2027 Get-Away Dates Set

The dates and prices are set for the 2027 Get-Away Retreats at The Mansion at Keuka Lake. In April of 2027, we will once again be gathering for two back-to-back retreats. Retreat #1 will be Friday, April 23 - Sunday, April 25 (with an optional extra day on Thursday, April 22). Get-Away Retreat #2 will immediately follow Tuesday, April 27 - Thursday, April 29 (with an optional Monday, April 26). If you want to have a really special Get-Away, consider attending both retreats for 9 days of quilting and crafting with fellow makers. Contact me for information on discounts for attending both Get-Aways, if you are interested.

Join us at this lovely mansion with a large, well-lit “sewing room” where every retreater will have an 8-foot table as a work station. The “sewing room” will also be equipped with cutting and ironing stations. There will be a pop-up quilt shop with anything you may have forgotten or fabric and kits to keep you busy if you didn’t bring enough U.F.O.s.

Stay in the lovely Mansion, where the rooms are decorated with antique furniture and modern bathrooms in each room. Or stay in the adjacent inn where every room overlooks Keuka Lake in Western New York’s beautiful Fingerlakes region. Either way, a comfortable bed awaits you each night.

All three meals each day are included in the retreat cost. Enjoy chef prepared breakfasts, lunches and dinners. Snacks will be provided each afternoon. A welcome wine reception will be included at happy hour on the first afternoon of the basic retreat (Friday at Retreat #1 and Tuesday at Retreat #2). Learn a little about the surrounding New York Fingerlakes wine region at these receptions. A public cash bar on-site will be available each night from happy hour until early evening.

A free pattern is included for an optional guided quilt project. Also, receive a free kit for a mini-class on one afternoon of each retreat. A welcome bag and other goodies await you at the beginning of your Get-Away Retreat.

Bring a friend or come on your own and make new friends. Either way, you are assured a welcoming environment with fellow makers and unlimited time to make. Find out more and see photos of previous Get-Aways by clicking on the Get-Away tab above or download a sign-up brochure below.

Get-Away #2 is FULL, Space Still Available in Get-Away #1

The 2026 Get-Away Retreat #2 is now full. But there are still spaces available in Get-Away Retreat #1, from Friday, April 24 to Sunday, April 26, with an optional add-on-day and night Thursday, April 23.

Don’t delay registering and putting your $100 deposit down for Get-Away Retreat #1, if you are planning to join us in 2026.

We will be returning to The Mansion overlooking Keuka Lake, between Penn Yan and Branchport. This historic old house has 8 rooms decorated with antique furniture and equipped with modern bathrooms, refrigerators, coffee makers, TV and WiFi. Right next to The Mansion is the Inn where all of the rooms have a view of Keuka Lake. These rooms are also equipped with refrigerators, TV and WiFi and have a lake house feel.

The Get-Away Retreat #1 begins at 9 a.m. on Friday, April 24, 2026. For an extra fee, you can add the full day, Thursday, April 23, to extend your retreat from 3 days to 4 days.

Retreat cost includes 3 meals each day, except for Sunday which includes a full hot breakfast and box lunch. Retreat ends at 3 p.m. on Sunday. Everyone will have a sewing station in the well-lit “sewing room.” Cutting and ironing stations will be available for everone’s use. Retreat cost also includes the pattern for the group project, a kit for a raffle block, a kit for a mini-class on Saturday, a welcome bag when you arrive and special retreat extras at your sewing station.

There will be a mobile quilt shop set up in the Sewing Room and a cash bar available in the evenings. We will have a welcome reception on Friday afternoon before dinner. Everyone will also be invited to a Pre-Party at the Quilting with Margaret Boxart Studio Shop several weeks prior to the Get-Away Weekend where you will meet or reunite with fellow retreaters, receive a supply list, enjoy refreshments and have an opportunity to shop for supplies for the Get-Away Retreat. If you are unable to attend the Pre-Party, you will be emailed the supply list and information received at the Pre-Party.

The Mansion has offered us a special price for rooms at either the Mansion or the next-door Inn. You will need to call the Mansion at Keuka Lake to reserve your room for the nights you wish to stay. They require a credit card to hold your room, but your card will not be charged until you arrive for the Get-Away Retreat. You will also have the option to arrive at the hotel the evening before your Get-Away begins, set up your sewing station and spend the extra night in your room before your retreat begins the next morning. Just be sure to let the hotel know which day you plan to arrive. Also, If you are attending the Get-Away with a friend and would like to share a room, the price is the same as a single room so you can split the room cost with your friend.

Read more about the Get-Away Retreats by clicking below. You can also click below to download a sign-up brochure to complete and mail with your deposit to register for Get-Away Retreat #1.

Meet “Lilac”

Lilac is my “Hopper on the Shelf” for the All New York Shop Hop. When you visit Quilting with Margaret during the ANYSH, look for Lilac who is hiding somewhere in the shop. If you find her, bring her to the cutting counter for a picture and to enter a weekly drawing for prizes.

The first All New York Shop Hop began on May 1st and ends June 30. It has only been 3 days and I have met lots of quilters who have never been to my studio. I had over 20 hoppers visit my studio just this past Saturday! It has been great meeting everyone and having you all discover my little studio quilt shop.

You can find my studio quilt shop in the Boxart Business Park, 100 Boxart St., Rochester, NY. Look for the Quilting with Margaret parking spot in the parking lot in front of the building. If it is already taken, you can briefly park in front of door #5 for 15 - 30 minutes. Or park in the far parking lot near Boxart St., to get your steps in for the day. Enter the building through door #5 and take the steps to the second floor. Follow the signs to my studio #265.

My special extended hours for May and June during the shop hop are Tuesdays through Saturdays 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. Also, I will be open one Sunday a month, May 18 and June 1, 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. Stop in and check out my shop.

All New York Shop Hop Kick-Off Party

Stop by Quilting with Margaret, 100 Boxart St., Studio #265, on Saturday or Sunday (March 15 or 16) from 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. for the All New York Shop Hop (ANYSH) Kick-Off Party. At the Kick-Off Party you will be able to preview the exclusive Riley Blake fabric to celebrate New York.

I can’t wait to make a quilt with this fabric. I’m sure you will also need some of this exclusive fabric to make a quilt or add to your stash. The fabric will only be available in participating New York shops. It will be available on May 1st for as long as supplies last. I ordered a bolt of each fabric of the entire line plus an extra bolt of the panel fabric.

The panel is my favorite of these exclusive fabrics, highlighting the wonderful regions that New York State has to offer. Upstate New York was well represented with a “poster” for the Finger Lakes, Letchworth State Park, Watkins Glen State Park, the Adirondacks and Niagara Falls. Upstate got 5 of the 9 “posters” on the panel. I call them “posters” because they remind me of the National Parks fabric that has been so popular and has a retro WPA-style poster vibe.

In addition to collecting this limited edition fabric, each participating store will have a free 5” square with a quilty phrase, which you can collect from all of the stores you visit. Mine will say “Oh Scrap!”, a phrase I often use just before I pull out Jack (the Ripper). To go with the collectible 5” phrase squares, Quilting with Margaret will have a pack of 5” squares of the exclusive NY fabrics along with a special Rochester skyline slate coaster for sale. They will all be available along with lots of 5” square-friendly patterns beginning May 1 through the end of June, or until the supply runs out.

I expect to sell out of the fabrics and exclusive 5” square/coaster packs before the shop hop ends. That is why I will have them available for pre-sale at the Kick-Off Party. As a thank-you gift for stopping by Quilting with Margaret on March 15th or 16th, you will get a free grab bag full of lots of little goodies. Pre-order the exclusive fabric at the Kick-Off Party and pick up an ANYSH magazine full of patterns, maps, participating stores’ locations and hours, special extra store hours for the shop hop and your passport to prizes. You will be able to pick up your pre-ordered fabric on May 1st or after.

If you pre-ordered a magazine, it will be available for pickup at the Kick-Off Party, along with a special grab bag. If you didn’t get your magazine pre-ordered, I will have more for sale at the Kick-Off Party and during the shop hop. But getting your magazine early allows you to plan your shop hop before it begins on May 1st.

Looking forward to seeing lots of you at the Quilting with Margaret ANYSH Kick-Off Party on Saturday or Sunday (March 15 or 16) from 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. There will be cake and champagne to celebrate New York and the upcoming All New York State Shop Hop. See you then!