My DH really cannot complain about my quilting. He is responsible for starting it all. He brought an old quilt home from the landfill years ago (no trash pick up back then, we had to haul to landfill ourselves) Anyway he wanted it washed so he could use it in his shop to cover something he was working on. I looked at it and thought, "not in my washing machine", but relented and figured there was always bleach to run through after it was washed.
When washed it was a wonderful old quilt, my feeling was it should not end up in the trash again. So started looking for the name of the quilt and that started it all. He will stop at quilt shops and go in with me. I hand him a bolt, tell him how much and he takes it to get cut.
I've always supported my habit. Taught classes and did lectures for the $$ to spend on fabric etc.
He has a really good eye and when I am having a problem with a design, he can usually come up with a solution. He is a keeper.
By the way it was a red and white Sawtooth quilt.

Love my Dh with all my heart. but blankets and quilts aren't his thing. I do TRY to hide fabric when i order it online. But he spends about 50 bucks a month on gourme(sp) coffee. So i feel safe spending up to $50 a month on something i can see, feel, use, touch, and I tell him it's cheaper than theropy :)

One thing I forgot to add: My son would always give me gift cards to JoAnn's for my b-day, Christmas, etc. It was easy for him and he knew I absolutely loved getting them.

Barbara...you're a lucky girl! Good ones are great aren't they? Mine is a keeper and I really trust his "eye" and taste better than my own sometimes! We just about won't shop at a LQS unless they have a "DH chair"....congrats on your keeper!

My husband is very supportive. He built me a beautiful sewing room and recently bought me a brand new sewing machine. When my old one gave up he said go out and buy what you want. He didn't care about the cost. We just took a week long road trip in my Shelby, my Avatar, to Montana and Glacier. He made sure we stopped at every quilt shop in every little town we went through. It was our 35th anniversary trip.
But I have been very supportive of his hobbies too. He is very into trains and cars and he has both, a 90 ton Shay Locomotive and 3 muscle cars. He has a whole basement dedicated to his train stuff and a 3 car detached garage dedicated to cars.
So we are supportive of each other. That is the way it should be.

My husband stopped at a garage sale yesterday and brought me home a sack of fabric. What a guy! I even ask his opinion on colors for sashing and borders and he is usually right. He's a keeper!

Super cool! Congratulations on your upcoming anniversay!

My hubby doesn't say anything to me. He knows he can't - between his horses, 57 Chevy, corvette and what not - he knows I can never compete in the money dept.

He is very wonderful about "squeezing" in trips to the quilt shop. If we are going somewhere and I say " do you mind if I stop in real quick" he is always ok with that. Always tells me to take my time. Sometimes he goes in and will give input if I ask for help.

We will be celebrating 24 years in January.

I have a keeper too. Always trying to help me with organization, supportive of whatever I buy, loving all I do, and telling me so, not complaining that I have to sew in the dining room and the mess that I leave there. We are so compatable I know what he is going to ask me and answer him before he finishes. I love him and he loves me. We still hold hands and kiss whenever and say I love you whenever we feel like. We laugh together and have the same giving hearts. and will be together til the end.
He cannot do all the physical things he used to, but keeps busy. We have been married almost 30 years happily.

My husband never complains about my sewing and quilting. He even helps if I get stumped. I am mathmatically challenged, so he regularly figures measurements for me. If I am running behind on a project, he doesn't mind sitting down at the machine and doing a little sewing either. He can be a bear about some things but never begrudges me my hobbies or pasttimes.

My DH & I have been married almost 27 yrs.(he's my third, but that's another story that I won't get into) and he's very supportive in ALL I do with quilting. He better be because my DM got me started and she'd tell him different,lol!! He helps me with making decisions on borders, block arrangements, backing fabric choices, but also reminds me of all the UFO'S that need to be finished before I start another WIP,lol!!! He's even been known to take me to a particular fabric store and pay for it and ask appropriately, "Do you want anything else?" . I'll keep him!

Oh I can top that one. My husband makes quilts right along with me. He started when he retired. I have a quilt group that I go to and he is right there with me making his own quilts. He has even made some for our senior center to raffle off. The only thing that bugs me is when I go fabric shopping. He says to buy more than I realley want to, but who is to agrue when hubby says to buy more.

Ah I think I have figured it out. All the husbands that are good with you all quilting have Hobbies of their own. My ex never did unless it was all his girlfriends. lol Neither does my daughter unless I can count her Roller Derby. She was out of it for awhile and really grumpy. She has gone back to skating once in a while. Just not on a team anymore.
So I just need to look for someone who has his own hobby preferably a little on the expensive side. But then again. I am happy being single. :-)

My husband is the best too ! He is always helping me with this or that in my craft room. He has his hobby ( Harley Davidson ) and I have mine. I do always tease him about if Mama ain't happy!!!! and about how he should keep collecting motorcycles because one day we may need the money. But I without a single doubt in my crazy, fabric collecting mind Love him with all of my heart and would not trade him for anything !!! ok well I did see this long arm..
Just kidding.... I have one of the good guys too for sure...

[quote=BarbaraTX]support your quilting?
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Yes mine is supportive, especially now that the children have all grown up and moved out on their own. To him, my quilting is great because I enjoy doing it. He doesn't take people into my sewing room because it is my space. Sometimes it is a mess and I would rather people didn't see my mess.

lol...I told him the other day that since we save funds for: the farm; for auto; for feed; and for the home, I believe that I needed a quilting fund. He has almost agreed to that idea... :-)

how sweet..i think he's a keeper

My hubby is very supportive also and always asks what I am 'building' now. His fetish is clothing and fishing tackle.

Mine is very supportive. He is good at colors so sometimes I take him when I look for fabrics.

My husband is the most wonderful man. We met online six years ago, both in the same city all our lives and our paths never crossed. We were once in a Joann's and the woman cutting my fabric asked if there was a limit on the amount I wanted to buy (my pile of fabric was substantial) and she looked at HIM!!!He said, "Nope, she doesn't say anything when I go to the lumber yard." We each have our own addictions and none of them are dangerous.

Mary Ellen Hopkins once told a story about a new customer in her store (Crazy Lady and Friends in Santa Monica years and years ago). Seems this new customer came in with grocery bags in hand, looked around, and was standing at the register having a chat with the staff when old-time customer Mary came in and was loudly greeted by all. A great laughing conversation followed about the wonderful new stuff arriving, with new customer attentive to it.

The clerk reminded old customer Mary that her DH Joe had forbidden her to buy any more fabric and had called the shop to warn them off selling her any. Mary "phooey”d that dictate and continued having some cut.

Suddenly someone yelled, "Mary, Joe's about to come in the door!" Whereupon Mary scooped up the new customer's grocery bag, stuffed her just cut fabric into it, and left, covering her tracks just as Joe came in looking for her.

She merrily waved good-bye as the new customer, in shock, said, "She took my groceries!" The staff missed not a step in pulling out money to pay for the 'stolen' groceries and told her that's what quilting friends were all about!

Of course, Mary Ellen advised us that the real lesson in this tale was that astute quilters/fabricoholics ALWAYS carry a local grocery store bag and a couple big bags of chips in their trunk to hide their fabric purchases under in times of duress.

I personally no longer need to do this as I got rid of the 'duress several years ago. ;-)

Jan in VA

I have a great hubby. He loves my quilting,and even shows off my WIP's to people!

If he runs across something that I might like, like a sewing machine or something, he'll either call me to see if I want it, or he'll go ahead and get it.

He even made me a "Flynn" frame knock off!

My DH loves that I have a hobby and that because I am busy quilting, he can sneak out and go fishing whenever he wants. He loves to go to the quilt shops with me as he finds tools he can use when he is tying fishing flies--like cutting mats and rotary cutters. He also has a much better eye for color than I do and he likes helping me with fabric color choices. Whay a great guy--I hope to keep him for a very long time (we have already been married 32 years).

Damaquilts- I give you a lot of credit for getting out of a bad situation. We are meant to be happy in this life and we also don't "belong" to anyone but ourselves. Glad you're happy!@! :D

There was a time when my DH was on my case about every nickel I spent on a hobby. It made me very unhappy and spoiled the hobby. He's not a bad man, though, and I think he finally caught on to how unhappy it was making me. I can tell he's tried very hard to change his ways, and he's been very supportive of quilting. I know I've done things that have made him unhappy too though, and so we're still even. No marriage and no person is perfect, but we're doing pretty well after 35 years.

Damaquilts- I give you a lot of credit for getting out of a bad situation. We are meant to be happy in this life and we also don't "belong" to anyone but ourselves. Glad you're happy!@! :D[/quote]

I can't take credit. He left . I was raised by my grandmother and you didn't leave you were married you stayed. It took me a long time to be happy single. I thought I needed to be with someone. Now I realize I don't . I just wish people would stop telling me I NEED to be with someone. I am 58 years old. I don't NEED a man in my life. lol

Dramaquilt, I agree with you. after 25 years in a very bad marriage I got a divorce in i988 and still live alone. donot need any one and donot want anyone. just me, my 2 dogs and my quilts, and quilting friends

I am with you . Me, my dogs, and my quilts, Most of my friends now are in the humane society with me. but I am meeting someone Tues that is a quilter.:-)

We are the same way but my DH's car is a 79' Oldsmobile Cutlass. Its great to be able to appreciate each other's interests.

Same here. We no longer collect antiques or spend time camping
with an RV.....but we each have interests.He still likes to poke around in thrift shops,is a great gardener & care taker of our property.He also has a 2car garage building for his cars, including a67 Ford convertible.It's candy apple red ...same color,type & make as the one he was driving when we met. I tease him about the "money pit" LOL

He'll sit in car with a paper or poke around a hardwre store while I shop for fabric.My Bernina was his idea & he also bought me a Singer Featherweight.He loves all my quilts & I tell him he's still the best choice I ever made :-) After 56 yrs, he still likes hearing it.




So we are supportive of each other. That is the way it should be.

Oh oh, I hope my DH doesn't have a double life because he sounds just like yours, very supportive and has gotten me into vintage sewing machines which is fast becoming another addiction for me since I bought my Featherweight.

My husband never minds what I sew, in fact sometimes the way he talks to people about my sewing people think I can make anything. Of course he thinks I am a great piano player too. Boy do I have him fooled. lol His only concern is that I stay at it too long because of my back and wrist.

My husband never minds what I sew, in fact sometimes the way he talks to people about my sewing people think I can make anything. Of course he thinks I am a great piano player too. Boy do I have him fooled. lol His only concern is that I stay at it too long because of my back and wrist.

My DH supports my quilting, knitting,crocheting, and reading! He's always buying me books to read. He loves me and spoils me rotten. I love him and try to do the same. We've been married for 45 years. We met in kindergarden. I've known him all my life. He is really funny and always makes me feel better if I feel like somethings not working out right. Then oohs and aahs over the things I make and brags about them. He works to hard and I wish he would get a hobby. He says he'll never retire even if he has to be a walmart greeter! He owns his own business, somehow I don't think he'll ever make it to Walmart unless its to buy something.{:->
I think I'll keep him too.

He values his life, so yes he does. :thumbup:

My DH doesn't comment about my sewing stuff but he is sure to tell everyone I have 4 sewing machines. That's not so many, is it?
I have a 1938 Singer featherweight, an old red eye treadle, a Janome Gem and a Janome 10000.

He never gripes about my fabric purchases thank goodness.
Wouldn't do him any good anyway.

Chris

My honey is very suportive-good thing cuz I am obsessed with quilting

My HD is a wonderful quilting "buddy". He has been quilting for the past 15 years and allows me to buy whatever I want. In fact, when we are on the road, he has gone over 100 miles
( his own idea) out of our way just to go to a quilt shop that was written up in a magazine or one that we heard about. We have been married for 46 years and I can't imagine life any other way.

Guess I better brag about my hubby. Several years ago, he bought me my $3,000 embroidery/sewing machine, which I love. He bought a long table for the machine to set on, and helped me set up my room. Last week we took a wide window shade and glued some felt on it for my "wall". (It kinda works.) He never complains about material, even buys it for me. Oh, and he is good at ooooohh and aaaaahhs. He collects knives and I don't complain about his buying. His money. He watches football all of the time so I sew. We're a good match. I wouldn't trade him!

What a great relationship....way to go and congrats on 40 years. I've been married 21 years and my husband never complains about what I purchase for my quilting. He wants me to teach him!.

My hubby is my greatest admirer. I am certainly a simple quilter and have never done a totally elaborate pattern or quilting pattern but no matter what I do, he thinks it's perfect and that I am a master quilter. Maybe that's one of the reasons I keep quilting...he makes it good for my ego. I had always said it would be a dream to have a Bernina machine. Several years ago, he surprised me with the Bernina 440 QE...much more machine than I would have ever purchased but he said he knew how much I loved to quilt and he wanted me to have "the best." When I retired and we had to trim back a little on discretionary spending, he was very adamant that it didn't include my quilting things. He never seems to resent anything I do regarding quilting. I think he's a keeper too!!!

Boy that sounds just like my hubby of 36 yrs as of Sept 1st.Poor guy is an enabler too. We walk into the Fabric dept. and he just says get whatever you want and then he goes into electronics till I am done, Or if we are in Handcocks, he will either point stuff out that he likes and goes looks around and ends up sitting at the pattern table and looks through books till I am done. What a Gem!!!!! I think I am a frabricaholic!!! He is a great person to have with when I go to fabric stores. I am so blessed!!!!!