I leave all the fabrics I bought in the trunk of my car. When my husband leaves, I ran into my car and pull out all my loot.

ROFL

I just wait until he goes upstairs to watch TV in the evening. Neighbors can't rat me out since the car is in the garage.

:shock: :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock:

I buy more fabric instead of keeping the doctors appointment

Great idea!!

that i LOVE the silence when i get the chance to sew by myself, and encourage youngest dd (senior in h/s) to spend the night @ her best friends occasionally so i can have the room ALL TO MYSELF!!

she got her acceptance letter from umass lowell today... school starts late august, early sept (?) by november, i may miss her.... but it's close enough to come home often.. which works for me...

i talked my DH into buying a camping trailer just so i had a place to use some of the quilts i haven't given away. my DD pointed to a cupboard in the trailer and said "look mom, a place to put your sewing machine so you can quilt when we are camping" i love em both!

:thumbup: I love it!!

Have loved all of these and been "guilty" of most of them. Now I don't feel so alone!

I am not ashamed of the WIPs or any thing else I have for my sewing and quilting habit. I do it because I enjoy it and it keeps me sane (most of the time). I might be ashamed of what I would do if I didn't have my habit.

Why bother getting dressed if you plan on staying home all day long? All getting dressed will do is cause you to have to do more work called 'LAUNDRY'...and I REALLY REALLY don't like doing laundry.

I have also been guilty of all of the above, but my own personal shame is: I started a quilt for my daughter as a wedding gift. She has now been married 7 years, the quilt is not finished yet. :oops:

Sometimes I sew with my metalic machine needle in with regular thread ... because it has a bigger eye and I can thread it faster/easier .

Here, Here!!!!

not all walmarts are terrible employers....I worked at one for two years until I had to quit to take care of my husband. The pay is decent and I loved what I did. You just have to understand that you will be working with lots of women and younger adults. I made great friends and will be going back when hubby is better. As for their quality of fabrics - you get what you pay for...so if you can't afford the really good stuff, walmart is a great option.

So true....It may not keep me sane, but saner than I would be without it. All I know is, it makes me happy, and keeps me focused on the positive stuff...

Thanks for the hint, I just did that, I was too lazy to change the thread. It will definately show. I'll get the sharpy out now!

I'm ashamed to admit that I have been bidding on featherweights and not winning a bid and now I bid on two and it looks like I might win both!!!What do I do now?????

Enoy!!!

Love that response. I am also guilty of that one!

I love you quilters!
I am also guilty of this. Have fibromyalgia and some days clothes hurt. First thing I do when coming in from work is "strip!"

I am ashamed to admit.....that sometimes I am too lazy to go back and fix my mistake, justifying it by saying you're a beginner, it's a learning curve, or the person I am giving this to doesn't quilt and will never know it's a mistake all the time knowing the truth. Laziness.

I am ashamed to admit I have too many sewing machines, most vintage which need rehoming, but can't bear to part with any of them. Im also keep looking for more machines. I also have a stash of fabric which I will never use in this lifetime, unless I live to Methusalah's age, and still buy more fabric.

this made me laughn out loud :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:

My mom called it "fend for yourself"--Love it!

.......run around the house and do a bunch of chores really fast then spend the rest of the day quilting and let my husband believe I took all day caring for the house and dinner. More often than not this happens in reverse order. :oops: :wink: :lol:

I am ashamed that I sometimes buy fabric at LQS, when it is so far out of my budget. (But it's so pretty!) I must also admit that most of my LQS purchases are from the sale bin......I want to support them, but life doesn't give us what we want, just what we need. :oops:

I am ashamed to admit I have three projects underway, none completed, afraid to finish them but I keep buying books, watching tutorials and buying fabric. And of course reading this board. And I haven't finished even ONE project yet.

I am ashamed to admit I have three projects underway, none completed, afraid to finish them but I keep buying books, watching tutorials and buying fabric. And of course reading this board. And I haven't finished even ONE project yet.

Lololol I did the same thing!!

Hugs!! You guys are great !!
Thanks for the laughs.
**coughs, sputters. .** looks both ways
Great Ideas!!

I think I threw my power cord to my machine away at Christmas. Because I can't find it anywhere. My machine gave out 2 days before Christmas. I can't remember where I put the cord. Sighs

I'm ashamed to admit that-I would forget supper and my husband would start fixing it himself. :?

I've done that..........it works...and actually got the hint from a book of hints for quilters! :thumbup:

Exactly!!!! Good for you! J

At least mine wants to eat in front of the T.V. LOL

Ifn its hot, well, without the jammies....

I have an extra, what brand is yours? PM me.

Yes, it's rather scary around here in the summer time.

.....that I took the time to read every comment in this thread BUT
I enjoyed every minute of it. :thumbup: :lol: