Workshops | Retreats | Trips

Check this page frequently for updates on upcoming guild-sponsored workshops, retreats, and trips.

 IMPORTANT:  Please review the full reservation/cancellation policy statement at the very bottom of this page, below any posts about upcoming events. 

Retreats

If you've never been to a guild retreat, you are missing one of the joys of being in a guild. The variety of experiences at a retreat is amazing! You can get 10 opinions about your block layout, a private consultation about paper piecing or appliqué, be cheered for finishing a project, go shopping, sew until 2 AM or start at 6 AM, never have to cook or clean, and really get to know 30 of your sister quilters. Try it. You'll like it!

MLQG Retreats are held every spring and fall at the Linck Hill Inn, Nauvoo, PA.  Linck Hill Inn is a beautifully restored nineteenth century mansion and offers guests beautiful accommodations accented by turn-of-the-century antique furnishings. The Linck Hill Inn has an excellent sewing room, elegant dining rooms, sitting rooms, a game room, snack area, and numerous sitting and conversation areas. The perfect country setting to spend a few days leisurely stitching with your friends.

Spring Retreat 2026

Linck Hill Inn, Nauvoo, PA

TBD

Fall Retreat 2025

Linck Hill Inn, Nauvoo, PA

Monday, September 22^nd through Thursday, the 25^th.  

$300 for single rooms, $266 for multi rooms.

$10.25 to just sew for the day (we will need to know ahead of time, please).

Monday, no meals will be served.  It will be your choice to bring food in or go out to eat lunch and dinner.

Tuesday – A breakfast brunch buffet will be served at 10 am. Dinner buffet will be served at 5 pm.

Wednesday – A breakfast brunch buffet will be served at 10 am. Our plated dinner will be at 5 pm.

Thursday – A breakfast brunch buffet will be served at 9 or 10 am.

For more information contact Debbie Pascale.

Bus Trips

Bus Trip to AQS QuiltWeek Lancaster

Friday, September 12th

$90 for guild members, $95 non-members

Depart Benedict's Depot in Whitneyville at 7 AM. Loading will begin at 6:30.

We'll leave the show at 4:00 when it closes. We'll stop to pick up our supper boxes in Selinsgrove and be back to Tioga County around 7:30.

If requested, there will be pick ups in Mansfield (plaza across from McDonalds) and Blossburg (parking lot across from Kwik fill at Rt 15) Please indicate your boarding preference on the form.

Your price includes transportation, entry ticket to the show, Panera boxed supper which you will order on the registration form, some snacks, and the driver's tip.

Registration and payment can be made right away. There will be no refunds after August 8, 2025 because we must order tickets by August 9 and pay for the bus.

We have 53 seets to fill. Invite a friend to go along and then invite them to join the guild, too!

Bring with you

Your own water bottle

A tote bag for all the goodies you'll buy

Your cell phone/camera

Registration begins now!

 

 

 

 

Featherweight Maintenance Class

Come and learn how to service, clean, and polish your featherweight, it is a gem, care for it.

Monday, June 23, 2025

Instructor: Janie Baer

Location: Westfield, PA

Time: 9AM-3PM

Cost: $12, includes lunch, water, supplies for workshop

To secure your spot (limit to 12 people), mail a check made out to MLQG to Janice Hess. Money may also be given to Janice at our meeting on June 16. If you signed up on the interest sheet please let her know that you still want to attend as space is limited.

Plan to bring your featherweight and accessories. You may also want to bring a small sewing project to work on if you get done early. Janie will plan to use an ultrasonic jewelry cleaner, if you have one, please bring to use. Snacks to share (optional)

MLQG Class and Trip Reservation Policy

Purpose: This policy is intended to clarify the rights and responsibilities of members who reserve a place in a Guild sponsored class, retreat, or trip for which there is a fee. Such fees are based on the cost to the Guild for the event and are contingent on the number of participants.

For instance, a class fee would be computed by dividing the teacher’s fee by the maximum number of participants. A retreat fee would be based on sleeping accommodations requested in the contract with the host site. A bus trip fee might be $40 each for 40 participants but go to $50 each with only 25 participants. In each case, the Guild must cover the full cost with the fees paid by participating members rather than out of the general fund. Event planners are encouraged to set fees at a level that slightly exceeds costs in order to cover unforeseen issues.

Procedural steps:

1.   When a trip or class with a fee is announced to the membership, members are invited to reserve a place for this event. This is done by signing a list passed at a meeting, filling out a registration form, or calling the appropriate event chair. A wait list is also started when the event list is filled.
2.   The fee required for the event is noted at the registration time. Time frame for payment of required fees is stated at this time. This will include a deposit of 50% of the total cost. Final payment will be due at least one week before the event. Some events may require full payment as much as one month ahead. Fees may be scheduled to be paid in segments with separate due dates.
3.   It is each member’s responsibility to pay the required fee by the stated date. If a member does not pay the required fee by the stated time, she will be notified by the event chair, her participation in the event will be cancelled, and her name removed from the list.
4.   If a member cancels prior to the final payment date, any deposit paid for the event may be returned to the member. The next person on the wait list is then invited to participate and must pay for the event prior to the final payment date.
5.   If a member needs to cancel her participation after the final payment date, she must contact the event chair. If a person can be found to take her place and the new person’s fee is received, the event chair may authorize the treasurer to refund the cancelling member’s paid fees. If there is no waiting list for the event, or if no one can be located to fill the available slot, the member’s fees will not be refunded. At this time, the Guild has committed Guild funds to support the event at the participation level planned. To refund fees after the final due date would cause the whole Guild membership to pay for a member whose plans changed.
6.   In the event that this policy causes a hardship to the member whose fees are not returned, the member may appeal the decision, in writing, to the Guild Board of Directors, which will consider the matter at its next meeting. The decision of the Board will be final.