The two most important words a man learns after I DO, are
YES, DEAR

Well, good luck in finding a treasure from your neighbor! I mentioned the same thing to my friend and ended up with a great 228 for 15 bucks!

I have never laughed so much until I started to read all of the replys to "Husbands"! This one especially made me roar! I just enjoy this board so much :lol: :lol: We're so right on!

Now he doesn't know I have a treadle hidden in the basement yet. hehe. just remember what they don't know is good for you. hehe

We are actually protecting them. We don't want them to have to suffer any added anxiety.
robin in TX

Well, why does a man need more than one set of screw drivers, different hammers, multiple drills? Different tools for different jobs and some were just on sale, a good deal or really shiny and cool. And we quilters are different? More than one machine or an over flowing stash is no different. Bless them, love them and be glad you have one who tries in his own man way to understand.

You tell him, "There's always room for one more!" :-P

My husband knows about 3 of my machines. One of these days he is going to open up my closet and find 3 "others".

Never too many sewing machines (LOL) from Amarillo

Hope the machine is what you want. But I understand about your husband. My hubby just got me a white featherweight as an early birthday present and wanted to know if i was going to now sell off my black featherweight now that I have the white one. I didn't actually laugh in his face but I did turn around so he didn't see my pitying look at his misplaced idea.

If my husband can have 85 different screwdrivers, 3 table saws and 4 cordless drills, then surely I can have 5 different sewing machines (incl. 3 FW's)!!

WISH MY HUSBAND WAS STILL HERE TO ASK ME WHY I NEED ANYTHING STILL ENJOYING THE ONE MACHINE HE BOUGHT ME

Love your avatar AND your husband's comment!! :thumbup:

At the present time I have 9 machines counting the featherweight and sergers and not long ago my huggy asked me if it wasn't time to buy a new machine. I appreciate his support.

My husband just shakes his head and asks where will you put it. I found two a second hand shop (Kenmores) ang got them for about 25-30 bucks total. I have 2 Husqvarna Viking 905 sergers, 1 555 sewing machine, 2 #1+ sewing/embroidery machines (1 is set up to embroidery), 1 Emore embroidery only machine, 2 Kenmores, 1 Brother 1600 and 1 Brother PRW 5000, plus my daughters both having Hus/Vikings they left here at home I use. I did explain that I use each machine for something different just like he would use different tools for different things. My husband just asked me when everything will go to basement. He even goes fabric shopping with me. Yep he knows I love to dabble.
Icee

Are we married to the same man??? lol

I understand. My husband left many years ago and from time to time I wish I had someone to explain my quilting to. AH, well, I just sew and some day........ or maybe not, I will share my quilts and quilting passion with a special someone.

Hoping it is the machine you want. I have "+" machines and my DH is the one that got most of them for me. I have a newly aquired Singer 301A that I did some free motion on yesterday. Love that machine!! Good luck.

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:mrgreen: I know, this cracked me up. I'd love to see his face, maybe she can take a pic.

I'm lucky because hubby loves sewing machines like I do. Trouble is we have so many now. But I still need a few featherweights. Want one for each of my girls and then for the grand daughters also. Plus the 8 year old grandson would love one. He loves to quilt. We have given him an old machine that he can use for his quilting. You would of though we had given him the world. Yes, he is only 8 and loves to quilt.

Hoping this machine is what you are wanting :D:D:D

Does DH have more than one screw driver, hammer, pliers?
We need more than "one tool" for the job too :wink:

If he does any handyman work, I'll bet he has more than one hammer mor 1 saw.

My husband has 6 guitars and a mandolin. He also is the one that researched and bought my Bernina and my now sewing cabinet. I think he does get it.

Men! I wonder how many duplicate tools he has.

I just ask mine why he needs more fishing poles. Then he says "Never Mind". :lol:

That is a man for you!

What hobbies does your husband have? Mine plays golf - 1 golf club can cost more than a sewng machine

Our darling husbands! Little do they know!

I am heartbroken because my kids told me point blank that they don't want to inherit my machines.

I have 7 machines and 2 sergers. Some of them are old, like the featherweight, and 2 of them are less than 4 years old. The two that are less than 4 years old are pretty much the same. One is a Pfaff 1524 and the other is a Pfaff 1530. That was a bad deal, where a purchased a floor model that was giving me trouble, so I took it bad despite their "No Return" policy. Thought my credit card company would back me up but didn't. I purchased the 1530 from another dealer, so I ended up with 2. Sent the 1524 to Pfaff, and they repaired something that was bent, and the machine sews fine now. The machine did not have a warranty, because Pfaff took the dealer ship away from the store in which I purchased the 1524, so Pfaff said "No Warranty". The were nice enough to fix the machine and paid for the shipping to get the machine back to me.

The sergers I love. I think I am sewing machine rich. At the moment my passion has cooled, but who knows, maybe there is just one more machine out there that needs to be rescued.

Happy Sewing

You are right, men don't understand and never will! They just aren't made like us. Poor things.

Yep, just bought another one tonite. Gee, I already have one like it :)

My husband doesn't usually say too much about things I want, BUT I don't think he ever checked out the closet where my stash is. He always comments on WHY do you want that car (Benz slk350), it's a waste of money. The answer he gets from me is. All the money you have spent on cigarettes over the last 20 years I already could have had it. He was suppose to quit with me when I was PG with my last child. Of course, most of the tools I use, not him.

I don't think men ever do understand about our sewing machines or our "stash". However, when I made this year's family reunion quilt and didn't need to buy background or backing fabric, he didn't "gritch" so much about my stash. Fortunately for me, my girlfriend, to whom I had passed on the bulk of my stash that I had to get rid of, had saved a large piece of fabric that I had given her and not only was it large enough to back the king size quilt, I have between 5-6 yards left. The funny part is that another friend had given it to me when she cleaned out her MIL's fabric and I think Bea had wanted to make curtains or something. The quilt was Sister's Choice, in memory of my sister who passed away 2 years ago, 2 months after the last reunion. She always gave my husband ducks for Christmas and the fabric had a very small canadian goose pattern. Talk about kismet. I'm sure she's laughing up in heaven. Before we moved I think I had 6 machines, 2 in cabinets, but I gave away all but 3 of them, which I moved with me. When my machine needs to get serviced, I want to be able to sew or quilt, as the spirit moves.

well,...he apparently doesn't understand!
You need another sewing machine, for the same reason he needs more than one pair of underwear, - to take care of the important things in life!!! ;-)

My husband has bought more old singers than me. I actually try to talk HIM out of buying them now. lol
Judy

When I got my 1st frame, I had to reorganize to fit the table in my sewing room. I had ALL Of my fabric piled on that table. My husband came in, saw it all and said "You have ALL that fabric and you buy MORE" My reply?

I have THREE THINGS TO SAY:


1. its LEGAL. All of this fabric was purchased or was a gift. No one will come to my door and arrest me for sewing.

2. you are gone half the week. My quilting (and watching my beloved Diamondbacks) keeps me busy. Its cheaper than a private investigator or therapy.

3. If you paid someone to make all the gifts I have made over the years, you would have paid ALOT more money than is in this room. (that is not true after the long arm came home!)

His eyes got wide..and he said "Oh!" and that was the end of that! He is a golfer..and when he goes to play golf, he KNOWS I'm happy ..and doing something I love.

Now if he wanted a tool that would be a whole new story wouldn't it. Hope you get the sewing machine you want and not to much. Good Luck. Hubby are all about the same I guess. Sue

Quick! Draw up the Will now and include someone who Cares about preserving, enjoying the Past! :wink:

Mine says the same thing... I ask him how many tools do you have ? Hmmmmm