I am so sorry for you - that is sad. I'm on my 2nd husband 3rd partner and the other two were nerds when it came to sewing. Money is very tight and my DH used to worry over my stash and what it cost.
BUT he now quilts (just finished piecing his 2nd quilt this afternoon!)- Now he worries that we haven't enough fabric to keep us both going AND he has stopped complaining about my lack of cleaning!!!!
I wanted to stop to watch a little TV this evenng as I have been sewing all day and he is all antsy and agitated as he has finished one quilt top and wants to start the next!!! LOL.
BUT - I appreciate they are not all going to come around to this extreme - its nice to know that when I want to go to the big quilt shows in the summer he will be in the front of the que!!