Mine doesn't help me sew or quilt - except when we travel he asks if we need to stop at any quilt shops along the way. But is he is great around the house - does the vaccuuming and cleans the bathrooms. He gets out the shop-vac and does baseboards, furniture and moves furniture to vaccuum under. He will spend an hour on a bathroom. I don't do it to suit his liking so that's fine with me. I guess it comes from his being in the military for 23 years and working in a hospital lab. But he's the best - I wouldn't trade him for anything