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I told him I would buy him a new pair!! I guess I could have sewn some fancy boxers inside them!! LOL

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Originally Posted by hmay60

He came home last night as I was cutting up some of his old jeans. He said, are you sure those aren't any good. Well he is the one who quit wearing them. I said yes, they have holes in them. He says you can make quilts, but you can't patch holes. I explained that I quilt for fun, it is my hobby. It doesn't mean I want to spend my time patching holes. Now, I have patched some in the past, and it's not always easy to patch knee holes and pocket holes, and now we can afford to buy him new jeans, when he needs them. He also told me once, that one of the guys he worked with, wanted to know if I would patch some of his jeans, umm no. I work everyday and just don't want to patch clothes. I will sew up some things for the grandkids though, they are special. So anyone else not like to patch clothes.

I would tell him it's not that I can't patch jeans. I WON'T. END OF SUBJECT.

I totally understand. People are always asking me if I can mend or hem up pants. Of course I can, but I hate to so I don't, LOL. I give them directions to an alteration shop.

Last time DD wanted to patch pants, I showed her how.

Someone posted the other day that when they are asked to mend, she told them that she isn't qualified to do that properly. She is a quilter. I loved that, and will be using it next time I am hit up to mend something, lol.

I hear ya, sister! I'll hem, when I feel like it, but I won't patch for him. My kids, yes, but honestly it's not worth my time. My husband doesn't "get it" either. But your QB pals do :)

He doesn't get mad about it, he usually jokes about it to friends. He always says, she has a $6000 machine, but it doesn't sew on buttons. BTW, it is not a $6000 machine, lol. I didn't enjoy cutting up the jeans, as much as I thought I would, so I may just pitch them.

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Originally Posted by hmay60

Nowadays, many people won't wear patched clothes, period. Years ago, when DH#1 was working as a welder, I frequently had to patch the burned out holes, after my MIL explained how it was done with a straight-stitch only machine.

Current DH wouldn't wear patched jeans.

I know, he won't wear them to work, either. Heck, people pay for jeans with hole them.