Quilting Truckers
03-29-2010, 09:46 AM
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Idle Pastime: In Off Hours, Truckers Pick Up Stitching
Semi driver Dave White happily sequestered himself in his rig at a truck stop on a rural stretch of Interstate 80, waiting to pick up his next haul: 45,000 pounds of Spam. He used to loathe the downtime in his job.
Then, he bought a sewing machine.
Since last year, when the economy left drivers with fewer hauls, Mr. White, a 6-foot-2, 240-pound ex-Air Force mechanic with a bushy mustache, has hunkered down inside his truck in his many off hours, making quilts from patterns with names like "Meet Me In Paris."
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this is a neat article. :)
Idle Pastime: In Off Hours, Truckers Pick Up Stitching
Semi driver Dave White happily sequestered himself in his rig at a truck stop on a rural stretch of Interstate 80, waiting to pick up his next haul: 45,000 pounds of Spam. He used to loathe the downtime in his job.
Then, he bought a sewing machine.
Since last year, when the economy left drivers with fewer hauls, Mr. White, a 6-foot-2, 240-pound ex-Air Force mechanic with a bushy mustache, has hunkered down inside his truck in his many off hours, making quilts from patterns with names like "Meet Me In Paris."
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this is a neat article. :)
03-29-2010, 10:37 AM
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Bravo to these truckers. The article also mentions knitting. Both are great ways to pass the time and be productive. I once worked in a knit shop and we had a marine who was one of our regular customers. I'm sure all our man quilters would argue with anyone who says quilting is for women only. Actually, I envy the opportunities these truckers have to visit museums and quilt/yarn shops in various states. Now if we could just get one or two on the forum. :)
03-29-2010, 10:40 AM
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Originally Posted by quiltsRfun
Bravo to these truckers. The article also mentions knitting. Both are great ways to pass the time and be productive. I once worked in a knit shop and we had a marine who was one of our regular customers. I'm sure all our man quilters would argue with anyone who says quilting is for women only. Actually, I envy the opportunities these truckers have to visit museums and quilt/yarn shops in various states. Now if we could just get one or two on the forum. :)
03-29-2010, 07:14 PM
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I showed it to DH. He has been unemployed for almost 2 years. This article started a conversation. He asked if I am trying to tell him that he should learn to quilt. I had to think a bit about it before I answered. On one side it would be nice to have someone in the house who can understand first hand how I feel about fabric and why I can never have enough of sewing. On the other hand, do I want to have in the house someone who may just take my fabrics when I am not here, or can finish the thread I was planning to use on a special project? I told him, if he wants to take a single stitch, he needs to get his own stash.
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