So many of you talk about hiding your fabric purchases from your DH. I show my husband all the fabrics I buy and he even goes with me to the annual quilt show! He loves to see me happy so he indulges my passion. I am SO blessed. Of course, I don't go crazy when buying fabric - mostly buy for each project.

How many of you DON'T have to hide your stash from your DH?

Me. I have a prince too. He loves it that I'm so happy with my quilting studio. He's a very supportive best friend.

I don't hide anything from my DH. He also enjoys going to quilt shows and never says a word if I am purchasing fabric for a quilt. I also do not collect fabric for the sake of collecting fabric. I have a small stash, but make up and use what I purchase.

Me too. Not only do I not have to hide it - he actually helps me pick it out!

I work hard for my money so my husbands really doesnt care what I do I pay the bills and do what I want with the rest

I don't have to hide my stash from DH, and he does try to be supportive, but he doesn't always "get it".

However, he did say that if I can get rid of or use up half of my stash by Feb 2013 (I turn 30 then) that I can get a Nolting.. so, yea, I guess he really is a PRINCE

Nope don't hide mine from husband. Don't néed Toç

I don't hide mine either. He takes me to Lancaster twice a year just to buy fabric. When I come out of a store with a small bag he'll ask if that is all I bought. Now I don't know that he realizes how many $$$$'s are being spent but it's my money and he doesn't question what I spend.

No, I don't hide mine. My husband encourages me to get what I want.

No hiding for me either. Sometimes when he gets gift certificates he will ask me if I want it instead for a LQS. Just yesterday he was asking me if I wanted $100.00 one he was gonna be getting for a quilt shop. Gotta love him!!!

I don't have to hide mine either, However he is the one who is the spender and I am the one who has to put a stop to the spending. :-(

Count me in!! He's very supportive and doesn't question. Let's hear it for all the princes! :D
But you have to admit, this thread isn't going to be nearly as funny as the other one! LOL :D

I don't have to hide any of my purchases either and he is usually with me when I am buying fabric. I don't consider myself lucky, it is the way it should be especially if we both work.

If I had to hide anything I bought from DH, he'd soon be an ex-DH. Trust and respect and honesty have been the basis of our 41 year marriage. I truly feel sorry for people that have to hide something from a partner; something that brings them joy. This is not a partnership or a marriage. Sorry--this just really bothers me and gets me on my soapbox! Don't mean to offend anyone.

I don't hide anything. In fact, my new purchases usually sit on the couch for awhile so we can admire them before I put them away.

Have to agree with this. I could never question what brings my DH joy and he wouldn't do it either. Very good point, Jan! :thumbup:

I don't hide mine, it's not that he's so supportive as oblivious. LOL! To be honest, he is pretty supportive and interested in WIP, but when your sewing room is as messy as mine, it's pretty hard to notice that there's something new in there.

Nope, I don't hide mine either.

I'll climb on with you. :D

No hiding here, either! My husband actually asks me to make quilts for his friends and coworkers. And he'll always ask, when I'm working on something, "Who is getting that one?" He understands that I am always giving them away as gifts. He's a gem!

No hiding here. I agree trust and respect are part of our marriage. He shops with me sometimes, will even look for LQS when we travel. I shop with him at Menards, Home Depot, etc with him.

My husband also supports my passion for sewing & quilting. He goes to quilt shows, fabric stores, helps me chose fabrics, etc. I talk myself out of something & he insists I buy it, LOL.

I don't hide fabric from DH, it's a matter of respect and trust. I respect our budget and he trusts me!

Me... I do not hide anything... after all these years together... why? I got an early retirement at age 45 when I lost a very good 15 year job. We are farmers so I can always be used on the farm and did both work off the farm and farm for years... In fact, I put on my resume one time that "I could parallel park a grain truck", that of course was when they were small trucks not the semi's they use now. So he has been supportive of me all this time, I help with the farm and do some little off the farm jobs but not fulltime only in the area do not travel like I did with the other job. Very Happy not hiding anything from my prince..

Never hide my fabric. In fact I often purchase on line when I see great sales so my hubby gets the deliveries during the day. We both trust each other to understand what we can and cannot afford.

Of course, if he ever said anything about how much it costs to make a quilt I would kindly inquire about how much it costs him to catch fish (once you through in the boat, motor, dozens of fishing rods and oodles of tackle).

Mine is a King. In fact, that his his motto "It's good to be King". DH goes to quilt shows with me. He loves the big one here in Houston and the little quirky shops we find while traveling. I am blessed! I only hide gifts meant for him...lol.

No hideing for me, my DH has always said pay the bills first, then we can have fun. We are now retired and all bills are paid ,every month and on time, we consider saving $ every month one of our bills. So we both have fun, me sewing him fishing after 41 year, 3 kids, and 9 grands it has worked well for both of us.

Nah I don't hide it from my hubby. It would break my heart to find out that he was sneaking around and buying stuff purposely hiding it from me. He is my best friend and we do everything together when we aren't working. And so yes that includes buying fabric!

My husband supports my quilting/sewing. He takes me to all the quilt shops that I search out before we go out of town. He enjoys looking at all the quilts/projects in the shops. He's even signed me up for a class one time, and bought everything I needed for the class.

I agree with emerald46 - I only hide gifts meant for DH. And at that, sometimes they're hidden in plain sight.

I don't 'have' to hide fabric from my husband. But, he doesn't 'have' to know how much fabric I have either. :)

We both worked hard. We both have nice retirements. We both buy whatever we want.

He still doesn't need to see fabric overflowing in my quilting room. Sometimes I'm embarrassed to see it myself.

I got trigger happy and double clicked. Sorry.


I don't 'have' to hide fabric from my husband. But, he doesn't 'have' to know how much fabric I have either. :)

We both worked hard. We both have nice retirements. We both buy whatever we want.

He still doesn't need to see fabric overflowing in my quilting room. Sometimes I'm embarrassed to see it myself.

I do not hide any purchases from my husband.

I'm single so don't have to hide anything, but I think it's wonderful that all of you have husbands that go along with your passion.

I don't have to hide anything. He usually doesn't pay much attention to it at all. Sometimes at Christmas I'll receive a gift cert. to the LQS. He doesn't have to hide his purchases from me either. We both worked, are now retired. I feel sad for those who feel they must hide things from their spouses.

I don't hide anything. We're both thrifty when it comes to money so we don't have too much conflict there. It makes me happy to see him enjoy sports as much as he does. And I think it makes him just as happy to see me happily quilting. If I really thought he would be against a purchase would think twice about it.

A few months ago he came home and mentioned he spent $60 at the horse racing track with his dad. I said, "Good, because that's how much I spent on my new cutting mat."

As far as going to LQS with me to pick stuff out? I think both of us would rather go to the dentist.

Mt mother-in-law get my hocked so DH dose not say MUCH.

I have been known to hide, but really don't have to. He will sometimes make a comment that do I REALLY need that? But he knows the answer so I don't even have to say it. Actually, he will go in with me and help pick out fabrics. He went to the city on Tuesday and I asked him, tounge in cheek, to run in somewhere and get me some sewing machine needles. I really didn't think he would do it, but I got a call, he was whispering so noone in Joannes could hear him asking me which pkg to get. LOL Of course, the other think I asked him to pick up was deodorant, and he forgot that! My newest obsession, vintage machines, took a little longer, but he has been bitten by that bug too.

I don't!!! He waits in the car for me sometimes. If I let him come in the store he insists I buy MORE!!! Right now he's trying to get me to buy the computer part for my longarm. I just can't justify spending $8000.!!!! HE wants to play with it!!! :mrgreen: Took a 3rd marriage to find such a gem!!!! :thumbup:

I'm one of the lucky ones and don't hide what I buy. We've been married 44 years and guess he knows by now that I'm going to use most of what I purchase, EVENTUALLY! :-)