You know you're a quilter when...

...your kid takes your quilt to school for show and tell. (What a nerd)
...your kids' dinner place mat is your rotary cutting mat.
...your shower drain is clogged with thread, not hair. (Ewww!)
...your one year old's first word (only word) is "bobbin."
...you have a different quilted bag for every pair of shoes.
...you have made your own bra with fabric scraps.
...your little girl is learning how to read from your quilting magazines.
...you have piles of fabric on top of the laundry. (that will never be folded)
...you wake up with a needle in your hand.
...your vacuum stops working because the brush is full of thread.
...you consider making a diaper out of scrap fabric. (That's a stretch)
...you wake up at 2:00 AM with a great quilt idea.
...you wake up your husband to tell him.

So how many of these are true for all of you?

Judi

...you will sew a gazillion scraps into a block but refuse to mend a hem or sew on a button.
...you need a room just for your hobby and guests have to stay in a hotel.
...you have more than one sewing machine and are surprised when others comment about that.
...you can spend a whole day taking out your fabric, petting and refolding it.
...you follow strangers in the mall because you love the pattern on their clothing.
...you approach those strangers and TELL them how their shirt/tie/skirt would be the PERFECT addition to your quilt.
...almost all conversations lead to quilting.

I love it, great additions!

So why are you all gossiping about me? :oops: :oops:

So what if I did cut up a good pair of DH's lounge pants, just because I loved the pattern and wanted it to put in a quilt, Does that make me crazy?

So what if I was disappointed because my DD gave me a gift card to Belks, instead of one to my LQs?

So what if I throw DH's dinner together at the last moment because time got away from me, does that make me a bad wife?

So what if I sit in church on Sunday morning and look at the material in everyone's clothes, no one knows, do they?

MY Name is Ninnie and I am an addicted quilter!!



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I thought I was the only one who considered the washing machine and dryer a place to put fabric. I had a nice hole in the middle so I could reach the knob to set the dryer.

Don't know if you know this or not....years (and years :shock: :shock: ) ago we had a Belks and they DID have fabric!!!! :D A whole floor of it too! I would go there with my Mom. Here in town they were in a building with 3 stories and had the old iron fronted elevator (that had an operater!) and the fabric was on the 3rd floor! I would ride up and down while she shopped! It burnt back years ago. :cry: :cry: :cry:

Is that not where it goes :?: :shock: :roll: :wink:
my "sewing room" is in my laundry room! I thought that was where I was suppose to put it!

I love everyone's lists....waaay too many truths in there :lol: :lol: :oops: :oops: :lol: :lol:

Hi Ninnie!!

Too many of them fit me!!!! :mrgreen: And I LOVE it!

Hi Ninnie, welcome to quilters anonymous. We are all addicts here and we don't want to be cured. Just throw some fabric our way and all will be well. :lol: :lol: :lol:

you go green fairy, and lol, martina!!!
I have started conversations with ppl, all glazed over and staring at their clothing, like it's the hope diamond! :oops: :D
only one sewing machine? never heard o' such, lol.
I have the biggest room in the house for my quilting, and there is a twin size bed, in this pc room, lol. Guess ppl know where my priorities are, lol!
Our fabrics are not just cloth...oh no...they are family. I even have a guard-monkey, and guard-kitties in my cave.
I have never woke up with a needle in my hand, but I have woke up with a great quilt idea, and went to sleep talking to ppl on board, about quilting. oh, just remembered a dream I had, got to go pm somebody! see - quilting on the brain, LOL!!!! :lol:

Love the list, so true.
Im so bad that my master bedroom is my sewing room. I sleep in the small bedroom, who need room to sleep?

...you use easter egg dye to make your spaghetti look like thread
...your idea of "gettin lucky" is finding a good sale on fat quarters
...when you look at food and find interesting quilting patterns in it
...when you hem a pair of pants that end up being shorts because "it's perfect for my next quilt"

Yes, I will admit I am an addicted quilter because:

I send my husband out on fishing trips so I can have ALONE time with my sewing machine.

When he comes home with fish I grab tracing paper to trace the scale pattern for a quilting project.

When I tell my husband we can't get a loan for a big screen TV because we're still paying off ONE of my sewing machines. (My 13inch tv still works!)

When I tell my husband HE has to fix the car instead of taking it to a mechanic because this coming weekend is a quilt shop hop weekend!

When I tell my daughter I need to fix her jeans and return them too her covered in colorful patches and embroidery. (Yep, I've done that!)

When my husband bought me a bouquet of "FAT QUARTER FLOWERS" for our anniversary.

When my husband plans a trip to BASS PRO SHOPS and gives me the car keys and credit card and says, "Have fun!" He knows he won't be disturbed for AT LEAST 4 hours!

My idea of "lunch with the girls" consists of a balogna sandwich while shopping at the quilt shop.

My idea of dinner and a movie is Kentucky Fried Chicken in front of the TV watching quilting/sewing videos.

So, yes I am addicted to sewing/quilting. I look at it this way, I am a reformed alcoholic (sober 24 years) and I NEED something to spend the extra income on!

If you think that ANY of the above is true, you would be mistaken....ALL OF THE ABOVE IS TRUE AND HAS BEEN DONE BY ME PERSONALLY!

Hey,

We used to have a Legget's that turned into Belks in our community when I moved here 32 years ago. They had a fabric department in their basement. I still run across fabric I purchased there when I am looking through my stash. I have several quilts that I know have fabric from there.

When you wake up in the morning after going to bed (not falling asleep in a chair ) with a quilting needle that you stuck in your nightgown the night before still stuck there. :roll:

You still cook??? :shock:

My DH has been "on his own" now for a couple of years. You need to train yours better!!!

ps - my "excuse" was that I went on a diet and lost 50 lbs. I just couldn't eat the stuff he liked, and I couldn't resist the temptation to eat it if I cooked it. Hope this helps!

I bought a 4 bedroom house with a basement and 2 1/2 car garage, just so I would have room for all my hobbies and still have a guest room for my parents. BTW - I live alone with my dog. :D

I loved reading this. I really like the bouquet of "FAT QUARTER FLOWERS". That's LOVE! What a lucky woman you are.
Linda