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Date: August 23 – August 27
Where: Carlisle Inn & Conference Center
3727 Bahia Vista St, Sarasota, FL 34232

Retreat Cost: $140 (Any ASG Chapter Members) NON-REFUNDABLE REGISTRATION FEE*

$150 (Non-ASG Chapter Members) NON-REFUNDABLE REGISTRATION FEE*
Hotel Room Cost: $138+Tax/night (Get a roommate and split the cost!)

Please use CODE BES26 when booking your hotel.

Contact: Jacki McNeil, Retreat Coordinator
(916) 671-9150
McJRae@aol.com

Our members can take classes at Friendship Knot Quilters Guild as our "sister guild".
https://friendshipknotquilters.com/content.aspx?page_id=0&club_id=205550

We're excited to share that AQS and Road to California continue to work together to make entering both contests easier for quilters. If your quilt is accepted into both shows, it can be shipped directly from the Road to California Quilt Contest to AQS QuiltWeek – Daytona Beach, helping your work be seen in two quilt shows with one convenient shipping process.

2027 AQS QuiltWeek – Daytona Beach Quilt Contest
Entry Deadline: October 1, 2026
https://contest.americanquilter.com/?utm_campaign=46293413-QuiltWeek%20%E2%80%93%202027&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9dUH8GBzaY91LwwmCZWrE21FyhVkeDJ2e3UxV4Zz29Msj143F9IIoaXRH4q7rXBHCwyPEP79QpNl6MmATezKzWWMaA5A&_hsmi=425631084&utm_content=425631084&utm_source=hs_email

This is such a darling round-up of 21 pincushion patterns to sew! It’s an amazing variety with wrist pincushions, animal pin cushions, and even detachable sewing needle cushions. These free pincushion patterns will come in handy around your sewing room and work as great gifts for sewing friends.