Holice

Seek out other husband/wife quilters. I have been told that it is better that husband not learn from the wife. It is better for him t learn from another surce. It has to do with the dominate one in the couple. And also it is better that the wife not exertg too much influence over his learning and his work. It is sometime like having your own quilt police in the same house. Just a caution about how you might approace this. There are couples here in the board. Seek their advice. Find a beginners class where he might feel comfortable. Or send him to our QuiltGuy retreat in eastern NY in late March. Have him sign on to the QuiltGuy Yahoo group. Seek out other male quilters in your area. There is probably some in the local guilds there. Take him to your guild meeting as an easy introduction.

Quilt-Till-U-Wilt

We don't quilt together but he did do all the cutting for a scrap quilt I did. What a time saver and he's a lot more accurate then I am.

gramarraine

My hubby is supportive of my love of quilting but I don't think he would like to quilt. I am glad he is interested in restoring old tractors. Gives him time out side and away from the house.

Caroline S

Absolutely, if he is interested. If you have to share your stash, that's OK. Won't be long before he will be shopping, with you of course, for his own stash.

SuzyQ

EEEEKKK, I'm definitely not sharing quilting with my hubby. Bless his heart ... but he is a PERFECTIONIST!!! I can't do anything straight or level ... just ask him LOL. Nope, no way ... he'd probably turn into the quilting police if he knew how to do it. He's not at all critical of my quilts now and I want to keep it that way. If he knew how to do it he'd see every little oops. And, if he quilted ... he'd know how much $$$ I spend LOL.

All that aside, I think it's great if you and your hubby want to quilt together

Suzy

merry

My DH started helping me by cutting my fabric into strips & squares, etc. It didn't take long until he was making his own blocks. He's already finished a sampler & a lap quilt. Now he's working on a queen size CWQ & an attic window - all within one year!

Holice

based on comments made on web and in person.....it often works if:
his tools and equipment
someone else teaching him
and wife stay out of his business unless invited.

LadyElisabeth

If he wants to, YES. or perhaps he just likes to spend time with you so he goes to where YOU are. Being TOGETHER is even more special should they become only memories.

Linnie

I have tried to get my husband to quilt but no luck. He is content to just look and comment on the finished project.

lindy-2

i say go for it my DH is working on his first quilt i dont think he will ever realy get into the peicing but he is looking forward to doing the quilting since i have a short mid arm on a frame and he thinks quilting will be alot more fun than peicing. ( just as a side note he will only use vintage machines since he sayes they are more like vehicles inside and he has also taken up machine cleaning/repaire.) so i think having having a hobby you can share is nice but maybe he will be interested in another type off quilting and than you can work together but there whont be any compitition.