
Sew Peaceful
Paper piecing for everyone, taught by experienced teacher Anne Hall
Tel: (250) 468 1534 Email: sewpeaceful@telus.net
Bowser, Vancouver Island, BC, Canada


Upcoming Classes & Retreats

Beginner to FPP Project / Open Residential Retreat
** Vintage Rose for experienced Quiltworx
April 14th - 19th, 2026
Honeymoon Bay, Vancouver Island
We have an EXTRA DATE for Honeymoon Bay! Come and learn the basics of Foundation Paper Piecing, right from scratch, or bring your own project. Come and join us at the beautiful Honeymoon Bay for 5 1/2 days of sewing. Anne Hall is an experienced Quiltworx instructor of over 10 years, and with patience and humour, she will guide you through everything, right from the beginner, so no pre-prep required. If you are bringing a UFO that you have started in a previous class, Anne will help you with any questions. Alternatively ... bring your own project, enjoy delicious food and serene surroundings.

Coast Hotel Kamloops
Non-residential Retreat (various options available)
August 13th - 18th, 2026
Coast Hotel, Kamloops
By popular demand, experienced Quiltworx instructor Anne Hall has a new venue, and will be teaching at the Coast Hotel and Conference Centre in Kamloops. For more experienced quilters with some prior Quiltworx knowledge, Anne will be offering to teach Luminary, a brand new pattern from Quiltworx over 4 days on 13th-16th August. If space permits, they may be some space for some UFOs. For total beginners to Quiltworx, Anne will offer a 2 day class to make the very versatile Desert Sky lap quilt. Don't want a quilt? You can rearrange your blocks to make a table runner and place mats. You want it bigger? No problem! We can get more papers! This introduction will include preparation of papers and fabrics, and several of the basic Quiltworx techniques.

** FULL ** Wait list started
Mystery / Open Residential Retreat
July 15th - 20th, 2026
Honeymoon Bay, Vancouver Island
It's that time of the year again, when you can come to Honeymoon Bay and work on either the Mystery project, or bring your own project. Come and join us at the beautiful Honeymoon Bay for 5 1/2 days of sewing. Anne Hall is an experienced Quiltworx instructor of over 10 years. For the mystery, a basic knowledge of foundation paper piecing may be beneficial, but I have had CONFIDENT beginners tackle this mystery successfully - because all the prep is done for you! Anne will ask you a few key questions about your choice of colours, and then create a custom, unique kit in your choice of colours from her beautiful collection of over 400 batiks - you just don't get to see exactly what it looks like until the "reveal" on around day 3 of the retreat!

** FULL *** Wait list started
Vintage Rose Technique of the Month
Residential Retreat
April 25th - May 1st, 2026
Honeymoon Bay, Vancouver Island
This is an old favourite - the Vintage Rose Technique of the Month, published by Quiltworx some years ago. It deserves to be resurrected in the intervening years between the new Technique quilts! Come and join us at the beautiful Honeymoon Bay for 6 1/2 days of sewing. Anne Hall is an experienced Quiltworx instructor of over 10 years. You need to have SOME experience of making Quiltworx patterns for this project, as you will have to be fully prepped before you come. If you need a kit, Anne will work with you beforehand to create a custom, unique kit in your choice of colours from her beautiful collection of over 400 batiks. If you are a complete beginner to Quiltworx pattern, Anne will offer a small project for total beginners. You will also have time to work on a project of your own.

Introduction to Quiltworx foundation paper piecing
for Beginners
14th - 16th Jan, 2026 (FULL) OR 21st - 23rd Jan, 2026
Bowser, Vancouver Island
Anne Hall is an experienced instructor of over 10 years, and she will walk you through this paper pieced project in a small and very friendly studio setting. Beginners welcome, although you should know your way around a sewing machine.

** FULL ** Introduction to Legit Kits
Confident beginners / intermediates
26th and 27th February, 2026
Bowser, Vancouver Island
New kits on the block! Anne Hall is an experienced instructor of over 10 years, and she will use her skills and knowledge developed over 10 years of instructing for international designers to walk you through this small paper pieced project in a small and very friendly studio setting. Beginners welcome, although you should know your way around a sewing machine. Warning - patience required!

** FULL **
Vintage Rose Technique of the Month
February to July (2 days per month) 2026
Bowser, Vancouver Island
This is an old favourite - the Vintage Rose Technique of the Month, published by Quiltworx some years ago. It deserves to be resurrected in the intervening years between the new Technique quilts! Anne Hall is an experienced Quiltworx instructor of over 10 years, and she will walk you through this stunning quilt, in a small and very friendly studio setting. Beginners welcome, although you should know your way around a sewing machine and be used to making quilts.

** FULL ** - wait list only
Christmas Retreat
1st - 4th December 2025
Honeymoon Bay, Vancouver Island
A very special start to the Christmas season, Sew Peaceful Quilting is hosting this very special retreat. You can bring your own projects (anything you like), or experience Quiltworx CI Anne will be teaching the beautiful Seasonal Table Runner for beginners and experienced foundation paper piecers. Come and join us for this very special retreat on Vancouver Island.
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