Hiding Fabric Purchases
08-04-2011, 11:51 AM
#161
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Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Hardy, Arkansas
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I am lucky...don't have to hide fabric because quilting is a business for me. I have my own bank account and spend the money as I please. But, I have been there and done that before starting my business;)
08-04-2011, 11:52 AM
#162
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Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Perry, Oklahoma
Posts: 4,373
Originally Posted by Maureen
. His is in the woods and pond on the course!!!
I use to tell my hubby, he use to smoke..
When he would make a comment about anything I bought. I just looked at him and say, don't say anything, I dont smoke my money away and I have things to show for what I do spend..All you get is a bad cough and get sick easily during the winter months, now I can't say that finally after 37 years of marriage he finally listen to me and quit and I'm so proud of him!
Also my husband hunts gun and bow! and his guns and bow hobby are a lot more in cost than the little bit of fabric I buy!
08-04-2011, 11:57 AM
#163
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Join Date: Jul 2011
Posts: 101
it was not a matter of trust for tim and i, we are long divorced now, it was i never seemed to have the right shade of purple. he was a supportive kinda guy with my fiber arts business, it was the fabric, i became ashamed that i required every shade of purple available, now i can laugh about it, and i suspect he can too, i am a very old woman, but still looking for the right shade of violet, purple, or whatever, i hope i did not offend you in any way
jan in palatka
jan in palatka
08-04-2011, 12:29 PM
#166
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Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: The Woodlands, TX
Posts: 68
Originally Posted by ChrisB
Now that my DH is also using the long arm, he encourages fabric purchases. :0)
08-04-2011, 12:35 PM
#168
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Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Ohio
Posts: 2,732
I never hide my purchases from my husband. He just teases me about the amount of fabric I have (a whole room full of plastic tubs). I tell him it is for when I retire and can't afford to buy fabric. Sounded like a good excuse to me, so I am sticking to it. LOL
08-04-2011, 12:36 PM
#169
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Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: DeQueen, Arkansas
Posts: 539
My husband doesn't have a hobby except working and he has a backhoe, tractor, sawmill, wood shop, mechanic shop with bridgecrain, etc, etc, you get the picture? But I have to hide what I buy if I don't want to get in an argument. His purchases, etc. are to make a living, mine and my work are just playthings!!!!
08-04-2011, 12:50 PM
#170
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Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Texas
Posts: 957
Originally Posted by LeeJay
My husband is very supportive of my quilting hobby, thinks my quilts are beautiful and often helps me decide colors and placement, etc. When I have purchased fabric, I leave the bag in the trunk of my car. This is not about money spent; I spend money as I please and he has no problem, with the exception that when it involves an expensive item (fancy sewing machine), we always talk it over before purchasing. His problem with my fabric purchases is a matter of my already having a three lifetime supply, and my sewing room is beginning to have a very cluttered look. I understand his thinking, and I often feel guilty, but the devil eggs me on to make "just one" more purchase. Guess I am truly hooked, and if leaving my pkgs in the trunk until the coast is clear helps to keep the peace, so be it!!
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