Creative Time

The theme at Gwen Marston's quilt retreat this year

was the Medallion quilt

as Gwen shared her work, wisdom and guidance with us 

covering everything from traditional

to contemporary, her words made a serious impression on me.

Quite simply she said, "you are all able to do your own work"

meaning no patterns, no templates, able to create our own designs

color inside or outside the lines

reminding us that precision does not mean art

So we set to it for 4 solid days

some hand sewing, 

some machine piecing

lots of invaluable lessons from Gwen

 and ended up with individual work that really ran the whole track

from whimsy

to rich

to incredible

and fun

experimental

and unique

With friendships forged, spirits high

and the renewed belief that our own creative work

is just as important as vacuuming the house and doing the laundry

or whatever else we let get in the way

 I find myself home

 and determined

 to carve out time each week

to continue my love affair with quilting and textiles

It is up to me to give myself this space,

with no expectations, 

just the gift of being able to do my own work

and continue seeing what appears

Kyra