The Location

Part of the Woodstock Inn, as seen from the Garden Terrace classroom. The weather was not the most cooperative the first day of the retreat, but by the next day it was much nicer, as is evident in the photos!

The rounded circular section is the Eagle Cafe where attendees enjoyed their breakfasts and dinners. Directly underneath it is the Garden Terrace classroom. One of five bells located in Woodstock which were cast by Paul Revere is just outside the classroom (lower right of the photo).

Detail of the 1823 Revere Bell on the Woodstock Inn grounds.

The Woodstock Inn & Resort sits just off the village green. It is the building farther back in the center of the photo. While the inn is a modern structure with an old Colonial facade that fits in well with the rest of the town, it's site has been home to taverns and inns since 1792.

Downtown Woodstock

Thanks to the help of a steel girder supporting it, a building sits astride a stream passing through downtown.

A covered bridge is on the opposite side of the village green from the inn.

The charming Our Lady of the Snows Catholic Church is located near one of the inn's side entrances.

The Musical Entertainment

Kendra Ward and Bob Bence provided another wonderful concert for A Stitcher's Retreat.

Kendra is playing a hammered dulcimer and Bob an exotic instrument known as the guitar.

Kendra also played a mountain dulcimer.

The Teachers
Main Class, Second Full Day of Classes

The JBW Designs class

Shelley Glockner and Cathy Sheehan, two very generous stitchers who brought white chocolate lollipops and votive Yankee Candles for everyone!

The Heart's Content class

Miscellaneous Photos and
The Grand Door Prize

A Stitcher's Retreat is extremely proud of our "loyal customers," many of who come back multiple times. When a stitcher comes for a fifth time, they are given a special mug as a small token of thanks. We almost always have one or two people in this exclusive club at a retreat, but in Vermont we had FIVE! Bev Hassler, Kathie Uebler, Pat Schlaerth, Shelley Glockner, and Cathy Sheehan were all five time attendees! Shelley and Cathy on the right even accomplished this in only four years, as they doubled up one year, coming to both retreats!

Windell and Debi Lyon, good friends of Randy's, were a huge help in making sure the retreat ran smoothly.

Maureen speaking with some of her students after the class had already ended. We strive to only use teachers who are freindly and approachable.

Breakfast in the Eagle Cafe.

Anne Littleton was the lucky winner of our Grand Door Prize!

NordenCrafts is a distributor in the cross stitch industry who has always been supportive of and extremely generous with door prize donations to A Stitcher's Retreat. Repeating their generosity from last year's retreats, owners Dave and Kris Stott went above and beyond, splitting the cost with A Stitcher's Retreat of our Grand Door Prize. Lucky stitcher Anne Littleton of Long Beach, California won an Ultimate Daylight Floor Lamp with accessories, an approximate $250 value!

Windell and Debi, Maureen, Judy, and Ann.

Same as above, but with Randy tickling Maureen right on cue!

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