Kinda interesting that she went from a hobby like running to now being interested in such a sedentary pursuit. Knee issues? You have to pick a sport you love where you wake up each day EXCITED to do it. Not groan about it and make excuses. —-I guess she can do both things, but I find the contrast between two drastically different hobbies interesting.
Back in the late~60s, a woman with whom I worked found two pieced quilt tops in her late mother’s belongings. Sally had offered them to her two daughters-in-law, but they were not interested, so she asked me if I’d like to have them, as she knew I appreciated that sort of thing, and at the time I had two daughters. I was thrilled and deeply honored to have them.
Knowing I did not have the time or space to finish off these quilts, I asked my grandmother if she would take them over to Augsburg Home, the Lutheran Home for the Aged, have the ladies over there do them for me, and I would pay for them when they were done. I know this is not a job that is done in a weekend, and with two children, a job, and a husband that was neither use nor ornament, I pretty much put them out of my mind. When I finally asked my grandmother about them, she replied, very casually, “Oh, you didn’t say any thing, so I thought you weren’t interested, and I gave one away.”
If I could have reached through the phone, I would have strangled her on the spot.
Sometime later, I was bewailing the fate of my lost quilt to my mother, and she said, “Ah! I wondered where that quilt came from! She gave it to your sister as a wedding gift. When I asked her where she’d gotten it, she just said she ‘fell heir to it’. I should have known.”
To top it off, the old lady actually had the chutzpah to have the quilt embroidered “To Lynn and Earl, from Grandmother” and the date.
One of the larger demographics of new quilters are the modern quilters, women and men in their 20’s. And not all quilters are overweight! When I am quilting on my longarm, I usually get my 10000 steps in. When I am piecing, I definitely get my steps in from sewing, to getting up to cut and press. Quilting is far from “elderly white women”.
As a retired pastor, old white women scare me. If they’re carrying a Bible, I back off. If they’re going to a quilting group, I run and hide in a sock drawer for a week.
Please do. Perhaps you will see there are plenty of this type of quilter out there … https://www.texasbar.com/AM/Template.cfm?Section=articles&Template=/CM/HTMLDisplay.cfm&ContentID=41497
Actually, Betty would be a good quilter. She has perseverance, as she demonstrated by finishing that marathon. She sometimes thinks out of the box, so she is creative. Whether that can be translated to making interesting quilts remains to be seen.
had a disagreement with my high school humanities teacher because she refused to see the art aspect of clothing and textile arts. seemed narrowminded to me.
peggykb9 over 5 years ago
They’re mostly elderly white women? No surprise there.
Nachikethass over 5 years ago
Aaah! So that’s what’s bothering him?!
fredd13 over 5 years ago
Sorry, guys, you missed your mark. Making a (bad) stereotype your punchline isn’t humour.
dlkrueger33 over 5 years ago
Kinda interesting that she went from a hobby like running to now being interested in such a sedentary pursuit. Knee issues? You have to pick a sport you love where you wake up each day EXCITED to do it. Not groan about it and make excuses. —-I guess she can do both things, but I find the contrast between two drastically different hobbies interesting.
Dani Rice over 5 years ago
Back in the late~60s, a woman with whom I worked found two pieced quilt tops in her late mother’s belongings. Sally had offered them to her two daughters-in-law, but they were not interested, so she asked me if I’d like to have them, as she knew I appreciated that sort of thing, and at the time I had two daughters. I was thrilled and deeply honored to have them.
Knowing I did not have the time or space to finish off these quilts, I asked my grandmother if she would take them over to Augsburg Home, the Lutheran Home for the Aged, have the ladies over there do them for me, and I would pay for them when they were done. I know this is not a job that is done in a weekend, and with two children, a job, and a husband that was neither use nor ornament, I pretty much put them out of my mind. When I finally asked my grandmother about them, she replied, very casually, “Oh, you didn’t say any thing, so I thought you weren’t interested, and I gave one away.”
If I could have reached through the phone, I would have strangled her on the spot.
Sometime later, I was bewailing the fate of my lost quilt to my mother, and she said, “Ah! I wondered where that quilt came from! She gave it to your sister as a wedding gift. When I asked her where she’d gotten it, she just said she ‘fell heir to it’. I should have known.”
To top it off, the old lady actually had the chutzpah to have the quilt embroidered “To Lynn and Earl, from Grandmother” and the date.
Patricia Low Premium Member over 5 years ago
One of the larger demographics of new quilters are the modern quilters, women and men in their 20’s. And not all quilters are overweight! When I am quilting on my longarm, I usually get my 10000 steps in. When I am piecing, I definitely get my steps in from sewing, to getting up to cut and press. Quilting is far from “elderly white women”.
captastro over 5 years ago
As a retired pastor, old white women scare me. If they’re carrying a Bible, I back off. If they’re going to a quilting group, I run and hide in a sock drawer for a week.
rhonda Premium Member over 5 years ago
Please do. Perhaps you will see there are plenty of this type of quilter out there … https://www.texasbar.com/AM/Template.cfm?Section=articles&Template=/CM/HTMLDisplay.cfm&ContentID=41497
lessa49002 Premium Member over 5 years ago
Actually, Betty would be a good quilter. She has perseverance, as she demonstrated by finishing that marathon. She sometimes thinks out of the box, so she is creative. Whether that can be translated to making interesting quilts remains to be seen.
Daeder over 5 years ago
Maybe the phrase really is “Nobody likes a quilter.”
realist666 over 5 years ago
had a disagreement with my high school humanities teacher because she refused to see the art aspect of clothing and textile arts. seemed narrowminded to me.