08 April 2010

Quilting Class

My mom and I are taking a quilting class!  I'm totally digging it.  Just about everyone I've told that I'm learning how to quilt has looked at me like I have three heads, but it's a good time.  The quilting part is nice and relaxing, but the conversation that goes on during the class is hilarious!

Purple Woman: I have such a hard time threading the needle because I problems with depth perception.

Teacher: Have you tried using a threader?

PW: Yes, but I have a hard time getting the little metal part through the needle.  It's the depth perception problem.

Teacher: Oh! Right!

PW:  When I drive I make sure I stay far enough away from other cars, but...(and she starts telling us all how she came to have this problem...)

Me (whispering to my mom): Make sure she leaved before us.

Mom: What?

Me: Make sure she leaves before us.  Then she won't be driving behind us.

How does one even get a license if they can't see properly?

There's one lady taking the class that is ANNOYING.  There's always one, isn't there?  She's a know-it-all.  She reminds us all, at least every 10 minutes, that she quilts regularly.  Keeping in mind that this is a beginners class, I'm really not sure why she's even there.  We're making a little sampler, for pete's sake.  Why someone who makes a new quilt every other month is in this class is beyond me.

Anyway....

Teacher to Annoying Woman: I love your bag!

AW: I know.  We give them away for free.... (and she continues to talk about how great the bag is)

How about "Thank you"?  Just a suggestion.

The teacher goes around to us each individually and shows us how to do to the different steps.

Teacher: Now you want to pin together-

AW: I know.  I've done this before.

Then I ask again: Why are you here and why did you pay $45 if you didn't want the teacher to teach?

We also found out that the one woman's grandson is a pedophile and has served time for his crime, but it wasn't his fault.  Right...because the little green fairies made him try and do the dirty with a 13-year-old.  Gross.

Who knew quilting could be so enlightening?

5 comments:

Alia said...

I have so wanted to take a quilting class, my in-laws are amazing quilters and make me feel so inferior lol

Jessica said...

Oh goodness! There is definitely nothing more irritating. I'm in class on a daily basis and these kind of people make me very, very frustrated!

Lin said...

lol...look at your learning to quilt. Pretty cool!

Maybe I should join up in one of these groups, the old ladies at these things always have the best stories.

Alicia said...

ohhh i can't wait to see what you make! and dude...why on earth is she in the class?? how annoying!

new life said...

My Mom and Grandmother quilted forever. I used to love watching them. I still have several quilts they made and cherish them so much. Btw the know it all lady's initials weren't H.K. were they. roflmao

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