About how my DH and I quilt together.......
04-20-2012, 11:09 AM
#13
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Originally Posted by PurpleBecca
Lots of people comment on how my husband and I quilt together, so it made me think....... How DO we do it?
The first thing I have to tell you, is that we are not a close lovey dovey couple!!!!! We row A LOT!! But, when we work together, we get on much better!! We rebuilt our derelict farmhouse together and that was fun!!! So quilting is relatively easy!!
Depending on project, I often do most machining, although he is learning!! He tried some of the piecing on the Bargello, but when we got to the very narrow pieces he didn't like it!! Also, in our Christmas quilt he did most piecing, although I did most of the isosceles triangles, he got the hang of those though!!
He makes my projects go so fast as he is often taking off the back of the machine, pressing and returning pieces to me!!
I choose most of our fabric combinations, although he has some good ideas!! He often comes up with great ideas, which I listen too!! I'm not a dictator (all of the time anyway!!!!)
Look at how the triangles point into the border on our Christmas quilt -that was his idea!!!
I wasn't able to attach these pics for some reason, so ill attach them when I get to a pc!! Using my phone now!
Anyway, we will be over in the US from October till December, we will be starting our tour around Chicago, up into Wisconsin and then travelling across, ending up in Montana for Christmas.
The first thing I have to tell you, is that we are not a close lovey dovey couple!!!!! We row A LOT!! But, when we work together, we get on much better!! We rebuilt our derelict farmhouse together and that was fun!!! So quilting is relatively easy!!
Depending on project, I often do most machining, although he is learning!! He tried some of the piecing on the Bargello, but when we got to the very narrow pieces he didn't like it!! Also, in our Christmas quilt he did most piecing, although I did most of the isosceles triangles, he got the hang of those though!!
He makes my projects go so fast as he is often taking off the back of the machine, pressing and returning pieces to me!!
I choose most of our fabric combinations, although he has some good ideas!! He often comes up with great ideas, which I listen too!! I'm not a dictator (all of the time anyway!!!!)
Look at how the triangles point into the border on our Christmas quilt -that was his idea!!!
I wasn't able to attach these pics for some reason, so ill attach them when I get to a pc!! Using my phone now!
Anyway, we will be over in the US from October till December, we will be starting our tour around Chicago, up into Wisconsin and then travelling across, ending up in Montana for Christmas.
04-20-2012, 08:23 PM
#15
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Location: Mechanicsville, IA
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DH and I sorted hogs together and still farm together. He does nearly all my cutting, is great with design ideas, helps load and unload quilts on the long arm and will press if I need help. Or cooks if I'm busy quilting. NO, I don't loan him out he's all mine! I think it's another one of those deals where what works for one doesn't work for all.
04-20-2012, 10:29 PM
#16
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Location: south-central KY
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My hubby and I don't exactly quilt together, but he always helps me layer and spray baste. And sits patiently while I'm in a fabric shop, and seems disapointed if I come out with only 1 sm bag of fabric, and laughs if it's all I can do to carry out a large one. I don't think he even knows what the inside of my little sewing room looks like, but he is very supportive of my hobbies, whatever they are at the time. And he does all of my outgoing fabric mailings.
04-21-2012, 03:00 AM
#17
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Location: Australia
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Nice to see this happens world- wide. There is a well-known 'quilting couple' here as well. I think he does the drawing and design, they collaborate on topic,layout and colour and she does the quilting. Their quilts are magnificent.
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