Welcome to the Official Website for the Alegre Retreat
Here you will find information for Alegre Retreat as well as fiber art. 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.
Alegre Retreat will return to Gateway Canyons Resort in April 2027. The conference will feature Katie Pasquini’s class, “Plein Air Painting”; Judith Content’s class, “MAKE! Evocative Forms with Striking Surfaces”; Rhonda Denney’s class, “Fabric Alchemy: Transforming Cloth with Pigment Patchwork & other Fabric Embellishment Techniques”; and Susan Lapham’s class, “Working With What You’ve Got: A Master Class in Creative Honesty“.
The retreat will span from April 26th to April 30th and will include five days of instruction. Students can choose to study with one of our instructors: Katie Pasquini, Rhonda Denney, Judith Content, and Susan Lapham, and hear lectures from all four.
Dates – Opening reception: April 25th, 2027
Classes: 5 day April 25th-April 30th featuring Katie Pasquini Masopust, Rhonda Denney, Judith Content, and Susan Lapham
Scholarships are available for 2027. Deadline for 2026 Scholarship applications is October 27, 2026.
For questions please contact Katie Pasquini, 505-470-5202
Students are also welcome to come in early or extend their stay to enjoy the resort at the Alegre Day Student rate.
Participant Testimonials
“The Alegre Art Retreat was one of the best quilting experiences I have had. I learned so much and the facilities and setting were exquisite. I can’t wait for the next retreat as I am already enrolled!!!” Shandra Belknap