My husband has helped setting up a local quilt show I was on the committee of several times. (No longer held). Normally he will not go to a quilt show to “look at the quilts”. I always ask him if he wants to go with me (joking of course because I know he will say No!). So one time he said yes and did go with me..... (and I was surprised when he said yes), he left me to browse and he went looking around by himself. Then he called me on my cell phone to see where I was.....really???....he said to come over where he was, he had found the longarm machines. I joined him and played with the machine for a few minutes, then he said, “order it”. Wow was I surprised!!! I had to ask a couple times if he was joking. :-). Since that time he has never gone to a show with me. I can only guess his purpose of going to that show was to tell me to order the machine. (I had been renting one and he knew I wanted my own).

On another note, he never says anything about the money I spend on fabric, etc. The only thing he says is, “What goes down has to come back up”. My reply is, “So, I don’t have to worry about that because I won’t be here”. Hahahahaha

When I dove into the quilting hobby, I joked about hoping my dh would not decide to become a quilter. You see, he's very skilled, mechanical minded, artistic, math savvy, etc. Did I feel a bit threatened? ha ha. I had no doubt he would have put me to shame immediately if he made a quilt! Does he attend quilt shows with me? No. He admires my quilts, is supportive of my hobby, and I respect and do not become critical of his collecting and hobby interests. We both believe people are better people for their hobbies, and we can give each other the space to do our own thing.

My husband goes with me to quilt shows and on quilt runs. He enjoys it and he carries my purchases. The only thing that he insists on is going out to eat afterwards.

My hubby is a big help. he'll drop me off at the door. carry anything i want him to, and is pretty patient. when i notice he or I need a break from each other, i'll suggest 'the refreshment area', and he will enjoy a piece of pie, till i get done. i've never taken him to a huge quilt show, like padukah, but, i'm thinking about it next year. i was wondering how i could do all that walking, and then i remembered how good he was at dropping me off at the door.

I agree. He either goes to a thrift store or reads in the car or naps.

Hmmm. I see men all the time at quilt shows. I think it was strange that so many strangers approached.

It's been fun to read all of your posts about your husbands and quilt shows. Darcyshannon's post was what lead me to post my original question. Having been to many quilt shows over the years I have seen many men attending and never once thought that it was out of the ordinary. I even pointed out to my DH the quilts that were pieced or quilted by men. He was a construction worker before he retired and he can look at a joining point from across the room and tell you if it was vertical or out of plum and tell you if it was 1/4" off center. Probably why he really loved the symmetry of flying geese. And yes to Momsbusy's post he did get the reward of lunch at his favorite cafe afterwards.

Going to shows or shopping in quilt shops with my husband would be equivalent to hunting with the game warden.
Just no.

He says I swing my credit card like a samurai sword...he doesn't need to see that. 😂

My husband goes to Quilt shows with me and really enjoys it. He talks to all the vendors.

One funny story - the first time DH and I went to MSQC, while I was looking at fabric he was peaking into a room at back where they has some vintage sewing machines. He got invited in and was having a nice chat with the ladies about vintage machines and sewing.

Boy was I surprised to find him chatting away with Jenny Doan when I went looking for him! He had no idea who she was LOL!!

I see men at the Houston Quilt Fest. Mostly they are holding packages and looking bored!

My husband goes with me and appreciates all the work that goes into making a quilt and the beauty of the finished quilt. He enjoys it as much as I do.

I love this story! so funny.

Cant go anymore. Feet won't let me, and Ill darn sure not use one of those leg and ankle killer electric carts I see at shows. My wife and I owned a quilt shop for 42 yrs. and we went to all the shows we could get away from shop to go to. My wife was the first custom machine quilter in our state.

I prefer to go to shows alone so my husband never goes with me. I, however, go to his fly fishing shows and spent last Saturday at a tractor show. I enjoy hanging out with him and he likes to have my company. If I asked him to go to a quilt show with me he probably would, but I think I'd just tell him to go fishing. One great thing is that he has no problem taking me to quilt shops in the towns we go through on our way to fishing and tractor shows. Kind of a win-win for me!

My dh was educated as a Mechanical Engineer, and is a skilled carpenter. He has built houses and made chairs for a living in the past. His secret super power is the ability to look at a bolt and tell you the thread size. My son, the potter was amazed when dh (his stepdad) did it for him. Unfortunately, the "function over form" part of his engineer brain makes him no fun at quilt shows. I might take him to the state fair this year just to re-test my hypothesis.