Tennessee Quilt Retreats 2024
6600 Fish Hatchery Road
Russellville, TN 37860
(805) 235-6797
[email protected]
[email protected]
Quilt Jacket Retreat and/or Pixel with Andrew Lee, the Combat Quilter
October 24-27 4 days/3 nights $400 shared rooms
It is time to get over the fear of a quilted jacket. Many guests make more than one on this retreat. You can make one for yourself and for a gift. Have a friend and you don't know what to give them... Here is the answer. Or how about Andrew's pixel quilts? Do you have a special photo in mind? You will learn how to use pictures or personal photos and turn them into pieced quilts. With the help of 2 free apps, pixelquilts.com or Pixel stitch we can learn how to make a personal one-of-a-kind pixel quilt. Andrew will step you through the process and discuss each option. Not ready to tackle the Pixel quilt or the quilt Jacket? You can just relax and tackle your own projects. Best of all, you get to spend time in a vineyard, by the river with the Combat Quilter who is never short on stories to keep everyone entertained.
Dinner the first evening.
Breakfast, lunch and dinner Friday, and Saturday.
Sunday breakfast is served.
Check in at 2:00 pm on Thursday, Check out on 2:00 pm Sunday
Houston Market
October 30-November 3
Tennessee Quilt Retreats 2025
Sullys UpCycled
March 24-27, 2025 4 days/3 nights $450 shared rooms, meals included.
Now is the time to learn how to make the quilted hoodie but have always been intimidated to try. But wait! you are not limited by making it from a quilt... how about old jeans, a vintage tablecloth, cloth shower curtain, sleeping bag, men's shirts, kid's clothes? The possibilities are limitless. Karen will walk us through how to look at upcycling textiles in a new light and make hoodies or assist you with your vision. Please purchase a form oversized hoodie pattern from etsy. Bring your sewing machine and sewing supplies, thread etc.
Arrive Monday after 2 pm room checkin dinner served introductions and inspirations, let's get creative!
Tuesday and Wednesday breakfast and Dinner served, possible Field Trips to ReStore, Goodwill, Fabric workshop, etc.
Thursday Breakfast served show and share! check out 2pm.
Liz’s Barn Quilt Retreat
April 3-6, 2025 4 days/3 nights $450 shared room, meals included
Arrive Thursday after 2 pm. Set up, Introductions and Open sew. Dinner provided. Friday class starts at 9 am. We will be making 2x2 painted barn quilts. You may purchase a larger size (3x3+ $60) (4x4 +$140). Boards and paint supplies included. Please bring a hairdryer and tape. Saturday is an Open Sew day. Please bring any project you would like to start, continue or complete. We always encourage you to bring show and tell. We love to see your projects. Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner served on Friday and Saturday. Sunday breakfast is provided. Check out before 2 pm.
Kentucky Derby Retreat
May 1-4, 2025 4 days/ 3 nights $400 shared room, meals included
This weekend you will feel like a winner! Whether you start a new project, or finish an existing one, or both, this retreat will be filled with inspiration and memories. We will send links to theme patterns for the weekend or if you are wanting to make a Quilted jacket (we will attach suggested links.) at this retreat, we can assist you. There is plenty of time to work on your own projects. and walk by the river and relax. Check in Thursday 2pm and Check out is 2pm Sunday.
Baby Lock https://bamasewinggals.com/ ( Sold out) Wait list
Retreat May 28th-June1st, 2025 $550 includes housing, meals, and instruction by Joan Friedrich
Is your serger still a mystery to you? It won't be after you have spent this weekend with Joan. Joan will be teaching 2 options of Jackets and much more. Become friends with your machine. Google Joan… She’s famous. She really knows her machines. This is a class you don’t want to miss.
SummerWeen
June 5-8th, 2025 $400 shared rooms meals included
Come enjoy the summer fun with this seasonal theme retreat. Want to jump into the summer theme? If you are still wanting to tackle the quilt jacket before Fall, we can assist you with that also. Check in at 2pm- on Thursday, Check out 2pm Sunday.
Quilting 101 with Darren
June 19-22nd, 2025 $400
In this workshop Darren will cover some quilting basics, talk about tools and materials, and create a quilt top start to finish. If you would like to get into quilting or have been out of quilting for a long time, this class will provide enough information and skill building to get you confident and on your way.
Sew Kind of Wonderful Double Ring Retreat
(shared rooms, meals included)
June 26-29, 2025 $400 shared room,
Check in after 2 pm and Checkout is 2pm Sunday. Sew Kind of Wonderful makes curves easy. The double ring is a modern twist to a traditional pattern. For a discount on pattern and ruler contact Cindy at [email protected]. She tells me we can finish the top in this retreat! I am in!
Sandra Mollon Quilts
August 10-15 Sandra Mollon Workshop $1500
with all meals, room and extra activities. Sandra is a world renown pictorial collage artist who has a gift for bringing realist vision on fabric. We will learn about shading, making eyes, and her other tricks. You can do one of her patterns or a picture of your own.
Picture Collage Workshop
$1100 (without room)
Limited class size, lunch included. All the mysteries of her techniques of water, reflections, realistic eyes, shadows and shading. This is a class you won’t want to miss. Ask about our small group overnight accommodations, Deposit $400 Balance due May 15, 2025.
Ana Galan Shawl Retreat
September 17-21, 2025
5 days/4 nights $525 shared room
Arrive Wednesday after 2pm. Dinner provided. Shawl taught by Ana Galan. Thursday, Friday and Saturday Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner served.
Sunday - Breakfast is served. free sew, share and tell, pack up and head home. Plan for the next retreat. Check out is 2:00 pm
JuJuBee Retreat AccuQuilt
September 24-28, 2025 $525 5 days/4 nights This includes meals, instructor, t-shirt and swag bag. come learn how to make a fun scrappy quilt using the AccuQuilt cutting system and Morning Star Block on Board. The best part is you can use your scraps. $100 required to secure your spot. For more information contact Julie at [email protected] or Facebook page Everything AccuQuilt or Facebook message to RoyandJulie Sosebee.
Friends Retreat (private retreat)
October 26-31, 2025
Friends retreat in the vineyard! Relax and enjoy this time with good friends, fabric and fun. sitting by the river or watching the sunset over the vineyard, the options are endless.
Setting up your own retreat.
6 person minimum- 15 maximum
$375 per person 3 nights stay
$425 per person 4 nights stay
Meals included/ shared rooms.
Check in 2pm dinner only first night
Breakfast, lunch and dinner on full days
Check out 2pm breakfast only last day
Deposits and Balance are not refundable. They may be transferrable in circumstances.
*Updated 9/21/2024
REGISTRATION FORM below
Tennessee Quilt Retreats is located at the Nolichucky Vineyard. The Nolichucky Vineyard is a producing vineyard providing grapes for wine and soda. One entire side of the 15 acres property is the Nolichucky River and another is Bent creek. There is a river deck bar serving Wine, beer and seltzers for relaxing. We boast an iconic 2 story gazebo, and a 4000 square ft open air pavilion. The area is beautiful to walk anytime of the day.
It is typical for meals to be provided for retreats. We do try to post menu items in prepared foods whenever possible. Menus are subject to change. We are unable to accommodate individual food preferences. Please plan to bring your required medicine, allergy free food, guilty pleasures or anything else that will make your stay even more pleasurable. Refrigerators are available.
We have design walls, cutting stations, rulers, ironing boards, etc. Please try to come with your own supplies, projects precut, tools, rulers, etc. whenever possible. We do not want your time here spent waiting on the next step. Basic stitch Sewing machines are available for rent for $50 for those who fly in.
Places to visit all within an hour are:
Morristown-7.5 mi.
Knoxville-45 mi.
Gatlinburg-38mi.
Dandridge-18 mi.
Johnson City-47 mi.
Jonesborough-52 mi.
Greeneville-19 mi.
Pigeon Forge-35 mi.
Cumberland gap-40 mi.
The closest airports are Knoxville(TYS) and Tri Cities(TRI)
The quilt shops to visit are :
www.Deepspringsdiscountfabrics.com 786 Haynes Rd. Dandridge
The Quilted square, E. Meeting St. Dandridge
Sewing Bee Bernina In Stitches www.cherrypitquiltshop.com www.heavenlystitches.com
6600 Fish Hatchery Road
Russellville, TN 37860
(805) 235-6797
[email protected]
[email protected]
Quilt Jacket Retreat and/or Pixel with Andrew Lee, the Combat Quilter
October 24-27 4 days/3 nights $400 shared rooms
It is time to get over the fear of a quilted jacket. Many guests make more than one on this retreat. You can make one for yourself and for a gift. Have a friend and you don't know what to give them... Here is the answer. Or how about Andrew's pixel quilts? Do you have a special photo in mind? You will learn how to use pictures or personal photos and turn them into pieced quilts. With the help of 2 free apps, pixelquilts.com or Pixel stitch we can learn how to make a personal one-of-a-kind pixel quilt. Andrew will step you through the process and discuss each option. Not ready to tackle the Pixel quilt or the quilt Jacket? You can just relax and tackle your own projects. Best of all, you get to spend time in a vineyard, by the river with the Combat Quilter who is never short on stories to keep everyone entertained.
Dinner the first evening.
Breakfast, lunch and dinner Friday, and Saturday.
Sunday breakfast is served.
Check in at 2:00 pm on Thursday, Check out on 2:00 pm Sunday
Houston Market
October 30-November 3
Tennessee Quilt Retreats 2025
Sullys UpCycled
March 24-27, 2025 4 days/3 nights $450 shared rooms, meals included.
Now is the time to learn how to make the quilted hoodie but have always been intimidated to try. But wait! you are not limited by making it from a quilt... how about old jeans, a vintage tablecloth, cloth shower curtain, sleeping bag, men's shirts, kid's clothes? The possibilities are limitless. Karen will walk us through how to look at upcycling textiles in a new light and make hoodies or assist you with your vision. Please purchase a form oversized hoodie pattern from etsy. Bring your sewing machine and sewing supplies, thread etc.
Arrive Monday after 2 pm room checkin dinner served introductions and inspirations, let's get creative!
Tuesday and Wednesday breakfast and Dinner served, possible Field Trips to ReStore, Goodwill, Fabric workshop, etc.
Thursday Breakfast served show and share! check out 2pm.
Liz’s Barn Quilt Retreat
April 3-6, 2025 4 days/3 nights $450 shared room, meals included
Arrive Thursday after 2 pm. Set up, Introductions and Open sew. Dinner provided. Friday class starts at 9 am. We will be making 2x2 painted barn quilts. You may purchase a larger size (3x3+ $60) (4x4 +$140). Boards and paint supplies included. Please bring a hairdryer and tape. Saturday is an Open Sew day. Please bring any project you would like to start, continue or complete. We always encourage you to bring show and tell. We love to see your projects. Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner served on Friday and Saturday. Sunday breakfast is provided. Check out before 2 pm.
Kentucky Derby Retreat
May 1-4, 2025 4 days/ 3 nights $400 shared room, meals included
This weekend you will feel like a winner! Whether you start a new project, or finish an existing one, or both, this retreat will be filled with inspiration and memories. We will send links to theme patterns for the weekend or if you are wanting to make a Quilted jacket (we will attach suggested links.) at this retreat, we can assist you. There is plenty of time to work on your own projects. and walk by the river and relax. Check in Thursday 2pm and Check out is 2pm Sunday.
Baby Lock https://bamasewinggals.com/ ( Sold out) Wait list
Retreat May 28th-June1st, 2025 $550 includes housing, meals, and instruction by Joan Friedrich
Is your serger still a mystery to you? It won't be after you have spent this weekend with Joan. Joan will be teaching 2 options of Jackets and much more. Become friends with your machine. Google Joan… She’s famous. She really knows her machines. This is a class you don’t want to miss.
SummerWeen
June 5-8th, 2025 $400 shared rooms meals included
Come enjoy the summer fun with this seasonal theme retreat. Want to jump into the summer theme? If you are still wanting to tackle the quilt jacket before Fall, we can assist you with that also. Check in at 2pm- on Thursday, Check out 2pm Sunday.
Quilting 101 with Darren
June 19-22nd, 2025 $400
In this workshop Darren will cover some quilting basics, talk about tools and materials, and create a quilt top start to finish. If you would like to get into quilting or have been out of quilting for a long time, this class will provide enough information and skill building to get you confident and on your way.
Sew Kind of Wonderful Double Ring Retreat
(shared rooms, meals included)
June 26-29, 2025 $400 shared room,
Check in after 2 pm and Checkout is 2pm Sunday. Sew Kind of Wonderful makes curves easy. The double ring is a modern twist to a traditional pattern. For a discount on pattern and ruler contact Cindy at [email protected]. She tells me we can finish the top in this retreat! I am in!
Sandra Mollon Quilts
August 10-15 Sandra Mollon Workshop $1500
with all meals, room and extra activities. Sandra is a world renown pictorial collage artist who has a gift for bringing realist vision on fabric. We will learn about shading, making eyes, and her other tricks. You can do one of her patterns or a picture of your own.
Picture Collage Workshop
$1100 (without room)
Limited class size, lunch included. All the mysteries of her techniques of water, reflections, realistic eyes, shadows and shading. This is a class you won’t want to miss. Ask about our small group overnight accommodations, Deposit $400 Balance due May 15, 2025.
Ana Galan Shawl Retreat
September 17-21, 2025
5 days/4 nights $525 shared room
Arrive Wednesday after 2pm. Dinner provided. Shawl taught by Ana Galan. Thursday, Friday and Saturday Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner served.
Sunday - Breakfast is served. free sew, share and tell, pack up and head home. Plan for the next retreat. Check out is 2:00 pm
JuJuBee Retreat AccuQuilt
September 24-28, 2025 $525 5 days/4 nights This includes meals, instructor, t-shirt and swag bag. come learn how to make a fun scrappy quilt using the AccuQuilt cutting system and Morning Star Block on Board. The best part is you can use your scraps. $100 required to secure your spot. For more information contact Julie at [email protected] or Facebook page Everything AccuQuilt or Facebook message to RoyandJulie Sosebee.
Friends Retreat (private retreat)
October 26-31, 2025
Friends retreat in the vineyard! Relax and enjoy this time with good friends, fabric and fun. sitting by the river or watching the sunset over the vineyard, the options are endless.
Setting up your own retreat.
6 person minimum- 15 maximum
$375 per person 3 nights stay
$425 per person 4 nights stay
Meals included/ shared rooms.
Check in 2pm dinner only first night
Breakfast, lunch and dinner on full days
Check out 2pm breakfast only last day
Deposits and Balance are not refundable. They may be transferrable in circumstances.
*Updated 9/21/2024
REGISTRATION FORM below
Tennessee Quilt Retreats is located at the Nolichucky Vineyard. The Nolichucky Vineyard is a producing vineyard providing grapes for wine and soda. One entire side of the 15 acres property is the Nolichucky River and another is Bent creek. There is a river deck bar serving Wine, beer and seltzers for relaxing. We boast an iconic 2 story gazebo, and a 4000 square ft open air pavilion. The area is beautiful to walk anytime of the day.
It is typical for meals to be provided for retreats. We do try to post menu items in prepared foods whenever possible. Menus are subject to change. We are unable to accommodate individual food preferences. Please plan to bring your required medicine, allergy free food, guilty pleasures or anything else that will make your stay even more pleasurable. Refrigerators are available.
We have design walls, cutting stations, rulers, ironing boards, etc. Please try to come with your own supplies, projects precut, tools, rulers, etc. whenever possible. We do not want your time here spent waiting on the next step. Basic stitch Sewing machines are available for rent for $50 for those who fly in.
Places to visit all within an hour are:
Morristown-7.5 mi.
Knoxville-45 mi.
Gatlinburg-38mi.
Dandridge-18 mi.
Johnson City-47 mi.
Jonesborough-52 mi.
Greeneville-19 mi.
Pigeon Forge-35 mi.
Cumberland gap-40 mi.
The closest airports are Knoxville(TYS) and Tri Cities(TRI)
The quilt shops to visit are :
www.Deepspringsdiscountfabrics.com 786 Haynes Rd. Dandridge
The Quilted square, E. Meeting St. Dandridge
Sewing Bee Bernina In Stitches www.cherrypitquiltshop.com www.heavenlystitches.com
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