Ankeny Area Quilters' Guild

Feb 7, 2012 – Are you getting excited about the upcoming quilt retreat?  I sure am.  I’ve been gathering ideas to share with you at the retreat as well as coordinating some fun activities such as our own Ankeny Quilt Guild Retreat Shop Hop.  These shops will probably be new ‘finds’ for some of you and they are excited to welcome in our group.  Each shop will be giving away a small gift that can be used in some of the classes that we are also offering during the retreat.

Shops Participating:

Gingerbread House – Webster City

Tillies Quilts – Fort Dodge

The Family Quilt Shop – Fort Dodge

Lee’s Quilt Shed – Jolley

Quilting on Main – Pocahontas

Towne Square Quilt Shop – Lake City

In addition to the shop hop news I have also lined up a massage therapist who will be onsite during retreat to massage those sore shoulders and stiff necks – oh the price we pay for non-stop quilting fun!

Guests outside of the guild membership will be allowed to join the retreat after our February guild meeting.  Don’t forget to print your registration form and have your payment ready to reserve your seat.

Connie Lovelady – Quilt Retreat Chair

The Ankeny Quilt Guild Retreat for 2012 will be held Thursday, April 19 – Sunday, April 22, 2012.  The retreat will be held at the Twin Lakes Christian Center in Manson, Iowa.  We are excited to bring the retreat to this venue.  Highlights of this facility include:

• 8 foot table for each quilter
• Power for your sewing machine, light and iron at your table
• Elevated tables around the perimeter of the sewing space for cutting and pressing
• 4 foot ironing mats
• Great ‘show and tell’ space with a cork strip around the perimeter of the room to display finished tops
• Walking trail around the lake
• Great food

The theme for this year’s retreat is ‘Tool Time’ with a focus on learning about various rulers, notions, and techniques.  There will be instructor led training as well as a library of quilting instructional DVDs to watch at your leisure.

Details about the retreat pricing and registration will be announced at the November 2012 guild meeting.  Save the date.  This is an event you don’t want to miss.

2012 Quilt Guild Retreat

It’s hard to believe that the holiday season is here and what better gift to give or receive than the AAQG retreat.  Registration is open and we hope that you can make it.

Link to Registration Form

Prices for the retreat:

Private room – total of 6

• 3 day/2 night – $150
• 4 day/3 night – $195

Semi Private – total of 2

• 3 day/2 night – $130
• 4 day/3 night – $180

3 to 4 to a room

• 3 days/2 nights – $115
• 4 days/3 nights – $155

Prices include all meals (Breakfast – Lunch – Dinner) starting with lunch on Thursday April 19 – Supper on Saturday April 21.  On Sunday we will be serving brunch.

Hi all,

I have open up the retreat to non guild members. I have notifed the Des Moines Guild and two other small groups that I know.

 So if you know of some one that would like to come to our retreat, I have room for 10 more. Please invite them and give them my phone # 515-779-2538.

If no one signs up by March 31st then the retreat will be closed. But it would be better to do it soon, due to the menu count!

Thanks, MaryLee

Well, retreat is just around the corner!! YEA, I am so ready to get away!

We will be haveing subs for Thur. night dinner, due to the request!

Friday night we will draw for the table runners, and we might do a judgeing on the best, with a prize! We will also have a small talk about Neddles and Thread.

Quilt shops in the area will have discounts again this year. If you have questions please e-mail me at mleetex2001@yahoo.com or call 515-779-2538 and leave a message.

Thanks MaryLee

Hello every one!!

WOW, today is the last day of January already!! Retreat will be here in three months. The three private rooms, semi private rooms have been taken as well as the handcap room and the 5 person room. Boy this is great, so be sure to sign up in February to asure your spot, for they are going fast!

I have finish all of the prizes, that I am giving out to all of you, retreat goers!! Is that a word? Any who, I have been getting boxes in the mail of donation for door prizes! YEA!! I love going thru them all and seeing what was sent!! I am so ready for this.

So far the vote for supper on Thrusday night is subs, so be sure to vote. Also don’t forget to pick up your pattern for the table runner if you want to join in the fun!
Thanks
MaryLee Martz
Retreat Chair

Merry Christmas everyone!

I love this time of year!! I can’t wait to see what Santa brings me!! Mrs. Clause allready got me somthing really really nice!! I will have it at the retreat this year with all of the other cute Featherweights!!!
Speaking of retreat, here are the prices!

Private rooms:
3 days – $135
4 days – $195

Semi Private Rooms:
3 days – $115
4 days – $160

3 or 4 Person Rooms
3 days – $95
4 days – $135

Remember to vote for Thrusday night dinner and that Saturday night’s dinner is NOT included in these prices.
Thanks
MaryLee Martz
Retrea Chair

Hello all,

Here is the sign up sheet for the Ankeny Area Quilters Retreat 2011. Please print it out and send it to me  or wait till the January meeting to turn it in. 

MaryLee,

Quilt retreat Chair

mleetex2001@yahoo.com

Hello everyone!

I have a question for those of you that are thinking about going to the retreat in April. On Thursday night which would you prefer to have Pizza or subs from, like Subway or Quiznos? Which ever gets the most votes wins!!

I am working on getting the sign up sheet on here also. I could use some help with this! If I can’t get it then you will have to wait till January meeting to sign up.

Thanks,

MaryLee Martz,

Retreat Chair

Well, I am so sorry I missed the October Meeting, I was very sick!  But every thing is moving very well with the retreat!   The earth and water party favors are all done and the wind are half way there! The fire one is on the design board and in the making! I work on these almost every day, might not do much but some little something, cause I am so excited about this retreat! It keeps my pumped!

Just want to say a huge thanks to the Quilt show ladies for including me in on the the donations from vendors and shops, I think this is a great ideal!

Thanks to Lynn for the heads up on the book sale, got some really nice ones for door prizes for the retreat!

Your Retreat Chair

MaryLee Martz

Hello,
The AAQG 2010-11 Retreat will be here before you know it! My name is MaryLee Martz for those that do not know me. I am so excited about being your chair person for this year. I started back in January planing for the retreat!

If you have been to past retreats, as I have, you know how much fun it can be. For those of you that have never been, please consider it this year!!

The Theme will be Earth, Wind, Fire and Water. I already have two gifts for each person. One for Earth and one for Fire. I am working on the other two, Wind and Water. There will be lots of prizes for everyone!

Please consider coming, I will post more information in the months to come. So start saving for those trips to the surrounding guilt shops!

Hope to see YOUR name on my list.
Thanks
MaryLee
Quilt Retreat Chair