Need to get away from the business of home so you can concentrate on getting a quilting or scrap booking project done? Or do you and your girlfriends what to gather for a weekend of laughing and creating? Check out The Nest Retreat Center, our fully-equipped retreat center in central Iowa to see which dates are available and call the store at 641-366-3336 to book a retreat. Plan ahead for a great retreat and to be able to pick the dates of your choice.
       No minimum number of guests required. Group rates are available upon request.

Our Favorite Recipes

A new addition to our website is a place for us to share our favorite recipes! Look Here.

We've added a new page with Favorite Recipes from Retreaters in The Nest Retreat Center. Click HERE.

Our family has re-created our family cookbook and can now be purchased at threepeascooking.com. It makes a great gift for birthdays, weddings, or Christmas. 

Product Highlights

Looking for tips on how to straighten a panel, check out this video!

If you're looking for patterns where the instructions make sense, are easy to follow and result in stunning quilts, we highly recommend patterns by Atkinson Designs. Terry Atkinson has a large selection of patterns and we carry quite a few of them. Our favorites include her book Let's Do Lunch and the pattern Slide Show.

 "Come Create with Me" retreats are designed for you. Time and space for you to work on you projects, while surrounded by a roomfull of other creative people! Mark your calendar for these day-only retreats where you can dedicate nine hours (9 am to 6 pm) to getting your projects done. Whether you're quilting, card making, scrap booking, knitting, or rug hooking, we'll have work space for you. $25 fee includes beverages and a catered lunch.
Check out our upcoming dates in 2020!

Are you a member of our Red Bag Club? Yes, that's awesome, you'll want to watch for our monthly special just for Red Bag Club members. Not a member yet? Then, let me tell you how easy it is to become one. You can either pay $10 and get the Red Bag and the free patterns inside. Or if you spend $50 you get to become a member for FREE. Once a member, always a member. No renewals! Become a member today and enjoy the rewards!

Quilts for Sale

We are often asked if we have finished quilts for sale. This page is for finished quilts available for purchasing. For a complete listing, check our Gift Page.