JJTRIPLETMOM - I sure don't want my DH to see this. He never says anything but if he really knew he'd probably have a heart attack. I buy almost all my stuff at the quilt shops: fabric for the quilt top, backing fabric, batting, thread. Then add to that the cost of my sewing machine and cabinet, my quilting books and magazines, and the HQ-16....well, suffice it to say that my hobby ranks right up there with golf or fishing.

I give alot of quilts away so...no...I don't keep track of how much it cost.

I just enjoy it.
And enjoy smiles that I get from them

If I use the fabric from my stash it's free, right? lol

Honestly, I have no idea, nor do I care. Sometimes I go shopping for a project and buy everything in sight "in case" I want to use it. So factoring in the "what if" fabric makes mine really expensive.

depending on the size and how i feel it could be 'free' or it could be the mortgage. LOL! if good batting is on sale, i might buy 6, also backings. if i have a coupon for 50% off, i make copies and spend what i shouldn't. i really never kept track.

I don't want to know. I rarely buy fabric that I know what I am going to make, I just buy it cause I have to have it.

The quilt I am working on right now, I spent 45$ and that is the most I have spent on a quilt.
My dh would faint if I spent 200-300$ on the material batting and backing.
We have money he just does not consider my hobby to be a worth while expenditure.
Maybe I should show him this thread and kiss him sweetly and say see I am not so bad? lol

(p.s. I do have to see his point. I have lots of hobbies and this is the newest one. So combine all of my "stuff" and it can add up. Plus I dont always stick with something. I bounce around on what I am interested in lol)

The only quilt I have really kept track of the cost was a lap size I made for my DD's Track coach at the the high school. The whole track team was pitching in to cover the costs. I had a white on white square for each of the girls to sign, the quilt was done in the school colors of black and red with the white. It turned out beautiful. It cost $145.00 I think each girl pitched in 5 bucks.

I couldn't give you an accurate amount on what one quilt costs me, and I don't want to admit what I spend a month on fabric. :-D :-D :-D :-D

Oh Lord! Since I buy just because I like it, I have no clue how much I spend on a quilt. And I really am afraid to know.LOL Lets see, if I can count a trip to the Houston Quilt Show, those expenses for 4-5 days, all of the loot I purchase while there, I think a quilt could be quite expensive! LOL No, I don't really want to know. Some things are best left unknown. IMHO

One special quilt I made cost me $350.00, just for the fabric and supplies.I found the picture of the quilt and I wantd to match it as close as possible.I spent 2 years just searching for the fabric.When the quilt was completed it was beautiful and I kept it for our bed. My husband say if we can afford it, enough said.We don't check what each other spend.But I did havescraps left that I've used in other projects.