Spring 2026 Newsletter:Blooming with BeColourful
Workshops & Fresh Adventures!
Hello Quilting Friends!
As spring unfolds with new growth and vibrant colors, I’m excited to share upcoming BeColourful workshop opportunities – there truly is something for everyone to bloom creatively this season!
BeColourful designs burst with fabulous colors, stunning patterns, and incredible precision. In these workshops, you’ll master foundation paper piecing techniques like circles, spikes, set-in seams, and perfect points while building confidence and creativity in a fun, supportive environment.
Here are four inspiring events – each unique and rewarding! Click the event titles or buttons below for full details and registration.
Hunter’s QuiltMart Workshop
May 13–15, 2026 | Centerview, Missouri
Intermediate-advanced 3-day foundation paper piecing adventure focusing on the Happiness 2.0 pattern – a 38″ x 38″ sampler wall hanging that combines 13 core BeColourful techniques (paper piecing, star, spikes, inset circles, freezer paper, second seam allowance, perfect corners, sashing, flying geese, nesting seams, pin basting, easing fabrics, sparing fabric use). Perfect for learning tips, tricks, and Q&A in a laughter-filled setting!
Experienced students: Contact me for alternatives like Fairy Dance, Four Seasons Table Runner, Flora Blue, or Luna.
Click here for full details & registration
All-Inclusive Retreat at Sprague’s Kinderhook Lodge
July 26–30, 2026 | Kinderhook, Illinois
Relaxing 5-day creative escape with lodging, meals, and instruction included – ideal for spring-to-summer renewal in a peaceful setting!
- Contact me directly for your project kit
- Call the lodge to register (ask for Andy or Karen: 217-257-9887)
Click here for lodge details & registration info
SEAM Retreat with AQS
October 6–10, 2026 | Paducah, Kentucky
5-night retreat (welcome Tuesday evening, workshops Wed–Sat) in Quilt City USA®! Includes hotel, breakfasts, catered lunches, evening events at The National Quilt Museum and Hancock’s of Paducah. Limited to 20 students – register soon!
New students choose: Happiness 2.0 or Four Seasons Table Runner. I’ll help match your experience level.
Click here for full details & registration
Panama Canal Quilting Cruise – Holland America Line
February 28 – March 12, 2027 | Roundtrip Ft. Lauderdale, FL
(12-nights aboard Nieuw Amsterdam)
Unforgettable quilting adventure on the high seas! Choose one or both 2-day workshops with machines provided:
- Four Seasons Table Runner in Awesome Orange (kit $160)
- Awesome Orange Wall Hanging (kit $150)
Exclusive AQS events, Sew & Tell, Challenge Block Contest – plus stunning ports (Bahamas, Aruba, Colombia, partial Panama Canal transit, Costa Rica, Grand Cayman)!
Click here for full details & registration
I’d love for you to join me at one (or more!) of these events. Whether you’re new to paper piecing or honing precision, these BeColourful workshops help you create with joy and confidence this spring and beyond.
I hope to quilt with you soon!
Psalm 9:1
“I will give thanks to you, Lord, with all my heart:
I will tell of all your wonderful deeds.”
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Warmly,
Stacie Spradlin
Seams Divine
