Originally Posted by
Clay
I've done this, but I am the DH. I don't stay in the car, I get involved and let my opinion ring out on pattern selection and fabric. I even test out sewing machines before the wife buys them and have service manuals for when that is needed.
Take that DH with you, you might just find a great partner in another one of life's enjoyable adventures. If he is new at this, it's just like taking a kid fishing. Make the trip short, make it a positive thing, and go out for lunch or dinner together after and enoy the time together. He might just think: " that wasn't as bad as I thought it would be and I actually had fun".
Good luck on having fun together.
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soooo agree with you! my ddh became very interested in quilting when i first started. i think the geometrics, the intricate blocks/quilts i gravitate to appealed to my engineer
. he now shops with me, goes to quilt shows & gives input on color, design etc when i'm working on a quilty project. his personal hobby is ornamental blacksmithing ..he likes hot & dirty so i was totally surprised, and pleased, to see how he enjoyed my quilty obsession.
...and i spend
more when he goes fabric shopping with me!!
..but i don't argue with him anymore. there was an incredibly beautiful print that looked like a monet painting. he
insisted i buy some of it. so i said, ok, i'll get a yard. at the cutting counter as the clerk opened it up and layed it out to measure ..well ...by the time the clerk, my husband & several others at the cutting counter finished with me i came home with five yards. thankfully, because it was perfect for my now favorite quilt, and just the right yardage amount!