Mariners, Swap Buddies, and Seattle
I can’t tell you whether I learned to quilt or knit first. I still do both.
As much as I’ve been knitting recently (it is considerably more transportable than quilting), I’ve only momentarily slowed down — not stopped — my fabric addiction. And I’m delighted to be associated with a spin-off of an old usenet group (RCTQ (rec.crafts.textiles.quilting)) known as the Baseball Swap. Each member of the Baseball Swap has favorite teams, and there is much back-and-forthing about whose team has the cutest shortstop. And so on.
Last weekend, I had the good fortune to drift Seattle-wards to meet with two swappers I hadn’t met face-to-face (although I’ve known them for years). Even better, we — and a woman I’ve known since grade school because she was one of my sister’s pals — got to go to a Mariner’s game on Sunday.
Quilters, baseball, fabric, baseball, kettle corn, baseball, an easy drive back to Portland, baseball, excellent company — it may not have been a traditional July 4 weekend, but I thoroughly enjoyed it.
(completely aside, of course, from the fact that the Mariners lost in the 15th…)