Specialty Retreats – Montana Cowgirl Quilt Retreat

Piecing together inspiration & friendship at the Montana Cowgirl Quilt Retreat

Quilting was both an essential skill and a form of art on the frontier. That’s why, starting more than 20 years ago, the Nine Quarter Circle Ranch celebrates with the annual Montana Cowgirl Quilt Retreat. For a week each fall, the ranch is open to quilters to join international artists who teach techniques while sharing new patterns and ideas. Each year the instructors design a pattern associated with the ranch and its surrounding beauty.You can quilt to your heart’s content, drawing inspiration from the retreat classes as well as from the magnificent mountain surroundings. Wednesdays are reserved for a field trip into Bozeman for a “quilt crawl,” the fiber-fabric-antique equivalent of a pub crawl. The “cowgirl” element of this retreat is that you’ll have plenty of time to ride horses, hike, fish, explore, relax on the porch or whatever you wish. If you bring your non-quilting partner, never fear. They’ll have more things to do than you’ve got fabric scraps.

Ranch Vacation

Can you imagine a vacation a combination of quilting, horseback riding, fishing hiking and just plain relaxing? Classes are taught in the morning, leaving afternoons free for your choice of activity. And most evenings find us back quilting in the lodge. In addition to the onsite activities, on Wednesdays you will venture to Bozeman. Here, you will visit local quilt shops and all the wonderful, unique stores in the historic downtown. Camaraderie, sharing of tips and ideas, and making new friends are wonderful experiences shared by many quilters, a good many returning every year.

Internationally Known Quilt Instructors

The adult-only retreat features international quilt teachers Charlotte Warr Andersen and Georgia Bonesteel. Come join us for a wonderful week of quilting, riding, friendships and wonderful scenery. Bring your husband or friends. They can enjoy riding and fishing while you are left to your sewing machine and fabric! Please e-mail the ranch directly for further information on this retreat.