Busy workshop in a beautiful setting

Sample Schedule

Saturday

9 am Check-in and orientation

10:00 Workshop begins
(your own or one of Bonnie's)

Noon brown bag lunch

1 pm Workshop continues

5:00 Finish sewing and prep for dinner

6:00 Dinner in Main Dining Room

7:30 Evening Activities in Living Room
(several options available, see below)

Then, FREE TIME to gab, quilt, read, and sew into the wee hours!


Saturday evening pot luck dinner

Sunday

8:00 Breakfast in the Main Dining Room

8:30 Let the quilting begin, again!

9:30 Sunday morning activities
(several options available, see below)

Church services within walking distance
(info and times available at the Inn)

Noon Lunch in the Main Dining Room

1:30 More quilting...

4:30 Show & Tell and pictures in Living Room
Time to pack and head home

     What quilter doesn't like chocolate?

Evening Activity Options:

Technique Demonstrations
Trunk Show
Door Prizes
Fat and Lean Quarter Swap
Scavenger Hunt (right)
Games
and more...
 

Guest Rooms
(we can accommodate up to 14 quilters; all rooms have private baths)

Sunday Morning Options:


Continue Sewing
(in your pj's, if you like)

Walking Tour of Lubec
Stroll through tree-lined streets past Mulholland Light, marina and historic waterfront.  Visit and sample Monica's & Bayside Chocolates

Visit West Quoddy Head
Drive 10 minutes from the Inn to the lighthouse, walk along the coastal trail then stop at West Quoddy Gifts to shop.



The view of the Atlantic Ocean from West Quoddy Head State Park

Church services within easy walking distance of Inn
 

Sunday Afternoon Fun

After enjoying a delicious pot luck lunch, members of Down East Quilters from the Machias, ME area worked feverishly to finish sewing that last piece, strip, or border onto their Scrap-ology and Smokey Mountain Stars workshop quilts.  Here they are adorning the stairway of the Inn with their show & tell of workshop quilts made at their April 25 & 26, 2009, retreat.

In addition to charming patchwork bags and door prizes donated by guild members, favorite quilt shops, and Bonnie, each member went home with a bevy of gifts.  Losers at Saturday night's scavenger hunt each won a quilters' tattoo (below).
 

Meals

To help keep costs low, your group will have full access to the Inn's kitchen (stove, refrigerator, pots, pans, dishes, silverware, etc.) for meal preparation whether it be pot luck or otherwise, so bring as much food as you like.

If you're lucky, one of your members will be a gourmet cook like this quilter who made homemade sticky buns for her retreat's breakfast. Doing your own meal preparation and clean-up won't diminish the feeling of elegant dining (below).
 

Directions
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The Homeport Inn is located at 45 Main Street in the downeast Maine town of Lubec.

From Machias, you will drive north on US Route 1. In Whiting make a right turn a bit after the Puffin Pines Gift Shop and Post Office onto Route 189.

From Calais, you will drive south on US Route 1. In Whiting, make a left turn just after the Mobil gas and convenience store onto Route 189.

Continue on Route 189 for 10 miles. In Lubec, Route 189 bears right toward the bridge to Campobello. Do not bear right, but continue straight (up a slight hill—this is Main St.). The Homeport Inn is at 45 Main Street, on the left at the top of the hill; parking is available on the street.

The Homeport Inn in winter

Scheduling

The Homeport Inn Quilters’ Retreats are available any weekend during the off season (mid October through early May) and can accommodate up to 14 people. We can create a special retreat package just for your group.

Retreat Costs

Your retreat will include:

• One night lodging (double or triple occupancy)

• Full use of kitchen and other public areas of the Inn

• Workshop of your choice (optional)

• Evening activities of your choice (optional)

• Sunday morning activities (optional)

Cost, excluding tax:

$200     exclusive use of the Inn per group
$ 50      per guest room (2-3 people per room)
$100*   workshop fee per group (optional)
n/c       Saturday evening activities (optional)
n/c       Sunday morning activities (optional)

* Depending on the workshop chosen, there may be an additional cost per student for pattern, book, or notions necessary for the workshop.

For scheduling or more information contact:
Bonnie Hunter
28 Shore Rd., Pembroke, ME  04666
(207) 726-5117     email: bhunterquilts@gmail.com

or visit www.homeportinn.com

Available Retreat Workshops

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