"Mom"
This is a portrait of my mom, who is a professional quilter. She's got sponsorship and everything, which means that she gets new machines all the time. In this video, my mom gave me a little tour of her studio, which is a very cool thing to have in your house. When I was little, I was under the assumption that everyone's mother was as cool and creative as mine, and that they all had studios, but I found out that I was just lucky. She's always been an inspiration for me to pursue the things I want to do and be confident in doing the work I want to be doing.
To my mom, I love you.
To everyone else, check out her website: Robbi Eklow
posted by Josh at 10:39 PM
13 Comments:
Very, very good, Josh. I love the drawers, especially. And can't wait until your mom incorporates the little armature guy into a quilt. Glad we could see a glimmer of the chemistry between you two.
Nice video. This is something you should consider continuing and building on. The world of a professional quilter is something no one's seen.
I could have watched your mom all day. At first I felt uneasy when you lied to her and said you weren't filming; but then she called you on it, and you fessed up. I'm glad you left both of those parts in the finished video. And I love the cricket chirping sounds the machine makes. Great post!
I bought a book from your mum. I havent made anything using it yet, but I enjoy reading it! It was nice to see her in action, as it were, but not long enough! Well done, and thank you :)
Nice Mom. yes, the drawer wall is perfect...could have a watched a video about that.
Good thing you didn't film the dining table.
Maybe we could entice Sam to organize her shoe collection into storage if you promised to film it. But, you'd have to get a lot more tape.
Or, you could film your Dad trying to work on his computer, but you'd have to bleep it a lot.
Anyway, thank you Josh. You did a nice job. You are a good son.
Love, Mom.
Your mom and my mom should be friends.
As for the video, it does a great job of telling us about your mom, without her (or you) just coming out and telling us. Great!
Thanks for posting this, Josh. Everyone on the QA list is gonna come crash your server. Not quite like being /.ed but almost!
And Aaron.... all the other professional quilters have seen the world of a professional quilter. ;)
~ Cynthia
your mom seems great, i like her lack of knowlege on how to run her new machine. it remindes me of my grandmother not knowing how to work her cell phone (why isnt it ringing?)...but on a completly different level, of course.
"Are you filming me?" "No." You're sneaky! I liked it though. A very interesting look at the organization of a sewer.
I promise, my word verification wasn't nearly as cool as yours.
Josh....this is wonderful! I'm on the QA list, too, and my son (almost 13) is Joshua, though he signs everything Josh, too. Hope he grows up feeling like you do! Keep on filming (and how about getting her dyeing fabric?)
Cheers, Sarah
PS...pgzxepvw PJ's except view? Maybe it's an add for a NY city apartment with a view of the park from the bedroom, which must be about 2x5 feet because they don't have room for more letters....
hmmm....didn't like my typing. That was the first visual verification...we'll see what happens next...
Are their drawers within drawers?
A man here in Michigan was once killed by a drawer, but we're not supposed to talk about it with people from outside the state.
Chris Weagel
human-dog.com
What you wrote about your mom is beautiful.
I've never seen a sewing machine with so many computerized things on it. I still remember the machines my grandma had that were run with foot pedal and I don't mean one that was plugged in.
And I guess you can never have too many cutters and scissors when you are a quilter. Thanks for the neat glimpse into an interesting world.
(pmdckfpy: This just makes me wonder about the randomness of word verification and also why they are so long sometimes. I guess I'm too tired to think.)
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