Men who quilt
02-04-2011, 05:11 PM
#111
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Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: Central Texas
Posts: 210
Originally Posted by PegD
And then there is that guy that did the last supper. Show him that, he will be impressed. I can't think of his name right now.
02-04-2011, 05:24 PM
#112
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Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Atlanta, IL
Posts: 56
My husband sews. He bought me a sewing machine for our first Christmas (43 years ago) but he had to try it out first. When I bought a serger, he had to try that out before I was allowed to use it. He's made such things as nylon bags to put our sleeping bags in. So far, he doesn't quilt. However, my brother-in-law quilts. He's a retired truck driver that "helps" his wife buy fabric. She's a stickler for hand-quilting only. He would love to have a longarm machine but she won't let one in the house. A nephew also sews and quilts.
02-04-2011, 05:25 PM
#113
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Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Dubois, Wyoming
Posts: 279
There is a very nice man who is in our Quilt Guild and his wife doesn't quilt, but join us at our dinners. There have been articles in the news papers about how Truckers have started quilting as something to do on long trip who have wives. Plus my gay son would have never done quilt maybe fashion design, but he is no longer with us he passed away in 1996.
02-04-2011, 05:32 PM
#114
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Join Date: Sep 2010
Posts: 159
My Grandparents were quilt partners. She picked out the pattern and fabric and hand quilted and my Grandpa sewed the top. My mom remembers him coming home at lunch time and would sew while he ate lunch. She said it helped him relieve stress. I think your husband would enjoy quilting. There are a lot of groups making quilts to send overseas and that would be something he could relate well with.
02-04-2011, 05:36 PM
#115
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Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: West Virginia
Posts: 96
Originally Posted by SWChick
I am a newbie so I don't know quilters on the board but need some help. My DH is a disabled vet with too much time on his hands. I think he would be a great quilter because he has a great eye for detail, color and design. He has helped me cut a few times and each cut is perfect. The trouble is that he doesn't believe men quilt. He is so old school that he can't belive that a man can work with fabric and be stright. Need some help in convincing him that men make great quilters. HELP
02-04-2011, 05:45 PM
#117
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Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Bellevue, WA
Posts: 735
Our neighbor is a retired gentleman with arthritic hands. He quilts by hand to keep his hands flexible. He is honestly does the most beautiful work that I have ever seen. There are many organizations for sending quilts to veterans. I am not sure if we are allowed to mention the names of the organizations so send me a PM and I will tell you about the one I work with. It is great because we also send letters with the quilts. If I was a wounded vet and received a handmade quilt from a fellow wounded vet with a letter it would mean so much to me and I would keep it FOREVER. It means so much when you come across someone who truly understands.
02-04-2011, 06:27 PM
#120
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Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Central Willamette Valley, Oregon, USA
Posts: 7,695
Tell hubby that, not only did my father sew, he made all my doll clothes when I was little. The last thing he made me was a pair of sailor pants (with all the buttons!) and a summer shirt to wear with them! I would NOT want to be the one to tell him his hobby was gay, he was a Marine DI after all. Straight men can sew just as well as any woman, or gay man. Real men know who they are. Since he is disabled, I will assume he has done a few brave things in his life, this is just another one. I have a feeling that if he does decide to try it, he will create beauties!
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