Join us for our annual weekend of “no-host” modern quilting, being in the mountains, and enjoying all the natural beauty Stanley has to offer.

SIGN UPS ARE OPEN to members! Sign up by June 19 by filling out this form. Payment details are in the sign up form. After June 19, registration will open to non-members if space allows.

Linda at Quilt Camp

When: August 12-14 (You are welcome to arrive anytime after 2 p.m. Friday August 12, and stay through 3 p.m. Sunday August 14.)

Where: Luther Heights Bible Camp – Stanley, Idaho (Location on Google Maps)

Cost: $140 per Boise MQG member | $160 non-members

• The retreat is limited to 32 attendees. After June 19 we will open the retreat to non-members.
• Meals are included (breakfast, lunch and dinner).
• Our guild will be quilting in the spacious lodge/dining hall.
• This will be a “no-host” retreat, meaning that everyone brings their own projects to work on, sewing machines and necessary tools.
• We will bring some extension/power cords, but you may want to bring your own just in case.

Accommodations:

• Cabins with bunk beds – each cabin sleeps up to twelve people
• Each cabin has a bathroom.
• Please bring your own bedding (sleeping bag, foam pad, pillows, twin sheet, etc.), towels and toiletries, as well as any recreational gear. There will be hiking, swimming in Alturas Lake, etc. available if you want to enjoy the great outdoors.

A few things to note:

• We will be sharing the camp with some camp leadership, but other than at meal times, we should be to ourselves.
• It is Luther Height Bible Camp’s regular practice to have Christian grace before all meals.
• The Boise Modern Quilt Guild will not be arranging transportation. Please feel free to make carpool arrangements amongst yourselves.
• While adult beverages are allowed, the camp asks that all “exercise great discretion and prudence in this regard.”
• You may bring your own snacks/food. We’ll have a snack table set up if you want to share.
• Sorry, no pets.
• We’ll be sharing irons, ironing boards, cutting mats, etc., and will include a signup for those items as we get closer to camp.

Read more about the Luther Heights Bible Camp: http://lutherheights.org/facilities.php

Our quilting retreat was a complete success! A big hearty thank you goes out to Luther Heights – what a fantastic facility!  To see all the other pics, scroll through our Instagram profile: @BoiseMQG on Instagram.

Here’s what some of our attendees said when we asked what they liked about the retreat:

“The camaraderie and fellowship of the ladies present. Also… no TV, phones, or other distracting elements.”

“The gathering room was the best!”

“Fun people, no schedule, a chance to try out a long arm.”

“Getting together with everyone to sew and learn.”

“Everything. Especially not having to cook.”

“Location, new friends, and sewing, duh.”

If you are signed up for the Boise Modern Quilt Guild Retreat, check out the handy retreat packing list below. While you likely won’t need everything on this list we thought it made a nice guide to refer to while you pack!

Retreat packing list

Label things you might get mixed up with your name, like rotary cutters, rulers, and extension cords.

Sewing machine stuff

• Sewing machine, recently cleaned and oiled + manual if needed
• Foot pedal and power cord
• Extension cord and power bar
• Extra needles
• Lots of bobbins, pre-wound at home if possible
• Screwdriver
• Lint brush
• Machine oil
• All the machine feet you might need: ¼” foot, all-purpose foot, walking foot, free motion foot, zipper foot, topstitch foot, applique foot
• Fabric scraps for testing tension or other issues
• Machine extension table
• Chair cushion

Projects

• Fabric for your projects, organized into separate bags, and pre-cut at home if possible to save space and sewing time
• Small, fun projects for when your energy starts flagging, like zip pouches or tote bags
• Scraps or a bit of extra background fabric for each project in case of cutting or sewing mistakes
• Handwork project in case you get tired of your machine or it malfunctions
• Instructions or pattern for each project
• Thread for each project
• Notions for each project (zippers, buttons, interfacing, batting, etc.)
• Large scissors
• Small thread snips
• Paper scissors
• Small (12″ x 18″) or medium (18″ x 24″) cutting mat
• Rotary cutter + extra blades
• Empty rotary blade box for used blades and used/broken pins and needles
• Several rulers, plus any specialty rulers needed, like triangles or Bloc-Loc.
• Seam ripper
• Tweezers
• Thread catcher and scraps catcher (small fabric buckets work great)
• Pincushion + pins
• Needles and thimble, if doing handwork
• Fabric marking pens or Hera marker
• Measuring tape
• Masking or painter’s tape
• Scotch tape
• Elmer’s school glue and/or washable glue stick, if needed
• Basting spray or safety pins, batting, quilt backing (if basting)
• A few extra zip-top bags, quart and gallon sizes
• Ironing spray, like Best Press
• Light and magnifier

Other stuff

• Bedding (sleeping bag, pillows; if desired: pillowtop/pad/sheets for twin mattress)
• Towels and toiletries
• Eyeglasses
• Refillable water bottle
• Personal fan
• Medications
• Mosquito repellent
• Band-aids
• Flashlight or headlamp
• Nail file
• Kleenex
• Lip balm
• Hand lotion
• Layered clothing, including a warm sweater
• Comfortable shoes, slippers, or fuzzy socks
• Snacks to share (some should be at least kind of healthy)
• Chocolate
• Stain remover pen
• Paper, sketchbook, or notebook and pens or pencils and Sharpie
• Post-it notes or a notepad
• Phone and charger
• Camera and battery, if you don’t have one in your phone
• Money for raffle tickets
• Recreational gear (if hiking, swimming, etc.)