Join us  for a stitcher's delight! Thrive with personal attention in our small cross stitch gathering 

The 2025 phrase of the year is "Be Creative with Color & Keep Smiling", this retreat has it all!  Cross Stitch, Wool Appliqué, Finishing Techniques, Custom Color with Dyes, Sewing Projects! 

You will leave with multiple finished projects all designed to fit in a custom stitching box. Plus a bonus coordinating project bag to start Thursday. 

 A fun weekend is in store with our workshop sessions schedule which allows you to do them all and finish the projects! The Celebrate Spring Retreat includes all workshop fees with internationally known Cherry Guidry of Cherry Blossoms Studio. 

Cherry is a professional fabric and pattern designer from Cherry Blossoms Quilting Studio. She loves fabric, color, polka dots, and spending lots of time stitching and at her sewing, longarm machines. Her patterns and prints are wonderful and whimsical and so popular. Cherry hopes that her work will inspire you to create something beautiful today. Cherry  has loved fabric since an early age! She enjoys playing with color and designing beautiful, bright projects with a traditional/modern feel.

• Each retreat has its own personality
• Plenty of time to stitch or sew your own projects
• Lots of windows, natural & task lighting
• Gathering spots to meet up, or sit, sip & stitch
• Some workshops are held in other rooms to work in small groups
• Enjoy the Show & Tell as projects are finished
• A great group of people

Prepare to be pampered at the Berry Hill Resort in South Boston, Virginia.  This 650 acre site is open arms for all quilters, stitchers and sewists of all levels.

• Large individual table to spread out & leave set up at night
• Ergonomic chairs on wheels, with height adjustment
• Lots of windows, natural & task lighting
• Ironing, Cutting & Design Stations, plus light tables
• Arrive Friday at 8 am and stitch 'til Sunday at 4 pm
• Stitch or sew all night... room open as long as 2 people are present!
• Early Bird Thursday arrival at 1 pm for only $35 extra

• Kits for workshops available with some fabric choices if possible
• Bolts of Fabric, PreCuts, Patterns, Notions & Gift items
• A selection of kits, just in case you are inspired
• Cross Stitch fabrics, threads & new charts
• Of course there's a retreat discount

• Berry Hill is an 1800s mansion on 650 acres
• Reserve your spacious sleeping room at our group rate by calling Berry Hill at (434) 517-7000. We have rooms blocked for you, so they may show sold out on line.
• Both Single and Double accommodations available
• Includes expanded Continental Breakfast
• A complete resort with hiking trails, 1800s mansion, spa, indoor pool, exercise facility, tennis courts, Library Bar with specials
• Locals are invited to drive in and join us, though you may want to stay the night.
• Click HERE to visit their website

OPTIONAL: Arrive early to get set up and start your weekend. 

You are invited to join an optional buffet dinner with a Meet the Designer, Cherry Guidry, Trunk show to kick off the fun.  5:30 pm Baked Potato, Salad & Dessert Bar opens followed by presentation.

Our morning kicks off at 9 am with, "Playing with Color Dyes" Workshop* We will be dyeing a variety of fabrics including Velveteen, Twill, Printed Fabric and Prepared for Dye Fabrics. We'll use these fabrics in the small project finishing on Saturday.

Starting at 11 am we will dive into the "Wool Appliqué" Stitcher's Book.* We'll be using bamboo fibers to appliqué the book cover, perfect for those with wool allergies. Some machine sewing will be done to finish the needle book.

Around noon we'll break for a Tea Party Luncheon! The afternoon will be spent stitching and sewing as we finish our projects!

Friday evening is game night! It's Bunco time and a fun way to get to know everyone in the group. We will also have a stitching area with extra lighting if you need to work on finishing your pre stitch project.

*Please note both sessions may have a minimal supply fee of $10-$20.

Look at the smiles from 2024 while making Biscournu Stitching Pillows

Today we will finish our Sewing Box with a few surprises to go inside!  This is an all day workshop with so many finishing techniques you will use for other projects.  Everything you will need is included and ready for you, just have your pre-stitched piece, scissors, needles, leftover project floss and a smile! 

Project Day!  On our final day we will come together to finish all projects from the weekend.  Who wants to go home with unfinished projects? Your custom sewing box will be filled with your small projects that will keep your stitching organized!