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

Monday, March 23 - Thursday,  March 26

$308 single room

$274 double room

Contact Lisa Meachum or Vonda Reed for more information or to register. 

Fall Retreat 2026
Linck Hill Inn, Nauvoo, PA

TBD

Bus Trips

Sew Much Fun at the AQS Quilt Show in Paducah, KY

Event by

Benedict's Bus Service

2166 Charleston Rd., Wellsboro, PA  16901

570-724-5867

Please contact Benedict's Bus Service directly for more information or tickets.

QUILTERS UNITE! This vibrant annual celebration welcomes quilting lovers from around the world to gather, learn, and be inspired in a city where creativity is stitched into every corner.  Discover awe-inspiring exhibits, hands-on workshops, and the colorful culture that makes Paducah a must-visit destination for makers and art enthusiasts alike. 

COST: $2,085 pp, based on double occupancy, and includes motorcoach transportation, tour director service, 7 breakfasts, 1 lunch, 4 dinners, Columbus Food Tour, Picnic Lunch Cruise on the Belle of Louisville, multi-day admission to the 2026 AQS Annual Quilt Show, guided Mural Tour of Paducah, admission to the National Quilt Museum, free time at Calico Country Sew & Vac, free time at Hancock's of Paducah, free time at English's Sew & Vac, Cincinnati Dinner Train, 6 nights lodging, all taxes, meal and local guide gratuities, and roundtrip luggage service. 

Double: $1745 pp; Triple: $1,485 pp;  Quad: $1,335 pp;  Single: $2,535

DEPARTURE LOCATIONS: Terminal, Mansfield, Blossburg, Liberty, Williamsport 

 

 

 

 

A workshop for the guild will be held on Thursday February 19 at the Westfield Baptist Church, 122 Church Street from 10 AM to 2 PM. Attendees will make a credit card holder and learn a new creative technique for paper piecing. The cost is $15 including lunch. Please bring a water bottle, refills available and a snack if you want.

Materials needed for credit card holder:

Fabric: 5” WOF or variety of fabrics, largest size needed 7x5 (3 pockets, lining, outside)

Interfacing: 5x21 fusible interfacing, lightweight

Velcro: 1 1/2x5/8

Materials for paper piecing technique:

6 X 12 inch ruler or larger

Ink pen

Fabric: 1  12"X12" piece of fabric and 20 complimentary fabrics 5 ½ X 3 ½ 

Pattern will be furnished

Thread, general sewing supplies, sewing machine, iron (share)

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A March 16th workshop from 1 to 4 pm is being planned with Linda VanNederynen from Quilter's Corner in Ithaca. She will be instructing us in the use of the QCR Mini Ruler.  Using the book Mini Wonderful Curves, Linda will lead us through measuring, cutting and sewing curves using the QCR Mini Ruler. Both the book and ruler are required for the workshop as well as fabric. Participants will choose a pattern from the book to make. A sewing machine and usual supplies for sewing are needed. This will be held in the Presbyterian Church in Wellsboro, $20 cost, including lunch before the workshop. A 10% discount will be given if you purchase the book and ruler from Quilter's Corner and mention taking the class.

To reserve a spot for either workshop or ask a question, contact Ellen Moon 

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.