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Spring Holidays

Overview

Spring is the perfect time to take your creativity somewhere special – offering blossoming colour and fresh inspiration. As the landscapes thaw and come back to life, it’s an ideal moment to enjoy a change of scenery, connect with fellow crafters, and spend uninterrupted time doing what you love. Treat yourself to a crochet retreat in sun-dappled Malta, join a cosy weekend retreat right here in the UK, or experience the vibrant Madeira Flower Festival – the choice is yours!

8 Holidays available from £495pp

Patchwork & Quilting
Festival

By far the most popular event in our programme, Stitchtopia Festival is back! This is the ultimate weekend residential event for all crafters.

  • 2 nights full-board accommodation, from dinner on Friday to lunch on Sunday
  • Up to 4 half-day workshops with our experts, kit cost extra
  • Unlimited tea and coffee during workshop breaks
  • Evening talks and entertainment

Availability:

  • 2026 6th March
Travel Options
  • Join Direct Join Direct
Patchwork & Quilting

On this weekend retreat, you'll join Janet Goddard and like-minded crafters to make a clever quilt of interlocking chains with a sewing machine.

  • 2 full days of tuition with Janet Goddard
  • 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 29th May
Travel Options
  • Join Direct Join Direct
Patchwork & Quilting

Alongside your expert, visit the ‘Floating Garden’ of Madeira during the famous Flower Festival and explore the city of Funchal.

  • 1 full-day and 2 half-day workshops with your expert, kit included
  • Workshop at local embroidery factory
  • 7 nights bed and breakfast accommodation
  • 7 evening meals including a Folklore Dinner
  • Coach transport as detailed in the itinerary
  • Services of an experienced Tour Manager
  • Tips for the guide and coach drivers

Availability:

  • 2026 28th April
Travel Options
  • By Air By Air
  • Join Direct Join Direct

Alongside Amber Elizabeth, winner of Sewing Street’s Search for a Star 2024, escape to the countryside for a fantastic weekend of dressmaking.

  • 2 full days of tuition with Amber Elizabeth
  • 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 24th April
Travel Options
  • Join Direct Join Direct
Textiles

Explore Turkey, absorbing its rich textile and historical heritage, whilst discovering spectacular landscapes and traditional handicrafts!

  • 2 half-day workshops with your expert, kit included
  • Ebru and Iznik tile workshops with local artisans
  • 9 nights bed and breakfast accommodation
  • 7 evening meals either in the hotel or at a local restaurant
  • Excursions, entrance fees and transportation as per the itinerary
  • Services of an experienced Tour Manager
  • Gratuities for the guide and coach drivers

Availability:

  • 2026 6th May
Travel Options
  • By Air By Air
  • Join Direct Join Direct

Join Lucy of Attic24 in stunning Malta and enjoy the ultimate opportunity to enhance your skills and make lasting connections.

  • 3 full-day workshops with Lucy, kit included
  • 7 nights bed and breakfast accommodation
  • 2 evening meals
  • Entrances, activities and travel as described in the itinerary
  • Services of an experienced Tour Manager
  • Tips for drivers and local guides

Availability:

  • 2026 15th April
Travel Options
  • By Air By Air
Patchwork & Quilting

Join Pat Archibald and make a Japanese-inspired, leaf-themed wall hanging or cushion cover on a Bernina sewing machine.

  • 3 full-day workshops with Pat Archibald
  • Use of a Bernina sewing machine
  • 4 nights full-board accommodation, from dinner on Monday to breakfast on Friday
  • Unlimited tea and coffee during workshop breaks
  • Services of an experienced Retreat Manager
  • Use of the hotel leisure facilities: gym, heated indoor swimming pool, Jacuzzi, sauna and steam room (subject to availability)
  • Complimentary WiFi

Availability:

  • 2026 2nd March
Travel Options
  • Join Direct Join Direct
Patchwork & Quilting

Join Wendy Gardiner to make a stylish bag on a Bernina sewing machine, perfect for cabin luggage or weekends away.

  • 2 full-day workshops with Wendy Gardiner
  • Use of a Bernina sewing machine
  • 3 nights full-board accommodation, from dinner on Sunday to breakfast on Wednesday
  • Unlimited tea and coffee during workshop breaks
  • Use of the hotel leisure facilities: gym, heated indoor swimming pool, Jacuzzi, sauna and steam room (subject to availability)
  • Complimentary Wi-Fi
  • Services of an experienced Retreat Manager

Availability:

  • 2026 8th March
Travel Options
  • 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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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.
Emma Leith

Emma Leith

Internationally renowned for her yarn-bombing exploits, Emma has worked on numerous large scale commissioned yarn installations and gives regular talks and presentations on this popular movement. She works closely with Rico Design Yarns, Deramores and Simply Crochet.
Frederica Patmore

Frederica Patmore

Frederica is a knitting and crochet designer who has been working in the industry for nearly 20 years. She spent three years working as a designer and technical editor on the Woman’s Weekly Magazine team before co-founding Love To Knit and Crochet magazine.
Anna Nikipirowicz

Anna Nikipirowicz

Anna is a crochet and knit designer, tutor and author of several crochet books. Her designs are regularly featured in craft magazines, and she also is a regular on Yarn Lane TV where she shares her designs and techniques. She also works closely with West Yorkshire Spinners and LoveCrafts.
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.
Janet Goddard

Janet Goddard

Janet is a quilt designer, teacher and author. She regularly teaches workshops throughout the UK covering a variety of skills and techniques and enjoys sharing her knowledge with others. Patchwork and quilting is her first love and not a day goes by when she isn’t stitching!
Mandy Cameron

Mandy Cameron

Crochet and knitting designer, guest presenter, tutor and demonstrator Mandy Cameron turned her hobby into her career and has never looked back. For over a decade, Mandy has been a firm favourite on Create & Craft TV and Yarn Lane TV, demonstrating her skills in crochet and knitting.
Kim Suleman

Kim Suleman

Kim is the powerhouse behind sewing brand Six Penny Memories, where she has not only retailed a carefully curated collection of craft & sewing supplies but promoted education within the sector.
Lucy of Attic24

Lucy of Attic24

Based on the edge of the Yorkshire Dales, Lucy shares her passion for crochet, colour and yarn on her blog, Attic24. Winner of Most Iconic Crochet Designer and Social Media Superstar at the British Knitting & Crochet Awards 2022, Lucy celebrated 15 years of Attic24 in March 2023.
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.

You just missed out!

Due to extremely popular demand, these holidays have now sold out! Call us to register your interest and you’ll be the first to know if they return.

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