Victoria Sampler presents: 
A VSRetreat !
in Victoria, B.C. Canada
April 25 - 28, 2013

Sorry, this retreat is finished.. watch for more retreats to be announced here! 

"A Stitcher's Heart" is finished and it is soo beautiful.. as you can see! In class in April, we will practice all the special stitches and finishing to make this lovely quilted tray-cloth! There are four lovely additional needlework accessories stitched on so you can use this to keep any project materials together in one place at home. You can also fold it up to carry to retreats! This amazing new design includes your own custom made wooden tray! We are all very excited to welcome old and new friends in April 2013 to stitch another one of Thea's designs. Come and enjoy the many delights of Victoria in Springtime... beautiful weather, great food, and good friends stitching together! 

Retreat Format:
We encourage a comfortable teaching structure to each day. You will learn plenty of terrific techniques as well as tips and tricks used in Lisa's gorgeous finishing! You can stitch the entire time you attend, as the stitching room will be open from 8:30am-11pm, but you can also take breaks, go for a long walk, go shopping, or do other things that you enjoy! This promises to be a relaxing time for you, a time when you can steal away for a wee nap in the afternoon, or just keep stitching and chatting with us the whole weekend through. For further questions -  email Lisa

While we aim to have you stitching for hours during our official class days, we recommend you come early and stay late, so you can enjoy Victoria's many pleasures; walk along the inner harbour causeway, ride on our horse drawn buggies, or shop at our local needlework shop and quilting shops or the numerous tourist or antique shops that Victoria is known for. Victoria is filled with oodles of boutiques, antique shops, restaurants, and museums so that you are never at a loss for what to do during the retreat. Have High Tea at Murchie's or the elegant lobby of the jewel of the city, the Empress Hotel. You may want to stay longer, arriving before or leaving after our event. If you do, just email us, and we will help extend your holiday if we can share our group hotel rate to you for your entire stay. The Harbour Towers is our base hotel.

Our intimate VS Retreats include all the following:

- 3 nights hotel - Thursday/Friday/Saturday (Check out Sunday before  11am) (of course we can arrange extra nights for before or afterwards)
- a full kit containing a new mystery design by Thea
- two days of learning...  stitching & laughing in a cosy common room with elbow room for all.
- membership in a dedicated yahoo chat group to get to know your fellow stitchers ahead of time.
- entirely voluntary participation in a stitcher's gift exchange
- VS studio tour and tea..
- an in depth overview of the featured design taught by Thea  
- some special prizes and goodies of course.. we can't forget those! :)

Any questions? just email us  

There are TWO options for your registration: Double Occupancy and Single Occupancy. With the double occupancy price, you will share the room with another stitcher. If you don't already know a stitcher to share with, we will assign one to you. If you want to share with a certain registered stitcher, just let us know by email. You can decide you want to pay the entire amount at once, or you can opt for our 3 x payment plan as you can see on our payment page

VS Retreats email: LisaA@victoriasampler.com .

Our VS Retreats Registration is found in the Catalogue. Just click here to see your options and to register. There is a single payment for each option, and there is also a payment plan for each option. The payment amount will be charged twice more before the Retreat starts. We will contact you via email regarding the remaining payment dates and method of payment.

The first payment is the non-refundable deposit included in each Registration:
Based on Double Accom. - Cdn $270 - or - Based on Single Accom. -Cdn $322
No refunds in the last 30 days (no exceptions)
All events here advertised are subject to change without notice.

    
Stitching with Thea, Lisa and Cathy.

Thea has a warm and comfortable teaching style, and enjoys her students immensely. She encourages everyone to try new things and to relax while learning! Cathy Jean is our talented Primitive Sampler designer, and will also join us now and then. Lisa has taught several finishing workshops over the years, and is our resident finishing guru. She will give you some easy finishing hints for this beautiful project... We just know you'll have a wonderful time in Victoria next Spring.. just come and smell the flowers, and follow the birds to Victoria!

http://www.victoria.ca/common/index.shtml good link for finding Victoria
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victoria,_British_Columbia a good link for Victoria info

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Fly directly into Victoria International Airport.. or take the Pacific Coach Lines
from the Vancouver Airport, or from Vancouver and let them
take you directly to downtown Victoria (they go via Ferry as well)
http://www.pacificcoach.com/Bus-Transportation-Schedule-and-Fares
 
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http://www.bcferries.com/schedules/mainland/tssw-current.html Take the BC Ferries from Vancouver (Tsawassen) to Sidney (Swartz Bay) and drive to Victoria. http://www.clippervacations.com/ferry/ferryschedule  take the Clipper
(easy passenger catamaran ferry) from Seattle harbour to Victoria harbour 3 hrs!
http://cohoferry.com/main/ Go from Port Angeles to Victoria
via the Coho Ferry (cars and passengers).
https://secure1.wsdot.wa.gov/ferries/webres/ Take the Anacortes (cars and passengers) Ferry (Washington State Ferry from Anacortes WA to Sidney, B.C. 

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http://www.harbourtowers.com/the_hotel/index.html The Harbour Towers. If you are wheelchair dependent.. please email us before you sign up.

http://www.buttonedup.com  Button and Needlework Shop
Email for VS Retreats: LisaA@victoriasampler.com

  Prices and Registration link under VS Retreats in menu at left.