My husband says Quilting is:

You take a big piece of fabric, cut it up into little pieces, then you sew it back together... what sense does that make?

He is the first to tell me about sales though. He found on Craig's List, 3 cutting boards, one with the ironing flip side, and 4 rulers, all for $30. I did get them and they are in great shape. The girl's mother passed away and she had no idea or desire to know what they were.

My fabric, machines, etc. take up two bedrooms and the machinee part of the dinning room. My quilting frame/machine are in the back bedroom with half my stash. So no, I don't have to hide anything, my hubby takes me to the fabric store or anyplace I need to go pertaining to it. Thank goodness, I was married to man I had to hide everything from 30 yrs ago and promised myself never again:)
hugz:)
Candi

Mine doesn't care. He gets what he wants for the boat and the van and I get what I want for the house. No sneaking here!

My husband doesn't care how much I spend on my quilting. He encourages it. He built me a beautiful sewing room. We just took our 35th anniversary trip and went to Montana. He made sure I got to every quilt store in Western Montana.
On the other hand he is an avid collector of Railroad memorabila and has a whole basement full of his train stuff. So he really can't say much.
He has his hobby and I have mine. Together we have our cars. We take cruises with our local Mustang Club. We got to car shows all over the northwest. We took my Shelby to Montana and had the top down 95% of the time. Summertime we play with the cars. I quilt when the weather is bad.

When you live in an RV everything is out in the open. No secrets. He drives us almost every place we go. He also does 90% of cooking, dishwashing, laundry, vaccuming, etc. And no you cannot borrow or rent him! LOL We've been together for 27 years. I have a jewel.

my hubby loves it that I quilt and takes me to get everything I need plus he just bought me a great sewing machine..:)

I've been known to sneak fabric in after DH goes to bed, but not because of money issues. He just will occasionally complain about "How much fabric do you need." He doesn't get the concept of quilters needing lots of fabric to choose from. It could be worse. We have a winter place in FL and I don't keep a stash there. I bring some fabric down each year. Although I do have to buy more there too sometimes for a project. Can you imagine if I had a full fledge stash in both places.

It seems like fabric is the thing to sneak into the house. I know he has no idea how much I have. He went with me the other day to the local Quilt store and I found charm packs on sale for $5 a pack and bought 5 of them. He asked why did I need so much fabric to make 1 quilt...lol I just looked at him and shook my head.

LMAO, good one !!!

When I was an educator I used to tell the ladies in my seminars that I never bought more fabric than I could fit into my breifcase to go home at night. I put it in the closet and if DH noticed me working on something new I could honestly say, "It was in my closet." LOL

I used to be very pathetic! When I worked at USF I figured out what time the UPS man arrived at my LQS & would take my lunch so I could see the fabric as it was delivered! True story! I spent so much time there (and money) that finally the dealer asked me to go to work for her. She said, you sell most of my machines anyway, why not get paid for it? I did and later when we were transferred to another state, Pfaff hired me as an educator.

And it all started with fabric! LOL

A new quilting machine and a quilting frame. Unfortunately the frame is apart, I just dont have the room for it. I am contemplating selling it. :o(

Nothing...husband encourages me to buy fabric when on sale as "don't know when they will raise prices". Even drives me to fabric stores. He is very supportive.

What is DH? (I'm kinda out of it when it comes to initials....)

:D Welllll I did just once & got busted so I do not even think of hiding it now. I might get my tail chewed a little for spending so much money in 1 month, but I just let it roll off of my back and continue on. :D A girl has to do what a girl needs to do. And I need a good supply of Cotton at all times. :D

Once I had 3 huge orders back to back from Quilt in a Day Store. He was there each time the UPS doll delivered them. The last order was probably over the top so he asked me to cool it for just 1 month. Okie Dokie. :wink: He left to go out on a job for a few days & QIAD still had a great Sale going so I decided what the heck....put in a final order for that month. So I did & it was a doozy. Of course I got busted when the credit card bill came in. :D But oh well, it was oh so worth a little tiny lecture. :D After that, I explained that if he did not want me going behind his back, he would just not say a word when I did order or go shopping. It has worked. I think the hellion in me just does not like to be told to not buy anymore Fabric. :D

I forgot to say that I did go on a Machine buying spree once. He rolled his eyes & asked how many more was I planning on obtaining. :D I sweetly replied "Well fabric is much cheaper so which do you prefer?" He has never made any comment since. He goes with me and happily helps me choose & pick & quietly carries around bolts. :D He is a thread-ho. :D :D :D The thread he has for the LA is unbelievable since he only quilts for me & my Mom. :D

I hide it all in plain sight...LOL.

Dear or Darling Husband

Sometimes those expensive rulers make him cringe! I bought a small 2 1/2 inch square one for $9.00 and he just about fell over! He's a good sport though1

it isn't a DH cause i don't have one BUT i do have a DD that always says, mom do you really need that, you have enough to start your own Joanne's!!!!!!

Ok... I am thinking that I dont have to sneak anything in the door anymore...my DH just bought a brand new Harley Motorcycle. Am I right or am I right???? LOL

I just don't mention how much it costs because he has no idea how much the fabric is a yard.
He is a keeper. He is building a shop so I can have our over size two car garage for my sewing room. It just might be big enough for my stash. I bought him a motorcycle yesterday so I figure a long arm is in my future.
We both worked hard for the money.

I don't "sneak" I could be a druggie or an alchoholic, this addiction is by far the better choice!!!

I'm happy to say I have never had to sneak anything in. DH will carry it in for me. At times he will shake his head and ask if I really NEED another quilt book or whatever, but he never complains. Of course I don't complain when he gets another tool or whatever he enjoys. We have an agreement that if something costs less than $100 its fair game, if over that we at least mention it to the other. Oh and we don't touch the grocery $$. grin

LOL... :oops: ... :mrgreen:

what ever i bring in doesn't stay a secret for long.

my husband earns all the money and pays all the bills.

lucky for me he never really says anything.

2 months ago i spent about $600 on quilting stuff and all he said was


"someone had a great time shopping this month"

One day my hubby came into the room and asked me if I was aware of how many quilt books I had? My reply was "and your point?". His was"oh I was just wondering!". He knows about the fabric, because he is planning on redoing the shelves in my closet to better use the space. This was his idea. The other thing is when I went on SS, he told me that that was my money to spend how I want, but I had to buy my clothes out of it. I have gone on two quilt retreats a year, and bought a new sewing machine. And I have a nice savings account as well. It is nice to not have to ask permission or worry about the household budget. Every once in awhile he will look at my balance. This is why I have my own savings account. His suggestion. Granted the interest is just pennies, but I am saving it, not spending it all.

I don't hide anything...my hubby loves the fact that I quilt! I have my hobbies and he has his, why bother hiding the stuff that we love from each other?

He could care less. I stay out of his tool shed and he stays out of my sewing, painting room! Works for us!

lol oh I don't even bother explaining myself anymore, no one [except new quilt buds I have made from this board] quilts so they just don't get it, and no matter how much you explain they still don't get it....they gamble I sew...enough said..lol.

Darling Husband

My Huaband sometimes is worse than I, he is always trying to talk me into buying old singer machines I just love them, and fabric he thinks I need one of everthing some times he on his own goes to Joanns and buys sissors,or what ever he thinks I need [but I don't] and I just smile and say thanks and hint on things I really want but for the most part he is very supportive of my quilting and sewing.

My husband and I are soul mates we share everything we do and with great joy for the others talents. He just took up quilting and he is as bad as I am.
We have a great joy for life together and talk about everything. He is what every woman should have a Soul Mate.
We are married 44 years Raised 2 children owned a Bridal shop worked 90hrs a more a week. Lost money over bad deals, unemployment, bad health. you name it Death of our 1st grandchild. Kids by our side and still taking care of 2children spouses and 6 grandchildren and love every minuet of it. No distrust only happiness.I will wish you the same.

I have lots of stuff, but he has a helicoptor, an ultralight, tractor, hay shredder, hay baler, backhoe, bulldozer, one of those lifts on a truck that lifts you way up in the airfour wheeler, etc. So, he doesn't dare say anything about my hobby. Now that I have written this out, I think I need to go buy some fabric. Every Christmas he says he doesn't want anything for Christmas, but I get him something anyway. I got him a 200.00 gift card to the LQS. haha He gave me a 200.00 gift card to the same place. So I had 400.00 to spend!

Elizabeth

My DH is deceased, but last week I moved my quilting room downstairs and my children saw how much fabric I have. But that's OK because I gave them my all while raising them, and now it is my turn!

My husband is my enabler! He went with me to discount store to buy big bins to store fabric-bought seven and he asked if that was enough. Once a 4 ft. black snake got into the house-and I finally, at the end of the day saw him lying in front of the LR window. That was the day I vac'd all of the baseboards and REALLY cleaned. But I did notice that the cat never got out of the sewing room window! DH just said that he probably came in when he was a wee little tyke and wandered around in my sewing room, got lost, and finally made it out when he was older! That day I'll never forget! Now I make sure the glass doors are secure before I leave the other doors open. :) This last weekend he bought a monarch treadle with cabinet and a coffin cover-he planned the trip to, did I mention Paducah!?!?

I always showed my husband what I bought. When He asked me why, I told him I wanted to share my pleasure with him. He gave me the best advice for spending money. Consider the useful life of what you're buying, paying for the best quality you can afford is a way to economize money.

I have too much to hide!!!

I have my own spending money to spend as I want. We both work. He pays the mortgage and utilities and I pay for my car and whatever else that I want. Computer, digital camera etc.

I work 39 hours a week and if I want to spend money on fabric or whatever than I can do that. While he probably doesn't know what all notions etc that I have I don't hide anything.

I have to say that I don't really have to hide anything from him. I usually pay for my own stuff and sometimes at Christmas my DH and 3DS give me a gift certificate for Joann's as we don't have a LQS within the immediate area.

My DH has no idea how much fabric costs. I've told him that prices have gone up but he forgets. I purchased some fabric yesterday from a LQS for a quilt class and spent $85. I told him I spent $45 because I had some mad money tucked into my wallet. He thought I spent too much. But then again he still thinks a dress shirt should cost $12 and a tie only $5. At 57 he's still living in the dark ages.