Originally Posted by collady
(Post 6509025)
You know you are a quilter when you travel and your husband, who happens to be driving, says, "Honey there is a quilt shop at the next exit. I think you might need a rest stop." And then he stops, pulls out a book and say "Take your time."
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Originally Posted by donnalynett
(Post 6507235)
When you spot every quilt in the background on tv shows and point them out to your DH......
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When you spend $$$$ to teach others the love of quilting.
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When you find fabric you forgot about.
When your stash is bigger than a small local fabric shop. |
All this talk reminds me of the time we had been to the Kennedy Center with two busloads of college students, and were admiring the draperies. They were 60 feet long, gold, and I think they covered a whole wall of windows. On the bus afterwards, somebody got the idea how to make some new draperies. The boys were just as interested in this as the girls. The discussion went on for a few hours about how many sheep we would need to get the wool to weave the fabric to make the drapes that Jackie had.
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We husband has to check for threads on your clothes before you go out. Don't use my scissors for anything but fabric or I get a new pair.
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Originally Posted by maviskw
(Post 6509704)
All this talk reminds me of the time we had been to the Kennedy Center with two busloads of college students, and were admiring the draperies. They were 60 feet long, gold, and I think they covered a whole wall of windows. On the bus afterwards, somebody got the idea how to make some new draperies. The boys were just as interested in this as the girls. The discussion went on for a few hours about how many sheep we would need to get the wool to weave the fabric to make the drapes that Jackie had.
This was not a college group; we were on a trip for 4-H, so we were all adults. And those drapes had been hanging there for more than 20 years and we were told they were thinking about replacing them. That's how the talk got started. We wanted to know how much land would be needed for enough sheep to produce the wool that would be carded into the slivers that would be spun into the yarn to be woven into the fabric to make the drapes that Jackie had. |
When you hear someone is expecting a baby and all you can think about is what fabrics to use in the quilt!
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Oh, and when your husband knows to just back away when he sees the seam ripper in your hand... :)
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When you take pictures of carpeting in hotels for future quilt inspiration!!
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