Quilter2B

Or need its own room - - - hehehehe

tmw

good reply.!!!!

sewingsuz

My stash takes up as much rrom as a tractor. :) :-D

sewingsuz

:?: spelled room wrong .

dallison532

Keeping old sewing machines is a historical activity. I have the 1920's treadle owned by my aunt, my mother's 1929 Singer, plus old machines picked up here and there over the years. A few years back I was in charge of my historical society's entry into the Historical Pavilion at The Northern Maine Fair. I set up a display of these vintage sewing machines, and won first prize for my historical society! Men, in this farming community, have kept their old tractors, even bought broken down vintage machines, restored them, put them on exhibit, give rides on them at the fair! Vierwers love to see artifacts. They stand in awe, both seamstresses and farmers, as they think in reverance, of how much work was done with those simple machines in times passed.

Another thing some men don't get is why women persist in cutting up perfectly good lengths of fabric into little pieces, then sewing the back together! Oh, the put downs those men dream up. I had one man who was an accomplished, and very artistic wood worker, accost me one time on that very question. I looked at him with scorn, raised eye brows, and retorted. "What is the difference between you cutting down a tree, cutting it up into small pieces to make a chair, or a hutch, or a table, and my cutting up fabric to make a suit, or a dress, or a contrivance to keep me warm at night?" He slithered off, red faced. Never again did he needle me, or other quilters whom he knew.

Born2Sew

I have to admit I have more machines than hubby does tractors. However, he doesn't say much except perhaps ask how many I have now... I always ask him how many plows does he have now.. Gotta have all these different plows you know, because they all do different ways of plowing...
So, I don't complain about his stuff, and he doesn't complain about mine...

Minister

You guys are lucky! Some never understand and do not try.

Jim

I have 6 machines along with my wife plus the quilting machine and binding machine....men who are quilters understand. Myself, I don't understand the fascination with cars. I'm glad my daughter married a mechanic though....LOL

BamBam68

I don't complain about my husband's tractors and he doesn't complain about all my machines. He has a 30x64 foot barn to keep his stuff and he has no spare room because the boys all want to store things in it.

sheila bee

HA...!!!! just what I would say !!!!!!