Quilt Workshop

Gwen Marston with one of her quilts

Just returned from a quilt workshop with master quilter Gwen Marston. She holds workshops every year for five one-week sessions at an old lodge/restort in Elk Rapids, Michigan called White Birch Lodge. Usually I go in week five, but needed to move to week three this year because of my son's wedding coming up in two weeks.

This year the theme was "liberated quilting" which is a technique of hers. We were free to just sew, shop, and go out to eat for five whole days - it was heaven! I worked on two projects, plus my daughter's college quilt. Very productive time for me and it felt good to be able to sew, which is something I've really put on the back burner this year while I dealt with other family and work issues.

The weather was beautiful the first two days, rained like crazy the third day, the wind blew in a truly spooky way on the fourth day, and it drizzled again on the fifth day. But the sixth day it was cool and sunny for the drive home and the trees along the sides of the roads were starting to turn into their fall colors.