Annie’s Mid-Winter Christmas Sewing Retreat, 21 – 23 June 2024

We would like to invite you to a long weekend of stitching, great food, good company (with a little bit of retail therapy) in the heart of Mid Canterbury.

Our retreat will start on Friday night with VIP shopping and exclusive deals, drinks and nibbles at Annie’s Country Quilt Store. You will also have the opportunity to see the first showing of the Bernina 12 x 12 “Patched” Exhibition and select your viewer’s choice.

There will be plenty of sewing time on Saturday and Sunday at the Hotel Ashburton - bring your own hand or machine project, or perhaps purchase one of the new ones on offer! There will also be plenty of time to look over the displays, check out the demonstrations, and enjoy hearing from some of our guest speakers.

We hope you can join us for this special event, call us today to reserve your place.

Rachel, Annie’s Country Quilt Store

We are currently at waitlist status.

We have had an amazing response are just totalling the final numbers for the retreat. If there is some wiggle room or another attendee can't make it be the first on the call list.

Call the shop today to be placed on the waiting list.

Classes

Want to do a class but don't have a sewing machine?

No problem, you can hire one from us!

 We have 6 brand new Bernette 38's available for hire at $10.00 per class. So branch out and try something new today!

Please request when signing up for a class if your require a hired machine as there is a limited number available. You will need to bring along your own thread, pins and other general sewing supplies.

Regular Fortnightly Classes

Thursday Morning Class

Get reinspired or pick up a new hobby, come along to our Thursday Morning Classes.

Join Rachel and a group of like-minded ladies for a morning of stitching/patchwork/embroidary/what ever you desire. Bring along your U.F.O (UnFinished Object) or we can help you pick out a new project. 

Both machine and handwork projects are welcome as there is plenty of space in the classroom to spread out and access to the shop for the bits and bobs that you need along the way. Rachel is here to share her words of wisdom on the tricky bits so all skill levles are welcome

Cost: $10.00 per class
Tutor: Rachel Maw

When: Thursday Morning Class (Fortnightly) 10-12:30pm

Classes starting Thurday 1st February

(These dates are subject to change please check with Annies Country Quilt Store to comfirm)

Saturday Wool Class

This is a monthly get together for people who are hooked on (or would like to be) wool applique with our first wool class of the year on Saturday February 25th.  Sue Spargo and Wendy Williams are two designers who have inspired up with their creativity and combinations of colours, textures, applique and embroidery techniques.  Choose your own design or one from the many books and patterns we have in store, or bring along your 'Work in Progress' and enjoy the company of like minded stitchers.

Saturday:  10:00-4:00pm at Annie's CQS

Dates:    

February 17th

March 23rd

April - No Class

May 25th

June - No Class

July 27th

August 24th

September 21st

October 19th

November 23rd

(These dates are subject to change please check with Annies Country Quilt Store to comfirm)         

Class Fee: $20.00
Tutor: Rachel Maw

Crazy Cross Stitchers -  5-8 pm

Three hours of uninterrupted stitching, what more could a girl want!

Come along to our Crazy Cross Stitchers Evening. Bring your work in progress or peruse through the shop for a new project, we can help with linens, threads, hoops..whatever you need, as well as something to nibble on, something to drink ...and it's free!

Be around a goup of like-minded people & beginners are most welcome!

Friday:  5:00-8:00pm (p.s. it's okay to show up whenever work finishes for you)

Where: at Annie's CQS

Dates: 

February 9th

March 8th

April - No Class

May 3rd

June - 31st May

July 19th

August 23rd

September 27th

October 18th

November 29th

(These dates are subject to change please check with Annies Country Quilt Store to comfirm)     

Class Fee: FREE