October 28 through 30 – 2022
The Inn at Opryland, A Gaylord Hotel
2401 Music Valley Drive
Nashville, TN 37214
U.S.A.

We have rooms set aside at the The Inn at Opryland for you.  Reservations can be made starting in November 2021, so please don’t delay!  Be sure to request the Toy Stitchers International room rate when you call Marriott Reservations at (877) 382-7299 or (615) 889-0800.  Please identify yourself as part of the Toy Stitchers International Event group.

TO ATTEND YOU MUST BE A MEMBER OF TSII.  Please see our membership page for more information on how to join our organization and participate in this exciting event.

The Inn at Opryland, A Gaylord Hotel, offers modern amenities and an ideal setting in Nashville, Tennessee.  In the morning, head to Atrium Café for Starbucks® coffee and breakfast favorites.  In between adventures, cool off in our indoor pool or work out at the 24-hour fitness center.  Retire for the day in our spacious hotel rooms and suites with complimentary Wi-Fi, plush bedding, and flat-panel TVs.

The conventions hosted by Toy Stitchers International create the link for sharing valuable knowledge and excitement about collecting toy sewing machines. More importantly, our organization provides an opportunity to meet fellow toy sewing machine collectors, which often results in the development of lifelong friendships. Attending the convention is a great opportunity to continue to learn, visit with friends, and meet the new members of our organization.

Many toy sewing machine collections have grown and improved in quality, desirability, and value. Thanks to the Internet and particularly eBay, the market exploded over the past 15 to 20 years. This trend allows us to view and buy many toy sewing machines we would have otherwise never had the opportunity to even encounter!

Yes, the market has changed drastically, and we have learned a great deal along the way. One good example is how much we now know about which of those toy sewing machines are exceptionally rare and valuable, and those which were thought to be rare but are not.

Toy Stitchers turns 29 this year. Claire Toschi started it all on September 1, 1990, and as she says, “with 15 toy sewing machine collectors, one typewriter, and a bottle of correction fluid.” Our deepest gratitude and thank you to Claire Toschi.

2020 – Cadiz, Kentucky – Cancelled due to COVID-19
2018 – Kansas City, Missouri
2016 – Nashville, Tennessee
2014 – Austin, Texas
2012 – Lake Barkey, Kentucky
2010 – Tulsa, Oklahoma
2008 – Walnut, Ohio
2006 – Seattle, Washington
2004 – Houston, Texas
2002 – Las Vegas, Nevada (Reorganization)
2000 – Nashville, Tennessee
1998 – Millbrae, California
1995 – Branson, Missouri