Amen!
My personal favorite quote. :D

Jan in VA

Ach! DH is a farmer and he would give me grocery sacks full of jeans that needed patching when we first met. So I patched. And patched. Finally it got to the point where the jeans were tearing out along the seam lines where I had sewn the patches on. The jeans were just plain rotten. Why, I had to finally put my foot down! Now I only patch small tears in newer jeans. If they need to be re-built from the pockets down, well they become grease rags around here now. I'd do darn near anything for my DH but there are limits on how long a pair of jeans will last. He still tries to get me to patch sometimes, bless his heart but I stand my ground on this issue, lol!

Totally agree with all of you. I hate to patch also. The last thing I patched for my DS, I put a quilt label I had messed up over the hole. He looked at me a little strangely and laughed.

I normally don't patch. I also avoid most mending, just hate it. But I did fix some zippers for my daughter because she begged. I would rather start fresh and make something new then fix a zipper, but she loved the skirts so I did it for her. Then the other day y husband brought home some mending for a gal at his work. Nothing hard to do, just a hem and a couple of seams, but still. She was shocked at what the cleaners wanted to fix them. I told him, ok, this time, but don't do it again. We'll see how that works out.

Patching is an art. The trick is to patch and you can't tell it.... :^) It is all in how you look at it I guess.

i only do easy patches. rather be doing other things

My dgd brought a bag of stuff over to be patched. I showed her how. I HATE to repair. DGS sent a pair of shorts he needed fixed, I went to the clearance isle at WalMart and bought him a pair for $3. As soon as anyone finds out you sew, they think you will fix their stuff. NOT!!

Patching is against my religion, just as ironing clothes is but quilt sewing is another denomination.

Tell him it is kinda like my husband....who restores old cars/trucks and loves every minute of it, but hates it when my father asks him to change the oil in a lawnmower. Put it in their terms, and they will understand.

If he wants them patched, he is welcome to do it!!! My late DH used to darn his socks, another job I would not do.