2024-25 Sewing Retreats Sponsored byStitching Girls Society
By popular demand, our Stitching Girls Society Sewing Retreats are adding more days. They all feature the same sharing of ideas, sewing projects, inspiration, fun and friendship with good times from sun up to sun down, no interruptions, yummy food, beautiful scenery and all the time in the world to sew!. See our Classes page for information about classes for this fall.
Stitching Girls Sociey COVID POLICY - - Since Covid infections have waned due to available vaccinations, our retreats will follow the protocals of our host venues. Masking and vaccination policies will be clearly stated to attendees prior to each retreat. We offer single room sleeping accomodations whenever possible but usually with additional venue dictated pricing.
Starting in 1985 our Retreats were known as the Vashon Island Sewing Retreats, to reflect our origins at Camp Burton on Vashon Island. In 2009, we formed the Stitching Girls Society nonprofit to continue the 24 year tradition of educational and fun Sewing Retreats. By 2018, we were no longer convening on Vashon Island, so we have changed our retreat name to the Stitching Girls Sewing Retreats! This fall we will celebrate our 40th Fall Retreat.
Our Stitching Girls Sewing Retreats continue to be attended by the same enthusiastic and creative group of sewists as always and we are welcoming new Retreaters and new Members at every Retreat. See more information about each Retreat below and on the other pages of this site.
2025 Winter Retreat
at St Andrews
February 17-21, 2025
This 4 night Retreat is limited to 18 Members Only at St. Andrew's House near Union on Hood Canal. It is a fun get-away in a small setting, so unfortunately we had to limit it to our fellow SGS Members. No classes.
Attendees to this popular retreat will be drawn from among all those with Deposits paid by 10/1/2024.
This unstructured, 4 night weekend at Camp Huston in Gold Bar, Washington, on the road to Stevens Pass is open to all who want to sew for a do-your-own-projects weekend of sharing camaraderie, sewing ideas, good food and fun, in the natural ambiance of the scenic Pacific Northwest mountains. No classes.
2024 Fall Retreat
at Seabeck
September 23-27, 2024
Like our other retreats, we've extended the 2024 Fall Retreat to 4 nights as well. We are offing 2 fun classes (See our Classes page), plus sewing space for our usual "Do Your Own Thing" Retreaters. This Fall will also include our 40th year celebrations, our traditional "Bring & Brag" night, our annual "Brown Bag Challenge," and a new hit activity, the "Sewing Gift Exchange" (bring one to choose one).