Retreats

Spend your days quilting, and your evenings in your own bed! If this sounds appealing to you, you should consider attending our upcoming Staycation Retreat!

Where: Club Loreley, in Oshawa  389 Dean Ave, Oshawa, ONT L1H 3E1

When: Friday October 3 with sewing from 1 - 8 pm, 

Saturday Oct 4 with sewing from 9 am - 8 pm

 Sunday Oct 5 with sewing from 9 am - 1:30 pm

What to expect: 

Tea, coffee, and water are provided throughout the weekend.  As well as a treat table for those wishing to contribute to.

Friday: Arrive at 1, set up, and sew until dinner is served at 6 pm (on site chef is preparing all the meals), then sew again after dinner until 8 pm (or whatever time up to 8 pm that suits you), leave your sewing machine set-up, as it is safe and locked in the building.

Saturday: Arrive at 9 am ready to sew.  Note: there are pre-arranged massages available for Saturday only (so when you sign up on the form please indicate if you would like a 30  minute hand and neck massage for $65, or a 45 min massage (more tailored to what hurts you (from head to toe) for $85. Becky the registered massage therapist will give you a receipt so you can provide it to your health care provider, should you wish to do so.  If you take advantage of a massage please remember that your massage cost is above and beyond your cost for the staycation retreat.  

Lunch will be provided by the chef

More pm sewing and demos.

Search through the scrap basket

Participate in the Quilts of Valor block construction (with blocks to be shipped and donated at the end of the retreat).

Dinner is served at 5 pm by the in house chef

Sew up until 8 pm.

Leave all machines where they are, as the building will be locked.

Sunday:

Arrive at 9 am, sew sew sew... lunch is served at 12 ish pm, sew again until 1:30, then we need to clean up, and be out of the hall by 2 pm. 

Meal information is being finalized in the next 5 days (items to be included throughout the staycation are salad, vegetables, chicken, pork, beef, potatoes, quiche etc...)  Dietary restrictions will be taken into account once we have our 30 participant spots filled. 

Costs and Payment Options

Cost

The total cost is $175.00 per person.  There is no reduced rate, for attending fewer days.

To hold your spot (and to cover non-refundable retreat expenses, per the instructions of guild membership to executive at a former AGM), a deposit of $50 deposit is required to be sent by e-transfer at the time of registration.  This deposit is considered to be non-refundable but is fully transferable.  In the case of extenuating circumstances resulting in a cancellation, the retreat convenors (president or secretary) will do our best to assist you.  You can contact them by emailing the guild at dtqguild@gmail.com.  You can pay the full amount at this time if you desire, but the deposit is required to reserve your spot.

Full payment (so an additional $125 if only $50 deposit was initially paid) is required to be submitted by etransfer by 2025 August 31.  If the retreat is not filled at this time, then in September it will be opened up to non-members.

Massage Option

Note: pre-arranged massages are available for Saturday only (so when you sign up on the form please indicate if you would like a 30  minute hand and neck massage for $65, or a 45 min massage (more tailored to what hurts you (from head to toe) for $85. Becky the registered massage therapist will give you a receipt so you can provide it to your health care provider, should you wish to do so.  If you take advantage of a massage please remember that your massage cost is above and beyond your cost for the staycation retreat.  Massage payments are to be made directly to the massage therapist on the Saturday.  

In case more people want a massage than time allows, appointment slots will be filled on a first registered (and paid deposit for retreat) first signed up basis.

Please note that a minimum of 24 participants are required in order to run the retreat, and there is a maximum attendance of 30 participants.  The order of registration will be based on the submission date and time of this electronic form and payments received on time. 

 You MUST be a registered and paid member (for 2025-2026) to register to attend the retreat.  Please ensure to register and send in your membership payment prior to registering for the retreat.