See you next week

Only 7 more sleeps until Gitta's Getaway retreat. 

I thought a final check list might be a great help while packing for the weekend.

1) What is a Pajama Party & sleep over without your favourite Teddy Bear.  And being that this year we also have a Teddy & Me Tea party workshop, why not bring your favourite Fuzzy Wuzzy.  But that is not to say,  it specifically has to be a Teddy bear.  Here are my two!  But sadly one will have to stay home. 

2) You will also need some awesome PJ's or flannels, fuzzy slippers, and anything else you would like to wear for Friday night's Pajama Party.  Each hotel suite has luxurious bathrobes, just incase you do not want to be seen in your PJ's as you make your way to the stitching lounge.  So no excuses!

3) Your Project Parade item.  Every stitcher has a special project that they are extremely proud of or has special meaning.  They will all be on display in the stitcher's lounge for all to enjoy and appreciate. 

4) Your Random Act of Kindness exchange item(s), if you wish to participate in the exchange.

5) Your "Guess the Instructor" guess must be handed in at 6pm, at the start of our Pajama Party.  So go through all the clues again,  put them all together, and submit your best guess.     Good Luck!!

Have a Happy Easter and see you all next Friday.

Guess the Instructor Clue #4

Only 12 more sleeps and another Gitta's Getaway begins.  How exciting!  And this year will prove to be the best one of them all.  Our suppliers have out done themselves this year, with fabulous gifts for everyone and others that will be drawn at random and used as game prizes.  And, oh the games! The games will already begin at check-in.   Speaking of that, here is your next clue for our first game, "Guess the Instructor" for our exclusive GG Workshop on Friday evening.

Clue #4: Not an Exhibitor
Although, she has attended other shows and taught at guilds, she is NOT one of the exhibitors at the NeedleWorkers MarketPlace.  We will also have the pleasure of her company all weekend;  she will stay over and join us as a Gitta's Stitching Wizard on Saturday.

The photo is a little snippet of her workshop project.

Guess the Instructor Clue #3

Clue #3:  Inspired by Nature

Taking her inspiration from nature, she makes her blossoms everlasting with needle and thread. 
This picture is also a clue as to one of her most recognizable designs.

Still stumped?  Then you'll have to wait for Clue #4.

Guess the Instructor Clue #2

                                                                Clue #2:  Tools of her trade!!

She requires more than just needle, fabric and thread to complete her craft;  two scissors, one to cut thread and another to cut "cloth covered wire".  Also necessary will be a hoop and tweezers.  No symbol chart to follow, just an outline brought to live through free style creativity.  Guess her specialty, and this combined with last weeks clue may help in solving her identity.

Don't forget your guess must be submitted at check-in on Friday, April 13th.
Good luck, another clue will be posted next week.

What's for Dinner?

As last year, you have a choice of appetizer and Entree for the

 Saturday night Banquet Dinner.

Your selections must be in to us by March 20th. 

Please choose a soup or salad:
- Soup: Fire Roasted Red Pepper - with shaved Parmesan and chili
- Soup: Potato and Leek - with chive sour cream and bacon lardons
- Salad: Caesar Salad - Romaine Hearts, Crispy Bacon, Shaved Parmesan Cheese and Anchovy Dressing
- Salad: Baby Spinach - Toasted Almonds, Fresh Black & Blueberries, Blue Cheese and Red Wine Vinaigrette

Please choose an Entree:
- Pork Tenderloin Medallions
- Thyme and Lemon Marinated, then Grilled Chicken Supreme
- Seared Atlantic Salmon

Guess the Instructor Clue #1

It's only 35 more sleeps until the Getaway.  How exciting is that!  Are you all packed?  Or at least finished your Nametag?

The Getaway Exclusive Workshop will be held on the Friday evening.  By guessing the identity of our workshop instructor/designer you can win a prize. Your guess must be submitted to us at Check-in on Friday, April 13th.  One winner will be drawn from all the correct guesses. 
Clue #1:
Born in England, living in Canada for the past 30 years, this designer has been published in several issues of A Needle Pulling Thread.

Drop by next week for Clue #2.

Stitching Lounge

As some of you already know, for Valentine's Day weekend I treated my husband (and me too) to a weekend away.  I took him up to The Rousseau Marriott.  We had a wonderful time.  Saturday afternoon we found ourselves a wonderful spot by large windows overlooking the frozen lake.  I stitched and my husband edited the photos we took on our hike that morning.  While I was sitting there I kept on thinking how wonderful is this;  this is the atmosphere I need to create for our Getaway.

 And then it hit me; the south banquet room at the Waterside Inn has huge windows looking south over the lake.  In the past years we have always held our banquet dinner in this room.  So this year, this room will be our Stitching Lounge; we will be able to enjoy those large windows while it is bright and sunny.
We may even open the doors and enjoy the fresh spring air.

Only 7 more weeks until another great weekend.  

A weekend spent stitching with friends, and no cooking or cleaning.

Is there anything better?  See you there!!