Slumber Party Retreat For The Hearing Impaired: June 25 - 28, 2024
Schedule
Tue Jun 25 2024 at 09:00 am to Fri Jun 28 2024 at 11:00 am
UTC-05:00Location
Missouri Star Quilt Company Sewing Center | Hamilton, MO
About this Event
This is the perfect time and place to sew in your jammies. Where threads on your slippers (and everywhere else) is perfectly acceptable, and encouraged! As we sit in our comfy garbs, we will make you feel at home in our shared sewing room. A good time to be had by all!
FOR Hearing Impaired QUILTERS: We will have American Sign Language interpreters WITH quilting experience available EVERYDAY of this retreat to assist with all activities and instruction as well as consultations among and between retreatants and Missouri Star Quilt staff. We look forward to hosting you and your group and supporting your development as quilters!
This retreat is open to hearing impaired quilters and their family and friends. Please do not apply for this retreat unless you have a connection. This is MSQC's contribution to the hearing impaired community and their family and friends.
Schedule:
9:00 am - 3:00 pm Arrival, Set Up, Shopping, Open Sew Time
3:00 - 5:00 Orientation Meeting & Scavenger Hunt
6:00 pm Dinner
6:30 pm Open Sew
Wednesday
7:30 am Breakfast
Following Breakfast - Class: w/Susan Brown
Lunch at Noon
1:00 pm - Class: w/Jessica Vaughn
3:00 - 5:00 pm - Missouri Quilt Museum
6:00 pm Dinner
6:30 pm Open Sew
Thursday
7:30 am Breakfast
Following Breakfast - Open Sew
Lunch at Noon
Following Lunch - Open Sew
6:00 pm Dinner
6:30 pm Show & Tell
Friday
7:30 am Breakfast
11:00 Check Out
Quilt Classes & Supply Lists
We will teach the block and the finished size is up to you. Our classes are 15-20 minutes and are based on Jenny's tutorials. We are here all day to help you with your blocks.
Tic Tac Toe Quilt
Quilting Supplies
76’X 76”
1 Package 10”Printed Squares
3/4 Yard Sashing
3/4 Yard Inner Border
1 1/4 Outer Border
3/4 Yard Binding
4 3/4 Yard Backing or 2 1/4 Wide Backing
Signature Quilt
Quilting Supplies
73”X 73”
1 Roll 2 1/2”Printed Fabric
1 Yard of Print Fabric for Center Squares
1/4 Yard Print Fabric for Corner Stones
3 1/2 Yards Background Fabric includes sashings and inner border
1 1/4 Yards Border
3/4 Yards Binding
4 1/2 Yards Backing or 2 1/4 Yards Wide Backing
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.
Sewing tables - Each person will have their own 2’ x 4’ table. Due to limited space, we ask that you do not bring your own tables except for TV trays. If you need your personal sewing chair, feel free to bring it. The Retreat Center has design walls by the sewing tables. We do have assigned seating for sewing, so if you are traveling with friends and would like to sit together to sew please indicate that on the registration form. You will also be able to choose if you would like to use one of our sewing machines and if you are coming in a day early. If you had indicated these three things when you registered we already have your information. Only if you need further assistance you can contact: [email protected]
Meals - A continental breakfast will be served Tuesday morning. Wednesday morning we serve quiche along with our side items. Thursday we have home buscuits & gravy and sides. Friday will be a homemade muffins and sides. All of our breakfasts begin at 7:30 am. Our regular breakfast includes cereal, oatmeal, toast, bagels, yogurt, cottage cheese, hard boiled eggs, & fresh fruit. Lunch and dinner will be provided by our local caterers. Lunches are served at 12:00 pm Wednesday and Thursday. Dinners will be served at 6:00 pm Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday evenings.
For Special Diets, contact: [email protected]
Snack Table - There will be a snack sharing table. Feel free to bring your own favorite munchies to share. There is coffee, tea, water, and ice available for you. If you would like to have special drinks, feel free to bring them with you. You can store them in our refrigerator. You do have use of the kitchen area except when the meals are being served. The kitchen has a refrigerator, oven, microwave, and dishwasher that you can use. If you have a favorite cup or bottle you like to use, please consider bringing it. (The Retreat Center has gone to all paper products.) Please be considerate to others and clean up after you use the kitchen.
Show & Tell - We will have a Show & Tell time Thursday night for those who want to participate.
Shipping - Shipping is FREE for all of our guests who spend money at MSQC shops.
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!
Missouri Star Quilt Co. is located 15 minutes east of I-35, along 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 have a few local shuttle options around Hamilton that would be happy to pick you up and bring to our Quilt Town USA.
Shuttle Options:
Liz Manley: 816-351-9172 (Shuttle Driver)
In our retreat center we have the following sleep accommodations:
- 8 bedrooms upstairs with 3-5 beds per room in the main Retreat Center that share 6 communal restrooms.
- 2 rooms downstairs with their own restroom that are accessible for individuals with disabilities.
Our bedrooms are shared rooms, configured in several different ways with 2 - 5 beds per room. There are six individual bathrooms, each with a shower, toilet and sink, just steps away from the bedrooms that are shared by all the guests on the second floor. We also have two bedrooms 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.
PLEASE NOTE:
Handicapped Rooms will read "Sales Ended" online. You must call Jessica @ 720-338-8416 to reserve one of the two rooms.
All rooms upstairs are shared rooms. NO PRIVATE ROOMS.
Ages 18 and over please.
Rooms are assigned to individuals who purchased tickets to that room. Missouri Star Quilt Co. 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 with less than a thirty day notice. In the event that you register then are unable to come, you may transfer this registration to someone else or move this registration to a future retreat.
QUESTIONS? Contact us at [email protected]
Where is it happening?
Missouri Star Quilt Company Sewing Center, 202 North Davis, Hamilton, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
USD 450.00 to USD 550.00
