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Lucymae 07-23-2011 02:35 AM

My DH is a bargain hunter. He has btought me bolts and rolls of fabric. He found a Bernina 830 for $15 and paid to have it cleaned and for additional feet. As you can imagine I possess some wild fabric. It is always a challenge when starting a project. Wish I had time for all the 'stuff' he brings me. :-)

gus 07-24-2011 07:50 AM

My DH helps me with layouts

JoanneS 07-24-2011 12:09 PM

He helps in several ways. When I ask his advice about colors, layout or borders, he gives his honest opinion. I may not take his advice, but I appreciate what he has to say.

He sets up sawhorses with plywood on top outside so I can put my quilt sandwich together with spray adhesive. I don't like spraying inside - don't like the overspray on the floor or walls.

grannie cheechee 07-24-2011 12:55 PM


Originally Posted by fatquarters
He drives me to quilt shops and hands me his card, the perfect helper!!!

Mine Too. He will make a template when I ask him. He has learned to stay out of the sewing room, and I stay out of his side of the garage. LOL

Taughtby Grandma 07-24-2011 05:11 PM

My DH put my tin lizzie together, he talked me in to buying a new cutting mat today, he used to help me roll the quilts when I used my quilting frames I inherited from my mother and grandmother. He helps me sometimes with layouts when I can't make up my mind. You might say he is woven in the fabric of my quilts. What a treasure!

mayday 07-26-2011 09:47 AM

helps measure/cut and makes templates ,am v grateful.

tntgranny 07-26-2011 12:32 PM

My husband has great color sense. He is a painting/decorating contractor and he is great when it comes to arranging blocks on my design wall or recommending border colors. And he has been very patient while I converted one bedroom into my sewing room - and kind of overtook the next room with storage cubes for my surplus stash.

judy61 10-22-2011 08:21 PM

Yes, my DH helps me. He helps me with on advice on how to arrange the blocks, decide whether it needs sashing or not, and helps me rip out seams.

Hosta 10-22-2011 08:49 PM

my husband would help me pick out fabric (that was in the good ole days when we could afford it) I mention a thought about a designs and he will spend hours on EQ6 designing one for me, he is an engineer so he's good at all that drawing and math stuff and I think if he wanted to learn to sew he could do better than I could on quilts. Now he justs builds furniture

trisha 10-22-2011 08:59 PM

Yep...he tells me how beautiful each and every thing I make is, even if it isn't.!!!


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