Alegre Retreat

Alegre Retreat Alegre Retreat is an escape from everyday life for art quilters to come together to learn and share

Each year, dozens of quilting enthusiasts migrate an hour south of Grand Junction Colorado to Gateway Canyons. They gather together for the Alegre Retreat, the premier conference for devotees the fabric arts. Alegre Retreat highlights a variety of quilting methods and specialties in this rich branch of the fabric arts. With Katie Pasquini Masopust as both master of ceremonies and instructor, and a

dditional world-class artists and teachers joining her in this pinnacle quilting event, participates may choose to study for five days, or two days with one instructor and hear lectures from all at the lunches and dinners. Gateway Canyons, Colorado is a land of stunning views, magnificent rock formations and soul calming rivers. It is an area that has long inspired travelers, from the Indians of yesteryear to the pioneers (and quilters!) of today. This setting, combined with the resort’s mission to celebrate the finest in Fiber Arts, makes Gateway Canyons the perfect host for the Alegre Retreat. You’ll find all the pampering and/or adventures necessary to complete the perfect learning vacation!

Textile artists 35 and younger are invited to submit their artwork to the debut YEA! Exhibition, taking place at the 202...
02/09/2026

Textile artists 35 and younger are invited to submit their artwork to the debut YEA! Exhibition, taking place at the 2026 Houston International Quilt Festival. The show is curated by Lisa Ellis and Katie Pasquini, who have teamed up to curate a juried art show for young artists in the quilting art space. With cash prize and networking opportunities, we hope this show shines a spotlight on new artists in the textile space.

sign up now for this great event on Thursday!
11/11/2025

sign up now for this great event on Thursday!

Join 11 expert instructors for a one-day live virtual quilting event filled with inspiration, creative breakthroughs, and prize giveaways—plus lifetime access and a digital swag bag! Featuring keynote Katie Pasquini Masopust.
🗓️ November 13 | 10 AM–2:45 PM PT
🎟️ Sign up by November 13 to get access to all recordings—and save $20 with code Fusion2025!
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This is our YEA! Scholarship winner. Yea!!!!!! What a business woman she turned into after her week with us.
11/11/2025

This is our YEA! Scholarship winner. Yea!!!!!! What a business woman she turned into after her week with us.

It is time to apply for the Alegre Retreat Scholarships!! The deadline is October 25th and that is tomorrow!!!! We will ...
10/24/2025

It is time to apply for the Alegre Retreat Scholarships!! The deadline is October 25th and that is tomorrow!!!! We will be drawing for the winners on November 10th. This is for the General Scholarship as well as for the YEA! (Young Emerging Artist, under the age of 30 on April 27th 2026. please go to www.alegreretreat.com for more information.

Alegre Retreat is the premier conference for devotees of the fabric arts, highlighting a variety of quilting methods and specialties.

What a road trip to Gateway CA!!
04/25/2025

What a road trip to Gateway CA!!

We are on our way!! Road trip!!!!Headed to gateway Colorado for Alegre Retreat!!! A few fun stops along the way!! See yo...
04/21/2025

We are on our way!! Road trip!!!!
Headed to gateway Colorado for Alegre Retreat!!! A few fun stops along the way!! See you Sunday night for the opening festivities!!

If you know if any Young Emerging Artist please forward this to them so that they can apply and join us at Alegre Retrea...
10/20/2024

If you know if any Young Emerging Artist please forward this to them so that they can apply and join us at Alegre Retreat!!

Alegre Retreat in Gateway Colorado is offering two full scholarships to the 2025 conference April 27 to May 2!
One general scholarship and one YEA (Young Emerging Artist-must be under 30 years of age on April 27 2025) Please apply with a one-page essay of what it would mean for you to attend and images of 10 of your works. Please email to me by October 27th at [email protected]. The winners are chosen by lottery once the requirements are met. Good Luck!!

Hi everyone. I hope that your summer has been a creative one!! We are coming up on the deadline for the two scholarships...
10/04/2024

Hi everyone. I hope that your summer has been a creative one!! We are coming up on the deadline for the two scholarships available for the 2025 Alegre Retreat.
One scholarship for a YEA a Young Emerging Artist, who needs to be 30 years of age or younger on April 27 2025.
A general scholarship for someone of any age.
Please send me ([email protected]) a one-page essay of what it would mean to you to attend Alegre Retreat and 10 images of your work by October 27th. Good luck to you all.

I was just notified that the International Quilt Museum in Lincoln Nebraska is adding my quilt Cuadricula (which means g...
07/11/2024

I was just notified that the International Quilt Museum in Lincoln Nebraska is adding my quilt Cuadricula (which means grid in Spanish) to its collection!!!!! I am honored

We had a great opening of the 2024 Alegre Retreat. Happy 25th Anniversary.
04/09/2024

We had a great opening of the 2024 Alegre Retreat. Happy 25th Anniversary.

Alegre retreat 2024 today we hung the quilt show and stuffed the goody bags!! Can’t wait to see everyone tomorrow!!!
04/07/2024

Alegre retreat 2024 today we hung the quilt show and stuffed the goody bags!! Can’t wait to see everyone tomorrow!!!

01/16/2024

Hi Everyone!! It has been a while since I posted here but we are gearing up for our great Retreat April 7 to 12!!! It is our 20th year at Gateway Canyons Resort & Spa!! A lot of fun things are planned to help us all celebrate. Stay tuned and once I get there I will start sending images of our wonderful landscape, resort and Quilts that will be on display. Teachers this year are Sue Benner, Susan Carlson, Cat Larrea and myself, Katie Pasquini Masopust. We still have a couple of spots left in Independent Study and Susan's class. Enjoy the first of the year. I hope it is a Creative and Joyful one for all of us.

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Alegre Retreat is the premier conference for devotees of the fabric arts, providing an escape from everyday life for art quilters to come together to learn and share their expertise.

Each year, dozens of quilting enthusiasts migrate an hour south of Grand Junction Colorado to Gateway Canyons. They gather together for the Alegre Retreat, the premier conference for devotees the fabric arts. Beginning in Santa Fe, New Mexico in 1994, Katie Pasquini Masopust has successfully organized the retreat with the goal of highlighting the variety of quilting methods and specialties in this rich branch of the fabric arts.

Faced with an awkward potential change in venue a few years back, Katie was faced with a decision to either lose a level of intimacy – a key element of the retreat – or close it down. Maureen Hendricks, an attendee who has missed only one retreat since inception, was dismayed. Maureen is dedicated supporter of fabric arts and was not willing to let this important gathering disappear and with her husband John Hendricks, Founder and Chairman of Discovery Communications, the number one nonfiction media company, and creator of Discovery Channel, planned a rescue. As a result, Alegre Retreat was moved to its permanent home at Gateway Canyons.

The Hendricks vision for Gateway Canyons is to establish an intimate destination where life-long learning mixes with enjoyment of the red rock country of Southwestern Colorado, thereby feeding people’s curiosity and thirst for knowledge. A perfect match of education and intimacy, Alegre Retreat was reborn. Katie continues as both master of ceremonies and instructor, with additional world-class artists and teachers joining her in this pinnacle quilting event.