My husband understands because he has his own passion for restoring old Chevys and guns, etc. I am a lucky gal. He has bought me so many quilting related items for Christmas, lamps, gift cards to LQS, sewing table and has encouraged me from the beginning 21 years ago. He thinks everyone should have a hobby they are passionate about!!

Oh Yes, he does understand. He encourages me to add to my stash on a very regular basis! How blessed I am!

In my case, I think my DH sees my quilting and quilting activities
as a source of relaxation for me. I work 11-12 hours a day. I have a very stressful job (that I do love) and when I am off "quilting" he knows this is my relaxation and my time to destress. He does not know the difference in fabric quality. He just know that when I let him go with me to one of my favorite quilts shops. He knows there is a chair when he can sit, where they keep the choclate and to just sit and chill because I am going to be at least and hour.

My hubby has never said anything negative at all about my quilting.

My DH understands. He does say that he thinks it is a shame that after all of my work I am going to give them all away like I do with my swedish weaved afghans. He always tells me they are beautiful. Then he says they are mine to do with what I want. The other day, I commented that I am not getting much housework done because of my quilting. He told me I have all summer to do housework so enjoy my quilting now. :)

My DH understands (he should after 20+ yrs of my quilting !) But he's an avid fisherman and he knows I don't say a WORD about all those lures, or what he spends on a new rod & reel ! ;-)

Yes, my husband understands. I only started quilting last year so I am always buying for my stash. I started out with a table in our bedroom, then he decided to make me a sewing room. He is hanging everything that needs to be hung on the walls and has even run cable in so I can have my TV. But now he says that he misses me being in our room sewing. He even helped me on the first quilt I made and plans to help with more. He has even asked me to make quilts for other people.
The other day he called me and I asked him if I could call him back because Hobby Lobby was closing and I had to get my material cut. He laughed and told our daughter "She has it bad"!
I love my Hubby!!

It took a while for my DH to understand, but after keeping my quilting contained to the time he fished, and getting a LOT done (!), it was easy. I just remind him of the fun he has shopping - for fishing gear, and using the gear! Now I have the piecing/quilting out most of the time, and get to grab a little time to quilt most days.

My hubby understands all too well with me. He is actually amazed when I cut clothes up & make a quilt from them!
He also helped me with the 5 grandchildrens I SPY quilts, by that I mean, he helped me with the layout of the blocks for each quilt. Now to get that sashing sewn together & get the quilt tops done. What a keeper! :)

My husband is awesome! He completely supports my hab . . . er hobby and is always encouraging me. :D

Oh You are SOOO not the only one. My husband hates that it takes time away from something i could be "helping" him with. :( but i love him just the same

My husband enables and supports me. He build me a gigantic studio above the garage, empties out his wallet when I head to the quilt store, pays ebay fabric bills, buys vintage sewing machines and fixes them for me. He brags about my quilts and shows them off to everyone.

Aaaahhh he sounds so sweet.

I used to sew most of my clothes to save money and to fit better--I am very short. I used to do counted cross-stitch; all my DH ever said was "those sure do take a lot of time". He has always worked hard and provided for our family. He fishes and hunts, plays golf, and rebuilds vehicles at a fraction of the cost of buying one off the lot. He is truly a jack-of-all-trades, one-of-a-kind, well-respected person in our town. He does NOT GET my passion for sewing. I'm also an Avon rep. so my profit subsidizes my habit and totally paid for my Janome 6600 I bought 2 yrs. ago. I love to make seasonal table runners, wall hangings, and lap quilts. Neither of my daughters have any interest in it, but they respect my interest. Both of my sons have absorbed their dad's mediocre acceptance of the hobby I enjoy the most. I am so in awe of all of you ladies who have husbands who take you to fabric stores and encourage you to buy whatever you want. If my DH did that, I would have to say "WHO are YOU, and what have you done with my husband?!" And I'll still keep him. :)

when we bought a house for weekends/staycations, he understood that 1: I needed a sewing studio and 2: I needed a machine for the house that was the same as the one in the apartment (so I could bring the same project back and forth, of course!). He just doesn't "get" the quilts...doesn't seem to understand how they are art. I appliques a large 1957 chevy then had it framed for his office. I thought it was fabulous. so did my friends. however, all he said was "it's OK." As clients visited,they would ooh and aah over it and he would report such to me but still felt "it's ok" and didn't understnad what the others saw. Given that, he does ask me to make quilts as gifts for some of his clients. And he is willing to sit with me in my room while I sew. So, I guess it's all good

Laurie

I finally asked my dh what he thought about my quilting, and he just stammered. I obviously threw him a curve! Basically he doesn't think much about it one way or another as long as it keeps me happy. :D

Mine doesn't understand and bitches when I try to sew.....

Ditto

JUST LOVE YOUR SITE.......NEW TO THE BOARD AND WAS WONDERING HOW TO FIND SOMEONE TO STITCH MY QUILT TOP, WILL ADD U TO MY LIST......

I HAVE ONE THAT UNDERSTANDS, HE JUST KEEPS ASKING WHEN I AM GOING TO DO THINGS....IN TURN I JUST ASK HIM WHEN HE IS GOING TO GET SOMETHING AND BRING IT HOME FROM HUNTING?????

tell him it's your hobby /enjoyment and provided it doesn't affect your other jobs, house or work why should he be bothered, presume that you don't spend money on smoking and drinking so why is he so picky; my husband is a philatellist which bores me to tears but I don't gripe about it , he doesn't spend my money on it and the exhibitions don't interfere with my life ------can't understand anyone being so selfish.