Go Back  Quiltingboard Forums > Main
quilting and rving >

quilting and rving

quilting and rving

Old 09-08-2010, 05:37 AM
  #1  
Senior Member
Thread Starter
 
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Utah
Posts: 435
Default

Hi all,

I had read the thread about sewing machines to put in RV's and I have a question. What do your husbands do when you are quilting.
I ask, because we just got a motorhome and we are going to hopefully do more traveling. We still have kids at home, so it isn't something we will do full time, as my husband still works. He would like to sell the home when we retire and travel full time. I told him my sewing machine needs to come along and he said "yea, I will be sitting in a rocker and you will be quilting." He knows I like to quilt and that it is one of my hobbies. I love to be outdoors and hiking and such, so for those of you that do this, what do your husbands do? He hasn't taken up golf, neither of us fish very well, but we like to.

hsquiltingmom
hsquiltingmom is offline  
Old 09-08-2010, 05:42 AM
  #2  
Power Poster
 
MamaBear61's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Milverton, ON, Canada
Posts: 13,209
Default

My husband loves to read and work on word and number puzzles and he always has some woodworking magazines that we bring along. I enjoy these things too, but if I get a sewing machine in the trailer they will probably take a back seat to quilting.
MamaBear61 is offline  
Old 09-08-2010, 05:45 AM
  #3  
Power Poster
 
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Northern Michigan
Posts: 12,861
Default

Drive? :)
watches tv, reads his book, watches the world go by...what ever he wants. i am doing what i want, he does what he wants, i do not depend on him to find things for me to do and i do not offer suggestions on things he should do...when rv-ing we do what we want. and most of the time he is driving i am sewing...when we are 'parked' i do alot of other things for me it is a while traveling activity.
enjoy the rv-ing, once you get a few trips under your belt you will both have it all figured out :)
ckcowl is offline  
Old 09-08-2010, 05:54 AM
  #4  
Super Member
 
BKrenning's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Lake Wales, FL, USA
Posts: 1,554
Default

My husband likes to visit so he would be off making new friends in the campground or if no one is around--bugging me and watching tv. We don't have an RV yet but I often take my obsession on vacation with us and set it up in whatever hotel, motel or condo. You would fall out of your chair laughing if you overheard the arguments and witty comments about the space my quilting stuff takes up on trips--especially motorcycle trips! If he wants me to go--my stuff goes! He does help me with colors & designs, though. He even holds my place in the cutting line at Joann's. Don't feel sorry for him, though. He loves doing this because all the women flirt with him and he knows the lingo from helping me which just makes more women pay attention to him--LOL!
BKrenning is offline  
Old 09-08-2010, 06:04 AM
  #5  
Super Member
 
raptureready's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Illinois
Posts: 5,142
Default

My husband likes to fly RC planes, or run his RC monster trucks. While you're in the motor home sewing send him to nearby towns to scout out fabric stores. There's reading, hiking, fishing, boating, swimming, shopping, etc. or he could get his own hobby--wood carving is a wonderful hobby, can (and probably should be) done outside, perhaps he'd like to build bird houses. You could leave one everywhere you camp. Let your friends and family know his type and color scheme to see if they can ever run across one. OR, he could take the kids on an exploration excursion--pack them a picnic lunch, bug spray, a small first aid kit and sunscreen and send them off. Then you have the whole day to yourself so that you can sew.
raptureready is offline  
Old 09-08-2010, 06:10 AM
  #6  
Super Member
 
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: western australia
Posts: 1,793
Default

we just bought a 37 foot bus to turn into a motor home, so far we have only just taken the insides out and are linning it with pannel board, I did make the sugestion that we could buy a caravan to live in and I could set up my quilting machine and kingsize quilting bed in the bus, IT DIDN'T GO DOWN TO WELL. LOL. one day when it is finished we may take of for a week or 2, we can't do much till I give up breeding cats, and mum dies, mum is 93 and still has most of her marbles. so it could be a while. but I am in no hurry for mum to go I love looking after her.
litacats is offline  
Old 09-08-2010, 06:15 AM
  #7  
Senior Member
 
sew_southern's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Chattanooga, Tennessee
Posts: 870
Default

Your story sounds like mine. We camp about 2 times a year in our pop-up camper, plan to buy a nice RV and travel when DH retires in about 15 years. I always take hand sewing/quilting with me to camp, our teen DD's go off to play tennis & hike and DH usually fishes as we usually camp by the water. That way it's relaxing for all of us. :)
sew_southern is offline  
Old 09-08-2010, 06:21 AM
  #8  
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: oklahoma
Posts: 522
Default

I like to have a few quilts ready to bind. When we go on short trips the lake in our trailer I can sit and bind outside and enjoy the scenry. He can read or rest and I can be busy with quilting. This keeps us both happy.
jacee kay is offline  
Old 09-08-2010, 06:31 AM
  #9  
Super Member
 
amandasgramma's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2009
Location: La Pine Oregon, USA
Posts: 5,907
Default

When we were on the road, DH read, watched tv, played games on computer, socialized, and gold mined! We belong to Lost Dutchman Mining Association and he does his thing and I do mine. Other than that...he bugs me.......... :)
amandasgramma is offline  
Old 09-08-2010, 06:52 AM
  #10  
Super Member
 
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: NJ
Posts: 1,730
Default

My husband can talk to anyone, so he visits and I just sew. We want to spend a month in Florida this winter and I am looking forward to making some small projects. Sometimes we are visiting family and he stays busy with them. I make an excuse about starting dinner and then I have some quiet time. He mostly does his thing and I do mine. Sewing machine makes too much noise for him to watch tv sometimes and the light is not good in the evenings.
cherylynne is offline  
Related Topics
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
RonieM
Main
9
07-06-2019 04:12 AM
anniesews
General Chit-Chat (non-quilting talk)
18
06-07-2013 06:27 AM
hsquiltingmom
Main
8
04-01-2012 09:02 PM
MamaBear61
Main
98
09-13-2010 07:19 AM

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is On
Trackbacks are Off
Pingbacks are Off
Refbacks are Off


FREE Quilting Newsletter