Penny so sorry to hear about your recent stroke, prayers and blessings going your way.

Ditto for me too, my mum has been suffering stroke for a while now and I think she will be lucky to see the new year in.

My DH is very supportive. He's thrilled that I have found something that I enjoy as much as I used to enjoy gardening when we lived in the Northeast. We moved to SE Arizona several years ago and gardening isn't much of an option other than some raised beds for my mini-roses and herbs. I discovered quilting through a friend at work and have been obsessed ever since! My DH is very proud of the quilts I make and takes quite an interest in my new-found hobby! We will celebrate our 27th anniversary this Friday (9/17). I am very blessed.

Happy Anniversary!!! We have been married 40 years and it seems like just yesterday that we got married.

Yes Happy Anniversary, We celebrated our 40th on Aug. 22, and it seems like only a short while, not 40 but then our oldest is 38 yrs. old and that hardly seems possible either. I seems like only yesterday that she was just a baby.

We have been married 40 years too last February so I wish you both a Happy Anniversary too.My eldest daughter celebrates heer 40th Birthday on 12th November And her 10th Wedding Anniversary a week later.

Mine also I prayed for your healing last night. We all know when we get a cut that the body was designed to heal itself. Remember "I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me" May God be with you in a special way. Gail

penny was it a TIA that you had. I just had one and am doing pretty good. I had to take off weight and get my sugar under control. If you don't do some life changes they tell me it will be a bigger stroke next. That really scared me. Please take good care of yourself, MNM

My hubby is pretty good about it most of the time. He knows I need it like he needs his video games--which is where I am fortunate--If he is not watching football, soccer, baseball, hockey, or basketball then he has an original Nintendo, Sega Genesis, Playstation 2 and an XBOX plus games for the computer. I work full time so when I come home he has dinner ready, we eat and watch a program until sports--then I go down and sew. He also has a far better eye at putting fabrics together than I do.

My grandmother taught my grandfather how to cut out quilt pieces from templates after he retired. He did that while watching TV. My favorite quilt is one that he cut out and she pieced!

[quote=Slow2Sew]Does he have a good friend that he could schedule some time with or get together with ? Maybe you could encourage him to spend time with his friend(s) or even start a hobby with him that he could continue with on his own. Maybe he has something that he has always wanted to do that you could encourage him to try. If all else fails, you could sit him down and gently explain to him that you love him, but it isn't healthy to be together constantly, and you need some time to sew/quilt/whatever by yourself. If you are both in the house, but doing seperate things, then you could meet for lunch or take a break together. My husband and I do that on the week-ends when he is home and in the workshop and I am downstairs sewing. It's fun-kind of like dating again!!

Mine, too! Amen!

I think that my husband is the best.(I'm sure each of you would argue & say your's is the best.)

5 yrs. ago my husbands L5 disk went out & he was in a lot of pain. He could not sit or lay on his back. He could only lay on his stomach or stand. After much theripy & the pain was retreating he wanted to be productive. He figured that he could cook while standing. He now cooks all of our meals.

21/2 yrs ago as DFL was dying & DML'S Alzheimers took hold I began spending a lot of time taking care of them. (By Feb. 09 I was spending 10-12 hours a day with them.) My Wonderful DH just picked up the slack. He did the laundry, went Gro. shopping,& made sure all of DS's school things were taken care of.(DS cleans the kitchen & bathroom.)In March of 09 I lost my DFL & DF. (DF was only sick 2 weeks) & in June we found a great assisted living facility for my DML.

DH still does all the cooking & gro shopping. DS still cleans kitchen & bath.(Now he's 17 & I don't even have to take him anywhere any more!) I do laundry & hire someone to clean the rest of the house. This gives me more time to quilt. Pretty good for a stay at home Mom.

DH is always supportive of any Quilting that I do. He gets a kick out of how excited I get about colors; designs; gadgets; fabrics & sewing machines.

So... I think he's the BEST! :-D

Hi ladies,

Mine is totally a keeper..... since taking up quilting, about 8 - 10 months ago, DH has bought me a Horizon Machine (I already had a Janome 4900QC and a Brother 4000D), a Gracie II Frame, EQ7 and a Accuquilt Go... he also suggested that I take over the dining room as a sewing room and moved the table out and my frame and machines in. He has taken me to all the major quilt shows and never moans about what I spend on fabric and notions..... and he just really encourages me in whatever I do.

I also love to cross stitch and have about 10 lifetimes worth of kits, fabrics and threads, but he never moans.

He just encourages and tells me whatever I make is wonderful.

I love him dearly!

Hugs

This is a long post but it would not be right if I did not do a little bragging of my own. It was my 43 rd b day last wed. and my hubby took me to the sew and vac store and bought me the Janome 6500 with table and a binding tool to go with it. He is always praising my work and encouraging me if he has not seem me sewing in a couple of days. He is a total enabler and I love him dearly.

I sell them sometimes....they're my babies!! lol Its fun to get them all cleaned,oiled and sewing happily.
The centenial and tan FWs are staying with the rest of the herd. They are just so darned cute!
I had 6 at one point, sold several to finance the purchase of my Bernina 930, DH couldn't say that we couldn't afford it.
:lol: :lol:

I have been known to roll a treadle machine into the living room so I can sew and not disturb him while we're watching a movie. The nice thing about a treadle is how quietly they sew.
Sharon W.

My DH is a keeper too! Not much of a carpenter, but he took a pine table and made it so my machine is level with the table. He doesn't complain about my spending $$. As a mechanic, he knows good tools an make a big difference.

It's good to see 12 pages of us bragging on our husbands. :thumbup:

Yes, I did and made a quilt top. Did you get some? There aren't many of us out there. I was named after my dad Vernon. What about you?
Verna in So Ca

My husband fixes everything. lol He is my handyman.
Judy in Ohio

Hi Verna -

(strange to write that) As a child my mother knew a little girl named Verna and said if she ever had a daughter that would be her name. There used to be a shop in Lancaster PA "Verna's Quilt & Feed Shop". I introduced myself and was surprised she wasn't very enthused to meet another one.

I also bought several assortments of Verna fabrics, so far made a wall hanging. The rest is waiting for me to get caught up, as if that will happen LOL.

Nice to meet you.

Hi all Verna's. It is not a name you see very often, but the sweet woman who did my moms hair for about 20 years was named Verna. She was a wonderful women!

In Mifflinburg, PA there is a Mennonite fabric store with great prices name Verna's Fabrics. The owner is named...you guessed it...Verna!

I am so happy to see all these pages of praise to our faithful hubbies! Those of us who are blessed with these darling men should give thanks!

Now this is a great idea! Maybe if I follow him around and really irritate him enough, he will beg me to go back to my quilting. LOL

This I will seriously think about.

He is a good man and I am lucky to have him as he works hard around the house. He is retired and I work full-time so I can see why he wants my attention all the time when I am at home. But I have to have my time to myself too which is rare anymore. He always wins out and I spend 90% of my time away from work with him. Anytime I can go to my room and quilt is so wonderful to me. This is how I can find peace for my soul.

Oh no!

So wonderful to hear from a man! LOL I am putting on my thinking cap.

You know, I have asked him to help me cut material. He said, "no way". Maybe he would iron for me.

Gerbie,

This is a great idea too. I have already told him I need a television in my sewing room. He is going to build a shelf and start looking for one for me. I ask his opinion about colors alot and he seems to like that. He will brag on me when I show him something I have made.

Maybe a bookcase for my quilting books is next.

:lol:

You know what? The more I read everyone's thread, the more I appreciate him. I have my faults too. He does work hard around the house, will cook supper for me, and cleans the house alot. Yep, I will keep him. Now, about that ironing. LOL :)

Vanessa

My sweet husband hangs thing in my sewing room with enthusiasm! He remodeled the house and told me not to pound so many nails in his great drywall, but he doesn’t care in my sewing room and I don’t ask, just thankful. He likes my finds at auctions, with the thread cabinet, my most recent purchase along with shelves and other things. I have my eye on something else and not sure if I should buy it.

Well Kay, tell us what that something else is, don't keep us in suspense! lol Gerbie

Sounds like he really likes your company what a wonderful thing. It can be stifleing at times but it sure is a lot better than him sitting in a bar looking for company. Have you taught him how to cut out your pieces of fabric, iron or even teach him to sew and then you can buy another machine. I love machines .
So happy for you that your husband loves you and wants to be with you. MNM

I have to add my two cents and more about my DH. He is on his computer a lot and does yard work now more than in the past. He is very handy around the house, electrical, plumbing, and especially electronically. He is an accountant and is currently the assistant County Auditor, after retiring after 33 years from Pennzoil Sulphur Co..
He knows I am going to do my thing, sewing, quilting, and Church activities. After all I have been doing these things for the 40 years we've been married, he has never questioned any of these or complained or even commented about what I have spent. I am not a wild spender so that helps. I am a retired school teacher, and am not one to just sit around. I have always contributed fully to the financial funds, and our children's higher levels of education. We are now empty nesters.
He built me a large thread holder a few years back, I haven't told him that it is really too heavy to use that much and I can't hang it on the wall. I still have thread on it, so he doesn't know the diff. lol Last fall he made some of the wooden quilt hangers, that Nancy's Notions and others advertise for wall hangings. I didn't want to pay their prices, and a friend had, so I borrowed hers for a pattern. We went to Lowe's and he found just what he wanted to make them, hardware and wood. He spent a lot of time cutting them out and hand sanding them. They look just like the ones in the catalog.
We no longer have fabric in our local WalMart and the nearest fabric stores, including LQS is at least 85 miles away, so when we go over there to shop, he usually asks, especially if we have a lot of spare time, "do you need to go by Hobby Lobby, the LQS of WalMart (that store still has fabric). He has even gone by and picked up fabric for me if I can't go with him. I normally don't even have to mention going. Now you can't beat that with a stick folks. This past Sat. We had been to my brother's and took him to the airport. The town with Hancocks was 10 miles back down the road, I mentioned I needed to go to H. and when we left the airport, we back tracked and arrived before they opened. He patiently waited without any remarks, which he never gives, and went in with me, but had to leave because the dyes or something began to bother his allergies, he patiently waited in the car. He is a real keeper, I may just have to keep him for another 40, possibly only 20 for me and 20 for him if we are lucky. lol. He is the love of my life and a true soul mate. Sorry for the long post, but I just got carried away with my bragging, but we Texans tend to to that lol. Gerbie

Enjoyed your story Gerbie and totally off topic, for some unknown reason Pecos, Texas, has always been one of my favorite location names. Hope you get that additional 40 years.

Thank you MNM. This is true. He could be out looking for company elsewhere. Thanks for the reminder.

Gerbie-I am from Texas and I miss it so much!!! My husband does that too. He will take a stack of magazines and read in the car while I go to the LQS or JoAnns. He never complains and tells me to take my time and if I come out and he is gone, he's in the drug store! I went to 2 different fabric stores this past week and spent a small fortune and he didn't bat an eye. Of course, he had just bought a new JigSaw from Home Depot! LOL

i have been doubly blessed !!my late dh was so handy & re-did my sewing room twice because it wasn't convenient the first time around! i showed him an ad from ja'sfor a cutting table,the pic was 1 1/2in lg & cost $125.he took the pic to his workshop& made one to my needs.i have abck problems so made it to my specs so i don't have to bend over at all!it folds down to13x36& opens to 36x73.all from a 1 1/2"pic!!!anything that would make it easier for me. he passed away in jan of '01
a year later i met another love of my life,a wondrful man,not handy ,but SO thoughtful he amazes me.does almost all my shopping because it's really ahrd for me,took me to paduca on the way home from visiting kids in fl.surprize !knew i was admiring all the antique machines,so scouted out a 1909 singerw/table.went into a fabric shop he had found,let me shop as long as i liked,then came in & said "is that her money?give it back"& pd for everything! found a lamp on clearance,he went back the next day & bought another one for my second machine !
sorry this is so long, but i REALLY did try to shorten it,but could go on ................................
i have been twice blessed w/wonderful men,what are the chances of THAT ?
dar

Gerbie,

Thanks for the post! For you that don't know, Pecos, Texas has the ABSOLUTE BEST cantaloupes in the state! Yummy!!

Alma

Gerbie,

Thanks for the post! For you that don't know, Pecos, Texas has the ABSOLUTE BEST cantaloupes in the state! Yummy!!

Alma