A Lazy Saturday
After the usual Saturday house pick-up items, I went down into the sewing studio. There was a need to pick up some items down there as well.
Yesterday when the stitchers came to visit and we ended up in the sewing studio, there was some visiting about my slant on everything from storage of threads to storage of stashes and how to find them when they were needed. Lots on interaction to say the least being able to see my humble sewing studio first hand and today there were items to put back where they belonged. It is all about organization and being able to find what is needed in a heart beat.
What I have picked up on in times past, was that these gals have known each other for quite a few years. I went with them to one retreat last year about this time. It was my maiden retreat. These gals had been going on retreats together for many years. Their get-togethers were always at a neutral place such as a restaurant or a park . . . or a retreat out of the area. In early 2019, I had originally seen a posting on Facebook about a quilt shop in Mankato that was trying to get individuals together at said quilt shop to share ideas about machine embroidery. I went, I saw, I participated. I was the only stranger there. The remaining were all from Mankato and had known of each other prior from various events and interests. After that time those of us that had similar interests began meeting at Barker’s Square once a month. I sure enjoyed it, including the show and tell and sharing of ideas.
Being as I was a newbie, what did I know? Yesterday was quite different for them. I have been the only one thus far to open up a home for them to glimpse “the rest of the story.” I had not thought anything about it. Come on over! Hmm. This visit as we had yesterday was a visit of curiosity for them and had been anticipated. It was almost as if it were like a visit into a secret garden, seeing how a stitcher . . . me, actually lives within their home, incorporating fuzz and threads. Who knew! I do not take my area of the sewing studio for granted and I also didn’t realize how it would be perceived as for possible ideas that others could take from it. One of the gals has been wanting a new sewing machine table for a long time to ease shoulder strain. The prices of the tables offered for “perfect sewing machine comfort” were out of her price range. Anita will be going to Home Depot and ordering one of the Husky work benches after she sat down at mine and tried the ease of adjusting the height for maximum comfort.
You never know what will come from interaction with people of like interests, you just have to put your foot out there. I have gained and grown so much from these stitching gals. There is no end to what can be obtained for the ease of fuzz, threads and sewing machine techniques. Once the health threat of getting together in a restaurant comes to an end . . . I can’t wait.