Christmas Present Ideas

Are you frantically sewing for Christmas and the holidays? Are you trying to get all the sewing done in addition to the other daily projects? Things can get a little crazy for stitchers around the holidays. We want to give our best to our family and friends, but we all probably wish we had started these projects sooner. Regardless of the late hour, we will stitch till our fingers are sore, and we will be happy when each gift is finished. After all the holiday stitching, wouldn't it be nice to sit with a bunch of your friends and just stitch in a relaxed atmosphere with no deadlines (and no laundry)? Well, have we got the place for you! 

The Academy of Appliqué in Williamsburg, Virginia, is just the right spot for a few days—or even a week—of stitching with old and new friends. You will get to learn a new skill or two, someone else cooks and cleans for you, and you get to meet like-minded stitchers. The Kings Mill Resort location is beautiful, and the class selection is varied, taught by world-renowned teachers. We just found out that there are a few spots open in both of our classes, Botanical Beauties and Lovely Vase. Though the classes are separate, the two projects can be combined to make our quilt, Lovely Botanicals. We just found out that the quilt has come back from being quilted by Bellwether Dry Goods, and we are so excited to see how it turned out. We promise to post pictures!

Botanical Beauties

Lovely Vase

Lovely Botanicals

While we would love for you to take our classes, there are many other wonderful classes still available. All you have to do is go to website, Academy of Appliqué and take a look.

It's not too late to put "a trip to the Academy of Appliqué" on your Christmas list. Who needs more underwear when you could stitch for a week! Or maybe you just want to treat yourself after a long year—you deserve it, don't you? No matter the reason you go, we think you will have an absolutely wonderful time, and we would love to see you there!