What quilting related items have you had to sneak in the door?
09-20-2010, 05:25 PM
#123
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Originally Posted by quiltnmom
This is so funny. I just got back from Wal-mart and snuck in a table top ironing board and a $5.00 bolt of fabric. I also hide all the bags from the fabric shops and hide the receipts in my underwear drawer. (I like to keep up with what I spent on a project)
I catalog them.
I guess it's so my kids can faint after I'm gone.
DH knows I gotta lotta stuff. Lots of it was given to me and I have an allowance.
Like I tell my lqs ladies: I have a budget. It's just a very GOOD budget, lol! :lol:
09-20-2010, 05:30 PM
#124
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Originally Posted by fabricfairy
In my house I have MR PLOD the fabric policeman ,
even the girls at the fabric shop know him
as MR PLOD , it is so funny I wont take home the
bright yellow bags they put things in
because they standout like neon lights I have it hidden in places your can only dream of , but I love it love it love it ............and I am not going to stop.
even the girls at the fabric shop know him
as MR PLOD , it is so funny I wont take home the
bright yellow bags they put things in
because they standout like neon lights I have it hidden in places your can only dream of , but I love it love it love it ............and I am not going to stop.
I find it interesting that the ones that don't "sneak", call it lying or something similar, and the ones that do say "sneak", giggle about it.
I don't sneak but I feel guilty sometimes, even though I have an allotted amount and my hubby has driven me to the fabric store and is waiting for me!
I think the guilt is about catching up....
That's like the end of the internet isn't it? Has anyone ever really done it? (used up all of their stash?) :roll: :lol:
09-20-2010, 05:38 PM
#125
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Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: NL. Canada
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I don't sneek anything in the house, He knows when I go to the frabic shop or when I have frabic come in the mail .He has sat in the car and had a nap while I was shopping. I don't hide any. He help me changed One of our bedrooms in my sewing room and put shelves in the closet to put my frabic.One day I was sewing and he came in the room, the closet door was open. He stood there for a few seconds looking and than he said "Ada, do you think you will live long enough to use all that frabic" I am working and I love quilting. He knows where I am and what I spend my money on, How much I spend I don't think he knows .He doesn't ask and I don't tell. Like my friend say" They are on the need to know basics" Lets keep in at that
09-20-2010, 06:55 PM
#126
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Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: central fl
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Never really had to sneak anything in, just wasn't as open about fabric purchases as I am now. My husband now works for 2 different quilt/sewing stores as machine tech. He is actually starting to take an interest in this wonderful hobby.
09-20-2010, 07:08 PM
#127
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Location: AZ/Utah border
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No sneakin' here! He loves to support me. We joke that I get $25 in supplies for each football game he watches. So, ladies, it's football season and I'm in hog heaven! For my birthday we were in SLC, and he had googled a quilt shop and took me there for a surprise! I have great supplies and stash, but most of all, HE IS THE BEST!
09-20-2010, 07:18 PM
#128
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Before we moved to this house, DH went in the attic, came back down and said"do you know you have 2 boxes of fabric up there? answer -YES - "his reply-" don't buy anymore until you have used those up". I sure didn't invite him to look in the closet in my sewing room!!!!!! Now I have a big (17x13) room with lots of storage under the steps. Maybe I should go count the boxes sometime. On occasion, he knows I buy fabric, as the sewing machine, etc. goes with me in our travel trailer. Actually, that is a great time to cut out quilt pieces. I've made more than one quilt while traveling..
09-20-2010, 07:29 PM
#130
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Location: western australia
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I don't hide anything from DH as he finds it anyway. but everytime I bring in more fabfic he has a little grumble about it, so I just say how much have I spent on you getting you set up in business. a lot of my kitten money went on machinery for his business, so he really can't complain.
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