Join Us in 2023

Join us in 2023 for the 16th annual Get-Away Weekend at Beaver Hollow Conference Center on April 27 -30. Don’t miss this weekend of comradery, crafting and relaxation. Sign up by October 31, 2022 to receive 2 yards of free fabric of your choice.

This is an all inclusive weekend which includes gourmet meals, corporate quality guest rooms, a large and well-equipped workroom all in a relaxing natural woodland setting. Each workstation is spacious and includes a fully adjustable executive office chair for your comfort while creating. The Beaver Hollow grounds include a small lake and numerous hiking trails to enhance your creativity. Every night we have a cash bar set up especially for us with quilt-inspired cocktails. Also, each night there is a bonfire with complementary s’mores.

Our days are spent crafting, quilting and creating through a guided project and by working on individual projects. Lots of sharing and inspiration always happens encouraging a creative environment.

And of course, each year I set up a “small shop” filled with things you might have forgotten, things you “must have,” things that are new at Quilting with Margaret and ideas for a new creative projects.

We have fun extra activities like show and tell, quilt Bingo, a free kit project, giveaways and social activities. It’s a fun weekend for sisters, friends, or even just a self-indulgence. Everyone is welcoming to newcomers and many are excited to see their friends from previous get-away weekends.

Hope you can join us this year. We can all use a little “normal” these days!

One-Day Fabric Sale, September 2

Yes, summer is nearly over. Sad, but this means more time to get back to quilting.

To help get your creative juices flowing again, stop by my studio at 1115 East Main Street and check out all of the new fabrics that have come in since last fall.

I will be open extra hours for First Friday, September 2, 2 - 9 p.m. so you have time to take advantage of the Special Labor Day Fabric Sale. All by-the-yard fabrics will be 25% OFF the already low regular prices.

I also have some table runner kits and gift item kits left from the past two Get-Away Weekends. Also new since last fall are lots of Riley Blake fabrics by-the-yard, plus precuts like 5” squares, 10” squares, 2 1/2” jelly rolls and fat quarter sets.

If you can’t make it for the sale, you can still schedule a personal shopping hour. Just give me a call, email me or text me to schedule. I will be open this fall on First Fridays and second Saturdays and anytime by appointment.

Hope to see you Friday afternoon or evening for the BIG SALE!

Happy Valentine’s Day!

The perfect Valentine’s Day Gift…a weekend Get-Away for your Valentine! Give your Valentine a rejuvenating weekend with fellow creative makers. No meals to cook, no beds to make, no house to clean. A weekend to do what your Valentine loves to do.

April 29 - May 1 (Friday - Sunday) is Quilting with Margaret’s 16th Get-Away Weekend will happen at Beaver Hollow. This spring will also have an optional extra day and night on Thursday, April 28. The all-inclusive weekend includes gourmet meals, happy hour each night, all-day and evening quilting/crafting time, traveling quilt shop and a comfortable room. Who could ask for more after two years of a pandemic! This is the perfect chance to rejuvenate.

Or if your Valentine is already planning to attend, how about adding on the extra day on Thursday to extend the weekend even longer. Or treat yourself! We all deserve a little “me time!”

Find out more here. Or download the sign-up brochure and give your Valentine a special gift this year.

Schedule a Personal Shopping Hour

As I was sitting at home today, looking out the window and watching the steady snowfall, I decided to write a blog. The recent Covid spike prompted me to keep the studio closed for First Friday and Second Saturday in January and February. But the numbers are starting to come down again.

So soon I can start going to my studio regularly. Besides I need to make that sample for our upcoming Get-Away Weekend at Beaver Hollow, April 27 - May 1. If you are looking to get away for a little ”me time” in a couple of months, check out the details of this fun event here. I think we should be close to being “back to normal” by end of April.

But meanwhile, if you want to shop at Quilting with Margaret, it’s easy. Just schedule your Personal Shopping Hour and you can come to the studio when it is convenient for you. No large crowds like on a First Friday. You will have a safe shopping experience with the shop to yourself while you check out all of the new fabrics that have come in over the past year.

The latest additions are some of the Riley Blake fabric line “She Who Sews.” It’s kind of a steampunk version of sewing tools and advertisements. There are a couple of larger scale prints, one with a pale blue background and the other a black and white chalkboard print. The three coordinates are a grey background with tomato pincushions, a red background with tossed black buttons and a white background with tiny little black sewing machines.

Also, I have a “Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood” print, a line called “Coffee Chalk” and “I’d Rather Be Playing Chess.” And coming in soon: “Honey Bee” collection plus precut 5” and 10” squares and fat quarter sets of all of these collections.

Then there are the Paintbrush Studio flat fat stacks, where the entire set of fat quarters are all printed together on 45” wide yardage. These have lots of possibilities and come in some fun novelty themed prints. Along with these, I also have the Jacquie’s Favorites collection of Jacquie Gering’s favorite 18 solids on bolts and in fat quarter sets. These would be great for making a modern quilt from her book Quilting Modern.

So schedule your Personal Shopping Hour today! Just drop me an email and let me know when you would like to stop by. Give me your cell phone number in the email so you can text when you arrive for me to meet you at door #2 with the elevator and bring you up to my third floor studio.