What makes a person quilt? Sex? Power? Riches beyond the dreams of Avarice? Whatever the reason, there are tens of millions of quilters all over the world that would give their left nut (and it'd help) to have their own quilting television network. While the media conglomorates might not think it financially viable to produce such a thing, the creators of the Food Network have taken a daring, bold, adventurous, even stalwart step in a new direction (forward) to bring quilting to the world wide web (The Innernets).
This is all well and good, and though you may be peeing your pants in various extremes of excitement and awe, I can imagine you asking "But virtual friend, what the poo does this have to do with you?". To that I say: Lights, camera, OCTOGENERIAN ACTION (platonic).
A cohort of mine and I were approached about a month and a half ago by a proponent of the Canadian Quilting Revolution (henceforth referred to as the CQR (not to be confused with the California Quad Runners)). Her natural charisma seduced us nigh instantly, and we foolishly agreed to help her film a pilot for www.quiltingnchannel.com. The premise of the service is that at any time of the day, any day of the year, you can go online and watch poorly rendered half-hour segments about quilting and quilting accessories (called notions. Don't ask me.). We figured we could make a crap-ass pilot, shoot it off, and leave the whole thing behind us forever, like so many belligerent children. We were wrong.
We were dead wrong.
A third party of this two-time tango got a call the other day, saying we got thumbs up. More than that, they're sending somebody to talk to us about equipment and money. Hold on. MONEY. That's better.
And like with all hilarious situational comedies, there is a conflict. See, the show is called The Great Canadian Shop Hop. That pathetically modest name hides much, for the objective of the show is to visit EVERY QUILT SHOP IN CANADA. The boast my friend, is coast to coast. We're toast. Pig roast.
Gorbachev's attempt at pressuring members of the Party, and to encourage openness to sow support for perestroika was called glasnost.
So what do we do? We ride this bitchin' wave for as long as we can. As your faithful new quilting qorrespondent, I say to thee: Stay tuned, keep your eyes to the sky, and get in touch with your feminine side. I know I am.
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