2025 Longarm Retreat Hawaii

Quilting Workshops in Hawaii

Hosted by Barb in Ewa Beach, a historical plantation home. Leeward (west side) on Oahu.

You Deserve a Retreat in Hawaii

A place quilters from around the world become friends and can come together to learn, experience, and grow, in an environment of awe-inspiring beauty and tranquility.

Who is this retreat for? You!

Join our quilting retreats in amazing paradise of Hawaii to explore your creative potential. People worldwide gather here to learn and advance their quilting skills, making it an ideal spot for both beginners and expert quilters. Art Quilts Hawaii equips you with everything from machines to fabrics, ensuring you walk away with inspiration and skills.

With Hawaii-inspired projects designed to be both fun and educational, enhancing your design and quilting skills.

You’ll get personal attention from a experienced educator. The retreat allows you to create a balanced mix of relaxation and leisure activities mixed in with quilting projects. Enjoy lively chats, scrumptious food, beach time, shopping, and exclusive gift bags to remember your enriching trip.

Embark on this quilting journey. Don’t let this chance to enhance your skills and create lasting memories pass you by.

Includes meals and transportation. Fly in/out of Honolulu (airfare & lodging not included). We can provide airport or hotel pick up/return to classes.

Create workshops and make your own exclusive retreat.

Come alone or encourage your quilty friends to join you. Quilt Shops lets plan a retreat just for your people.

Coming in 2026, Barb is launching a 4-tier quilting system designed to support every quilter on their creative journey. With a focus on design, her approach helps you discover how each quilt can reflect your personal style. Drawing on her military background, Barb has organized the overwhelming flood of online information into clear targeted resources tailored to specific quilting audiences.

These guidebooks invite you to create your own workshop path-choosing what fits your skills, interests, and quilting goals. And with Hawaii as the backdrop, Barb combines the beauty of paradise with a deep passion for quilting, offering inspiration both in the studio and beyond.

Quilt Making

Longarm Quilting

Pro-Stitcher

Designer

1 day Longarm Bootcamp

Get your questions answered or the training you need to build confidence in longarm quilting.

Thinking about buying a longarm? Already own one but need a refresher? This one-day workshop is for you. We’ll start with the basics-understanding the frame, loading a quilt, and getting to know your machine’s features. Then we’ll dive into different quilting styles: free-motion, rulers, quilting from the back and Pro-Stitcher. You’ll leave with tips, hands on practice, and the confidence to explore everything your longarm can do.

Let's Do This $110

Half Day Workshop

Half day classes to gives you the flexibility to see the island; spend time with your family or fit in multiple classes.

Combinations are endless.

Choose a morning or afternoon class.

Schedule a full day but two

A workshop to explore and share ideas. Start with the basic and foundation skills needed and then explore design ideas on how to use the skills.

Free Motion – All over, fills and texture, so much to learn……

Quilt From the Back

Rulers

Pro-Stitcher

Designer

$50 a session

Quilting Retreat

A personalized coaching retreat catered to the skills you are interested in. Starting by getting to know each other and outlining what you’d like to learn, create, and accomplish.

Transportation to/from airport or hotel.

Snacks, drinks, & lunch

Aloha Gift Bag with Hawaii snacks, fabrics, thread and trinkets.

Join me for a personalized coaching retreat designed around your quilting journey. Whether you’d like a schedule of classes or prefer to focus on a project, this workshop is all about exploring ideas, building skills, and growing as a quilter in a supportive setting.

Together, we’ll design a schedule that matches your goals and interests. Along the way, I’ll share my favorite parts of Hawaii so your retreat is unforgettable.

Starts at $250