A man taught me to quilt (I have been sewing since age of 4 and taught him a few tricks) then I moved across country and my handyman taught me a pattern ( dubbed the Handyman quilt and taught to my guild! If the actual sewing is not up his alley, how about him doing the handstitching the binding for you? Or cutting your strips/etc.? He might just want something to do (helping is doing) and not really want to construct and finish a whole quilt project. Linda