Winter Retreat:  Saturday, January 31, 2026 to Tuesday, February 3, 2026.

McCormick’s Creek, 250 McCormick’s Creek Park Road, Spencer, IN 47460

Registration will open December 1, 2024 and close on December 29, 2025 or when full.

 (Forms will be available on the website when registration opens)

The BQG Winter Retreat is a great way to start the new year. What could be better than a long weekend filled with quilting, friends, fun and relaxation?

Why go to a quilting retreat?  The reasons are endless, but any Guild member who has been on a retreat will tell you that it's a delightful way to take a break from your daily life with concentrated time to work on your projects, have fun with friends new and old, and relax in a beautiful setting.  Finish those UFOs, make a community quilt, or learn a new technique from one of our many talented members.  It's all possible at a BQG retreat! 

There are many interesting things to do at McCormick’s Creek besides quilting. The Inn has fireplace lounges for relaxing, eating carry in or delivery meals, trails for walking, join your fellow quilters for a relaxing and productive weekend!

MEMBERSHIP: You must be a member for the 2025–2026 guild year to attend this retreat. Add “Membership” to your shopping cart if you are not already a member. 

COST:  $30.00 per person for the entire retreat. Doesn’t matter if you sew 1 day or 4 the fee is the same.  This covers the cost of the sewing room and ice water. Everyone is a day quilter.  

Start Time: The Oak room will be set up and ready for Thursday quilters by 10 AM. A list of items to bring to the retreat and a weekend itinerary will be sent to all participants prior to the retreat.

Room Reservations: You will need to make your own room reservations directly through Canyon Inn 812-829-4881.

Meals:  You are on your own for all meals. You can eat at the inn; they have a breakfast buffet and a soup/salad bar available for lunch and dinner as well as a full menu. You can also bring your own meals and eat them in any public area of the inn, but not in the dining room or Oak room. You can also have food delivered from local restaurants.  Some rooms may have a microwave and all rooms have a refrigerator. There is also a microwave in the lobby. All rooms have Keurig coffee makers, you can make coffee in your room and bring it to the sewing room. You can bring your own travel mug and extra coffee pods or get more at the front desk if you like hot coffee all day. You can have snacks at your sewing table all day. 

QUESTIONSPlease contact: Elaine Lucas and Amber Brooks-Wolfe.
Email: winterretreat@bloomingtonquiltersguild.org.