I am a newbie so I don't know quilters on the board but need some help. My DH is a disabled vet with too much time on his hands. I think he would be a great quilter because he has a great eye for detail, color and design. He has helped me cut a few times and each cut is perfect. The trouble is that he doesn't believe men quilt. He is so old school that he can't belive that a man can work with fabric and be stright. Need some help in convincing him that men make great quilters. HELP

We have many men on this site with some beautiful quilts. Today I am going to my guild meeting and the speaker is a man who has made some amazing quilts!! screwystewy is one lostn51 is another. I will see if I can find the speaker. There are bikers who quilt men in prision who quilt. It is not just for women :)

edited to add: Scott Hansen his website http://bluenickelstudios.com/

Buy him a Quilter's World Magazine. They feature male quilters in it all the time. The magazine owner is also a male who quilts. It's a very relaxing past time for anyone. I would have no qualms about a man's man who quilts.

Do a search on this board for Eddie...he make some beautiful quilts!

Go to Search at the top of the page and put in prison. The first post shows beautiful quilts made by the male prisoners.

Also once the male quilters on the board read your post you will probably hear from them.

I follow 2 blogs written by male quilters. www.quiltdad.com and www.ryanwalshquilts.com

I read in a Quilters Mag that many many men quilt! Doctors, Lawyers, stay at home Dads, A Chemist. An endless list of men that quilt because most say it's relaxing and you can see something productive when finished. Besides, men love to be bragged on!!:-)

Two other male quilters are Grandpa in TN and Davidwent in MA.!! :P

One of my best quilting friends is male - he owns a quilt shop in Hamburg and is a great longarm quilter. He also sews clothes and does a wonderful work.

Not only do men quilt but they also knit.

You will be able to prove him wrong very quickly! LOL :D
We have some WONDERFUL quilters on here that are men. I'm sure they will be commenting as soon as they see your post!

My DH knits, does cross-stitch and leadlighting. He would quilt as well but my sewing room is too small for both of us to share.

He is also very handy with a circular saw and other "manly" things.

Get your hubby to check out some of the intricate work the guys on this board do. He's bound to be impressed.

My dad worked with wood for years. I have been quilting for years and my mother took it up about 5 years ago and is a hand quilter. My dad (with no sewing experience) decided he wanted a longarm. He has learned to sew and is good with his quilting. He has a great eye for color and design.
Here he is with one of his most challenging quilts.

And then there is that guy that did the last supper. Show him that, he will be impressed. I can't think of his name right now.

Hey!! Check this out!! It's sooo interesting and cool!! It's about the man and how he created the Last Super Quilt!!

http://www.thesupper.net/made.htm

My DH has been quilting right along side me from the start. He cuts and sews, I design and hand quilt. A perfection partnership, couldn't do it without him!

don't forget in the past most, if not all, tailers were men. I think men have great eye for precision and detail. The quilts on here made by men are just beautiful. Good luck helping him get started.
Sue

Here in Delaware there was a gentleman quilter who also designed quilts. He started his career in quilting because he wanted to quit smoking. He was also a member of a local biker group. You can do a google search fro him under his quilter name name, Biker Dude or his real name of Butch Meyers. He also had a job at the LQS.

there is a museum in Colorado that is MEN WHO QUILT... find the web site...do a search...there are sooooo many famous men quilters...Ricky Timms; Joel Dewberry; Kaffe Faccet (well i think Kaffe designs and has a lady sew); - visit fons and porter's web site...through the list of shows they have featured a number of male quilters...also Sewing with Nancy---from Nancy's notions has featured many men...there are so many...and tell your hubby...
through out history MEN HAVE RULED THE TEXTILE WORLD...women are new

My Aunt taught me how to tailor garments but it was my Uncle, who installed elevators for a living and had hands like hams, who taught me how to embroider as he was taught by my Grandma.

One of my bosses has a BF that knits beautifully, and he is so embarraced. I dont understand WHY, the guy has TALENT....there are lots of guys here who make beautiful quilts!

Show this thread to your husband. He'll be surprised!

http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-41725-1.htm

There are quite a few men on board and they do a fantastic job. Tell him to go for it. We'll cheer him on.

Any one can quilt...men and women :-)

There are some amazing male quilters , for Two years in a row a man won top prize at International Quilt show in Chicago.
Give him a Ricky Timms book !

Here's a man who quilts....Ty Pennington
http://store.quiltingdaily.com/Mixed...tml?a=qe110203

I am a man and I quilt. There I said it. I am retired from the USAF jet engine mechanic, welding inspector in the construction field and have made four quilt tops to date and working on more. Quilting fills my mind we all kinds of ideas and keeps me busy after I get home from work. Better than TV. So get busy it is something anyone can do some better than others but that is the same with anything. This is a great place to learn. Look thru the pictures there are several man quilters with there wares.

Here ya go :D:D:D

http://www.quiltingboard.com/search....uilters&u=&s=0

http://www.quiltingboard.com/search....uilters&u=&s=0

Thank you all so much. I am going to print this thread and all the pictures I can find and leave a couple of pages by his coffe every morning till he gets it through his head that men quilt.

LOL, my husand is macho like that too. He loves to go to quilt shows with me and will buy me anything quilting realted that I want or need. He comes in my craft room often to check out what I'm doing, seems to love it when I ask him to help cut but to actually make a quilt, NO WAY, thats a girl thing.

Hello!!!!!! Male quilter here been quilting for 7 years tell him to PM ME!!!! I will email PIctures of some of the quilts I have done so far


CHristopher A male quilter

I have a collection of old Quilter'sNewletter magazines. In one of the earlier ones there was a story about a prize-winning quilter in Kansas. He was a farmer, but had trained in college as an engineer (he was about 80). His wife quilted and one day he informed her that her points didn't match. She told him that if he could do better he should do it. He did and won prizes at the State Fair and elsewhere for many, many years.

How about Ricky Tims

Trust me...he's NOT gay...
(My husband helping me with Christmas gifts)

Altho I do have male friends that quilt who are gay...it's not an issue. I also have male friends that quilt that are as macho as any guy out there. Quilting has nothing to do with masculinity!

Have him read "Men and the Art of Quiltmaking" by Joe Cunningham. All about men who quilt.
There are a couple web sites for men who quilt. There is a Yahoo group of men quilters who have challenges, retreats, fabric exchanges, etc etc etc.......as well as many of us on this site.

and a quilter who goes by BuickJim has a quilt shop in California. great quilter!!

Hmmmm......I wonder: would your DH think a male tailor is not masculine enough? :?

Just thought of something else!! :-) Sewing involves machines, precision, detail, and lots of gadgets!!! What man doesn't like those things!!??? :lol: :thumbup: Quilting doesn't only involve doing everything by "hand." Perhaps he thinks that if he has a needle and thread in his hand, it challenges his masculinity. So maybe he might like to just design a top at first -- lots of creativity involved, and if you have quilt designing software and he loves computers........well, you get the picture!! Then he could progress to cutting out the pieces for the top -- lots of precision involved there -- not to mention all the tools such as scissors, rotary cutters, and rulers!!! Eventually, he might gravitate to using the "POWER!!" Get him in front of a sewing machine and let him take off!! Hey, a sewing machine uses electricity, has a light, gears, buttons and knobs, AND best of all a "gas" peddle!!!!! :thumbup: :thumbup:

Before I became disabled I did metalworking and woodworking as hobbies. Now I paint, photograph,knit AND quilt. I have one complete quilt and 3 WIP's and I am loving it!
David

Look at his quilts
http://www.cosman.nl/index_nl.php

I looked at his quilts and they are amazing but I think I should wait awhile before showing them to DH. If I was intimadated by they my DH would run for his life. This man is so good