Phil Beaver's Travelogue Photo Diary

French Lick Quilters' Retreat,

French Lick, IN

Early October, 2005

Fifteen quilters from seven states arrived in French Lick, Indiana, early October, 2005.  They came with boundless energy and ready to go on a new journey of quilt making where they had never gone before.

Each quilter gave everything she had, and you'll see below what happens when a class full of enthusiastic quilt makers dive in head first and don't stop until the workshop ends on the third day.   

They all painted two yards of beautiful fabrics that were later used for their own finished work.  We've never had better fabrics or end results from any workshop, and the photos to follow will help me prove this is true.

Day one started with fabric painting and then it was time to eat and go to bed.  Day two started after we ate, then we worked on quilting problems, then we ate, then worked later into the afternoon, then we ate again and much later into the evening called it a day and went to sleep.  Day three started with eating, quilting, then eating again, more quilting work and concluding at the end of a long afternoon.  The participants were calling the three-day event "Phil Beaver's Boot Camp," and I don't know why.

If this schedule sounds like anything you might be interested in for next year, check my website, www.philbeaver.com, click "Calendar," and new dates for 2006 French Lick Retreats will be posted about the end of December, 2005.

Click your way through these photos and you'll enjoy much good work of superior quality.  You may enlarge each photo for better viewing.  Got to run now -- it's time to eat.

Phil Beaver

Barb

Barb, detail

Barb

Barb, detail

Diane

Diane, detail

Judy

Judy, detail

Carole

Carole, detail

Pat

Pat, detail

Claire

Claire, detail

Linda

Linda, detail

Heidi

Heidi, detail

Gail

Gail, detail

Anita

Anita, detail

Zori