was absolutely wonderful and we were sorry to see it come to an end! But we left already dreaming about next year’s retreat! Sue
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Stitcher’s Hideaway®, 9 Edith Road, Vernon, CT 06066 |
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What could be better for an addicted stitcher than to escape in the middle of the winter with fellow addicts to stitch for three days, shop right there for more stash, and to have delicious food, door prizes, gift bags, a stitching exchange, and Show ‘n Tell! I just can’t think of anything better! 
