Quilter's Vacation

Sweet Biscuit Inn is hosting a Quilter’s Vacation to be held this August 7-12. Other dates for the same workshop are set for Nov 14-18, 2010 and April 8-13, 2011. This workshop will focus on the new technique French Fuse Appliqué taught by Asheville’s own Ann Holmes.

In addition to the workshop, your 5 nights / 6 day stay at Sweet Biscuit Inn, will allow you to visit the annual Asheville Quilt Show, as well as the renowned Biltmore Village Arts & Crafts Fair. Both events are held on your arrival weekend, with your workshop following on Monday and Tuesday of the week. The Quilter’s Vacation will also include a greeting wine and cheese on Saturday night, as well as a finale farewell dinner on Wednesday night. A guest speaker, Amy Milne, director of the national nonprofit Alliance for American Quilts (based in Asheville); will make a presentation on quilt documentation and preservation.

Come spend the weekend at Sweet Biscuit Inn...

for an active weekend of events in Asheville, North Carolina. Downtown will be hopping with music, food and fun for everyone. And if you came to relax, you can do that too by hiking to waterfalls, biking on trails or just sitting on our porch swing drinking lemonade. Croquet anyone?

Thomas Wolfe House
The boyhood home of the author Thomas Wolfe (Look Homeward, Angel) is furnished with family possession and open for tours (approx. 30 min.). A number of special events take place each year. Small admission fee.

WNC Nature Center
The Western North Carolina Nature Center is the first place where area children meet the animals they have read about. Deer, bears, cougar, wolf, raccoons, birds and even farm animals are there for all to learn about. Exhibits on area poisonous snakes are worth absorbing. An aviary, self-guided nature trail and petting zoo make this a great place for the family. Small admission fee.

North Carolina Arboretum
A 427-acre facility with a Visitor Education Center, state-of-the-art greenhouses, beautiful gardens, and walking trails.  

Asheville Botanical Gardens
The Botanical Gardens at Asheville, North Carolina is located in one of the three most diverse temperate ecosystem on earth - the Southern Appalachian Mountains. Our collections are primarily native species displayed in both natural settings and in ways designed for ease of examination and beauty.  

Folk Art Center
The Folk Art Center, located just east of the heart of Asheville on the Blue Ridge Parkway at Milepost 382, is a center for one-of-a-kind, handmade crafts that are a part of the very fiber of the mountains  

Asheville's Urban Trail
The Asheville Urban Trail creates a living, historic walking tour of Asheville: a museum without walls, that illustrates and highlights the city's heritage. "The remarkable abundance and survival of much of the city's turn-of-the-century architecture has set the decorative tone for the rebirth of the downtown area. And the visual beauty and intricate detail of the architecture style found here is not only a feast for the eyes, but also stands as a visual reminder of the remarkable, creative history of the city and of the dynamic and talented individuals who first chose Asheville as home." Along the Urban Trail the history of the city and of its people is represented in story and art.

Great Smoky Mountains Railroad
With the romance and mystique of an era gone by, guests on board the Great Smoky Mountains Railroad will enjoy year-round scenic train journeys across fertile valleys, through tunnels and across river gorges in the Great Smoky Mountains. Tuckasegee River Excursion (3½ hour round trip), Nantahala Gorge Excursion (4½ hour round trip) and the Gourmet Dinner Train (2½ hours) are just a few of the wonderful excursion trips available to passengers.

Biltmore Estate

George Vanderbilt created Biltmore Estate in North Carolina’s Blue Ridge Mountains more than a century ago as a retreat for family and friends; a place to rediscover gracious hospitality and revel in nature’s beauty. His vision holds true today. Explore Biltmore House, a magnificent 250-room château filled with priceless art and antiques. Stroll through century-old gardens designed by America’s first landscape architect. Savor award-winning wines and taste our chef's creations using estate-raised foods. Enjoy our 8,000 acres of forests, farmlands, and rivers on bikes, horseback, and rafts.

 

These are just a few great places to visit while in Asheville, North Carolina.

Visit the website www.exploreasheville.com for more events and ideas for your trip.