Sewing Club

Recently I have developed a strong belief that in order to be a female living in the Northwest Angle, or maybe even all of Northern Minnesota, you must be proficient in one or more of the following talents: knitting, sewing, quilting, canning, baking, cooking, naming specific types of birds, and cold weather survival skills. If you don't pass for any of these requirements, a bachelor's degree in science or bioecology can be substituted. I might add, a metabolism like a race horse is helpful as well. Some of the best cooks I've ever met live up here, and not a single one is busting out of her jeans. Since I do not possess a single one of those skills, I'm not sure how I got the OK to move here. Perhaps it's because I'm willing to clean a toilet or because my husband is highly skilled in many of the male requirements for living here. Maybe his talents are so abundant, they can overlap where I am lacking. I have skills, they are just native to Washington! Give me a front desk in any clinical setting and I'll run the hell out of it!
All that said, somehow I got in the door at Sewing Club last Friday. These women didn't know I would be attending, so it was a surprise attack. This is a room full of very talented women. (No men at this sewing club, maybe they meet on Wednesdays.) They talked about making things I have never even heard of. Did you know there are different origins of knitting? I had intended on knitting while I was there, but soon realized it would be an embarassment to me and my mother-in-law if I attempted to fumble around with the yarn and pretend to know what I was doing. I was very humbled by thier knowledge of thier craft and the mindset it takes to tackle some of the projects they were working on.

Andie was looking tired so I made her a little bed in her carseat, but she just smiled and watched everyone work.

Pat looking through a quilting book for a pattern to make for Andie's crib.

I enjoyed the company of these lovely ladies and watching a couple of deer grazing outside. I have mentioned before that everyone in the Angle is friendly, and this group didn't disappoint.

Sewing may not be my thing though. I'd better look into an online science course.