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Patchwork & Quilting

Overview

If you’re passionate about patchwork and quilting, love to travel, and would like to share new experiences with like-minded crafters, then why not join us on a Stitchtopia patchwork and quilting holiday? Whether you’re an experienced quilter or enthusiastic amateur, you can combine your favourite pastime with activities such as sightseeing and visits to textile museums, the chance to meet local quilters, and the opportunity to find that perfect fabric for your stash as you shop in carefully chosen quilting stores.

Whether it’s stunning Switzerland or the lovely North East of England, our carefully curated quilting retreats offer the perfect way to hone your stitching skills. The marvellous, traditional, and contemporary quilts of our fantastic destinations are a great inspiration for your expert-led machine stitching or hand-sewing workshops.

With so many fantastic holidays to choose from, we’re confident you’ll find your perfect patchwork and quilting holiday in our collection.


7 Holidays available from £495pp

Patchwork & Quilting

Join textile artist Pat Archibald at the Staverton Park Hotel & Golf Club as she guides you through her soloist quilt project.

  • 2 full days of tuition with Pat Archibald
  • Use of a Bernina 500 series sewing machine
  • 2 nights full-board accommodation, from dinner on Friday to lunch on Sunday
  • Tea, coffee and snacks throughout the weekend
  • Services of an experienced Retreat Manager

Availability:

  • 2026 5th June
Travel Options
  • Join Direct Join Direct
Patchwork & Quilting

Alongside Carolyn Forster and other like-minded crafters, make a mini-quilt with a picture-frame edge, perfect for showing off special fabrics.

  • 2 full days of tuition with Carolyn Forster, kit included
  • Use of a Bernina 500 series sewing machine
  • 2 nights full-board accommodation, from dinner on Friday to lunch on Sunday
  • Tea, coffee and snacks throughout the weekend
  • Services of an experienced Retreat Manager

Availability:

  • 2026 10th July
Travel Options
  • Join Direct Join Direct
Patchwork & Quilting
Festival

Join your expert as we travel by rail to the beautiful Alsace region of France and visit the renowned Carrefour Européen du Patchwork.

  • 2 days at the Carrefour Européen du Patchwork
  • 1 full-day and 1 half-day workshop with your expert, kit included
  • Return Eurostar from London St Pancras to Paris and TGV to Colmar
  • 7 nights bed and breakfast accommodation
  • 2 evening meals
  • Excursions and visits as described in the itinerary
  • Services of an experienced Tour Manager
  • Gratuities for the guides and drivers

Availability:

  • 2026 15th September
  • 2027 14th September
Travel Options
  • By Rail By Rail
Patchwork & Quilting

Alongside expert Carolyn Forster and other like-minded crafters, enjoy a weekend masterclass on back-basting appliqué.

  • 2 days of tuition with Carolyn Forster, kit included
  • 2 nights full-board accommodation, from dinner on Friday to lunch on Sunday
  • Tea/coffee during workshops
  • Complimentary WiFi
  • Services of an experienced Retreat Manager

Availability:

  • 2026 16th October
Travel Options
  • Join Direct Join Direct
Patchwork & Quilting
Textiles
NEW

Accompanied by a Stitchtopia expert, discover craftsmanship, culture and creativity with visits to artisan studios and hands-on experiences.

  • Company of a Stitchtopia expert throughout the tour
  • Return flights from London to Okinawa (via Tokyo) and Tokyo to London, 1 piece of checked-in luggage and airport transfers
  • Internal flight from Okinawa to Fukuoka with 1 piece of checked-in luggage
  • Bullet train from Fukuoka to Kyoto and Kyoto to Tokyo, with luggage transfers by road
  • 13 nights bed and breakfast accommodation
  • 2 dinners
  • Entrance fees, private coach travel and activities as described in the itinerary
  • Services of an experienced Tour Manager and an English-speaking local guide

Availability:

  • 2027 30th January
Travel Options
  • By Air By Air
Patchwork & Quilting

Experience vibrant Nice Carnival and Menton Lemon Festival on the stunning French Riviera, paired with hand-sewing workshops led by our experts.

  • 1 half-day and 2 full-day workshops with your expert, kit included
  • 6 nights bed and breakfast accommodation
  • 2 dinners
  • Excursions, tickets and coach travel as described in the itinerary
  • Services of an experienced Tour Manager
  • Gratuities for local guide and coach drivers

Availability:

  • 2027 16th February
Travel Options
  • By Air By Air
Patchwork & Quilting
NEW

Celebrate the arrival of spring at Kraków's Easter markets, with cheerful stalls, tasty food and traditional culture.

  • 3 half-day workshops with your expert, kit included
  • 4 nights bed and breakfast accommodation
  • 2 evening meals
  • Services of an experienced Tour Manager

Availability:

  • 2027 23rd March
Travel Options
  • By Air By Air
  • Join Direct Join Direct

Meet the
Experts

Each holiday is accompanied by a passionate, enthusiastic expert who specialises in their craft, allowing you to learn different techniques and improve your skills from the best!

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Pat Archibald

Pat Archibald

Pat is a UK textile artist and tutor. Throughout her career, she has exhibited her work worldwide, won some wonderful awards, and even established Scotland’s first dedicated patchwork and quilting shop. Pat feels that each collection of quilts has its own unique identity.
Carolyn Forster

Carolyn Forster

Carolyn Forster is a quilt designer, teacher and author from Tunbridge Wells in Kent. Since self-publishing her first book ‘Quilting on the Go’ in 2007, Carolyn has written ten more patchwork and quilting books with Search Press in the UK and Landauer Publishing in the USA.
Wendy Gardiner

Wendy Gardiner

Wendy Gardiner has been influential in the sewing industry for many years and is an internationally accredited sewing guru. She wrote The Great British Sewing Bee, From Style to Stitch which accompanied the fourth series of the show.
Janice Gunner

Janice Gunner

Janice Gunner is a Textile Artist and former teacher of Textiles (mostly Patchwork & Quilting and Indigo Dyed Shibori). She has written two textile books and has been involved in textiles since the age of five.
Mandy Shaw

Mandy Shaw

The Queen of Redwork and owner of Dandelion Designs, Mandy Shaw is an experienced designer and well-known personality. Throughout her career, she has contributed to several publications and is the author of many handmade crafting books which share her quirky crafting style.
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