Gwen Schlorff (left), of Shepherd, and Rita Gould (right), of Davison, discuss quilts during the Shepherd Maple Syrup Festival’s Festival of Quilts at Shepherd Middle School on Saturday, April 26, 2025. In addition to allowing individuals to display their work, the event featured quilts from The Country Quilters, a hand quilting group that meets in Weidman, and The Sassy Stitchers, a group from southern mid-Michigan that focuses on the rail fence pattern. (CM-Life | Ella Miller)
