He will soon learn...as they all do...we just can't help ourselves :thumbup:

DH is enabler also..LOL. He is taking me to Lancaster on Wednesday. Look out Zooks and Martins..here I come.

My husband does not understand my affliction/addiction of crafting/sewing/quilting just to give it away. Like you, I get so much pleasure from the reactions of the recipient when they receive an unexpected gift that was handmade for them.

My DH understands, he likes going to the countyand state fair to see the quilts. He goes with me sometimes to the fabric store. And this last quilt was giving me such fits, he spent time with me moving the blocks around to make the pattern work only to find out the diagram in the book was wrong! He figured it out for me. What a gem.

Mine understands, however he keeps saying he wants this one or that one than wants to give them to his friends & have me make him another one. That's great but their are some that I would like to do besides hunting, fishing, dogs, etc.

Unfortunately, I've got one of the ones who is neither supportive nor appreciative. The only comments I've ever gotten were,"That's a lot of sewing," (when I finished Carolina Christmas) and, "How much did that cost," (when one came back from being quilted. Mind you, our money is separate (that should tell you a lot), but he still wanted to know.

I started quilting after giving up on spending evenings with him. He watches a lot of sports, sci-fi and "blood and guts" movies/shows on TV, which is his addiction, and I do not enjoy any of those. After a couple of decades, I found other things to do in the evening.

When asked what I want for gifts (birthday, Christmas), I'll often say a gift certificate for LQS or Joanns. While DD did give me one, DH doesn't do that. Almost as if he won't support my hobby. Oh well, I still enjoy it.
It's wonderful that so many spouses do support each other - and that you recognize it!

Some men don't seem to understand and maybe the ladies can be this way too but I learned along time ago let your wife do as she wishes and everyone will be happier.

Blessings,

Rick

My DH fully supports my quilting habit. I give all of my quilts away, to friends and to charity, and he loves seeing what I make before it leaves. He is better at color combinations than I am, so often he helps me pick out the fabric as long as I don't spend TOO long in the LQS!

To balance that, he ties fishing flies and donates them and a lot of time to his local fishing group. And I never complain when he wants to go fishing instead of doing his chores around the house. I guess he and I are both lucky to support each other's habits!

The rule of our house is "If Momma ain't happy, ain't nobody happy."

My DH doesn't say anything, but I know I spend too much money on the hobby. He has yet to complain.