" retreat in October at Ripley WV."
This made me notice because 12 years ago I attended an Elderhostel week in Ripley WV to learn how to quilt. It was situated in a park with craft buildings, dining hall and motel rooms, probably the same place that the retreat is being held at. Found out I was the only one in the class who didn't know how to quilt but have to say the instructor really taught me the basics. Would you believe I didn't know what a 1/4" seam was, didn't have a 1/4" foot and brought a dozen pins to pin my quilt with. Quilt pattern was Many Trips Around the World and almost every seam was off but I learned a lot from my mistakes. May in Jersey