Join Sherri Lynn Wood for a restorative week of freestyle quilting and abstract piecing at the beautiful Atelier Clos Mirabel in the French Pyrénées, designed to get you out of your head and into your hands and heart.
About this course:
Nurture a receptive approach to freestyle quilting where you become the conduit through which creativity and patterns flow and are expressed. Learn ruler-free piecing techniques and how to harness your rhythm of attention and emotional energy into shape, colour and pattern to tell the unfolding story of being you!
Quilting Retreat – Programme Outline
Saturday
4.00 – Check-in time from 4pm onwards. Guests arrive, settle in and explore Clos Mirabel
6.30 – Welcome drinks and dinner
Sunday
8.30 – 9.30 Buffet breakfast of local and regional produce
10.00 – 1.00 Introductions / Infinite Emptiness drawing warmup / Rhythmic Flow, Abstract Piecing intro & demo / Meditative patchwork exercise for improv chain piecing simple shapes
1.00 – 2.00 Lunch at Clos Mirabel
2.00 – 4.00 Rhythmic flow piecing continues / check-ins with instructor / Sharing Discoveries
6.30 – Aperitifs before 4 course dinner in the Manor House or on the terrace
Monday
8.30 – 9.30 Buffet breakfast of local and regional produce
10.00 – 1.00 Infinite Emptiness drawing warmup / Meditative patchwork demo/exercise for harnessing emotional energy through intuitive color, shape, scale & rhythm
1.00 – 2.00 Lunch at Clos Mirabel
2.00 – 4.00 Rhythmic flow piecing continues / check-ins with instructor / Sharing Discoveries
6.30 – Aperitifs before 4 course dinner in the Manor House or on the terrace
Tuesday
8.30 – 9.30 Buffet breakfast of local and regional produce
10.00 – 1.00 Infinite Emptiness drawing warmup / Meditative patchwork demo/exercise for incorporating random procedures and nurturing a collaborative relationship with your patchwork
1.00 – 2.00 Lunch at Clos Mirabel
2.00 – 4.00 Rhythmic flow piecing continues / Group Stitching Mantra (meditative stitching)
6.30 – Aperitifs before 4 course dinner in the Manor House or on the terrace
Wednesday – day off
8.30 – 9.30 Buffet breakfast of local and regional produce
We suggest wine tasting in local vineyard, explore Pau or beyond
6.30 – Aperitifs before 4 course dinner in the Manor House or on the terrace
Thursday
8.30 – 9.30 Buffet breakfast of local and regional produce
10.00 – 1.00 Infinite Emptiness drawing warmup / Meditative patchwork demo/exercise for composing with radical acceptance
1.00 – 2.00 Lunch at Clos Mirabel
2.00 – 4.00 Rhythmic flow piecing continues / individual check-ins with instructor
6.30 – Aperitifs before 4 course dinner in the Manor House or on the terrace
Friday
8.30 – 9.30 Buffet breakfast of local and regional produce
10.00 – 1.00 Sharing our discoveries, reflecting on our patterns / Final sewing time to prepare for the evening exhibition
1.00 – 2.00 Lunch at Clos Mirabel
2.00 – 4.00 Studio clean up & preparing for the evening exhibition.
6.30 – Evening exhibition in the double living room of Clos Mirabel followed by aperitifs before 4 course dinner in the Manor House or on the terrace
Saturday
Buffet Breakfast and departure (Check-out 11am)
Non-participating guests: We are more than happy to welcome accompanying partners, family or friends. There are plenty of activities to experience around Clos Mirabel, that will make your holiday unforgettable Click here for more information.
The Art Studio, offers a spacious open plan layout of 75 m2. It is available at all times during your stay. Click here for more information.
