Geri B

I wonder if she'll let him tag along the next time...or send him to the closest hardware/sporting goods, or whatever store, so she can shop in peace...I know I would

MissSongbird

Thankfully, I have an understanding boyfriend. Well he doesn't quite understand what I'm talking about when I talk about quilting stuff but he listens and he really tries. He also loves when I make things for him. I once made him pillowcases for his b-day and out of all of the presents I got him, those were his favorite. And he asked for a bed sized quilt for Christmas. He's not a fan of Christmas and said he didn't want to celebrate and didn't want presents (he was very much kidding). I told him that he didn't get his quilt then and he said well he can still accept quilts. He's silly but I love him.

Onebyone

I would have said hand quilting is outdated and overrated, get over it, everyone else has. (I don't really think that but the clod doesn't need to know). I won't go shopping if DH has to go with me. He can go or I will go but not together. Makes no sense to me.

annette1952

I would crawl under a table with embarrassment if my DH said something to me in public like that. My DH is usually pretty supportive of my addiction. He will give me extra money & will drive me there but he usually waits in the car but he chooses to do that. Looking at fabric doesn't interest him. He did pick out his own fabric for the quilt I made him though which I was surprised.

Rubesgirl

I would shout from the mountain tops if my DH ever even went into a fabric store or near a quilt show. As he so bluntly told me tonight, he knows I have talent but he has no interest and doesn't really care about the quilts or crafts I make. I feel diminished.

quiltingshorttimer

My DH is very supportive--he's a writer and understands the passion needed to create and the work involved--and as far as my long arm quilting--he often will ask to see the back too if I've used threads that contrast with the backing so he can see the design better. I recently participated in a Guild challenge of mystery batiks and struggled with the creating--colors just didn't speak to me--and ended up with a pictorial quilt and we both liked the back better!
My BIL is of the "isn't quilted unless handquilted" camp but my Sis is gradually exposing him to greater variety.

Iraxy

I have heard women say "Oh, it shouldn't take you any time at all to whip that up" while we are looking at a massive and intricate quilt. I just roll my eyes and hope they don't make noise if they hit the floor.

Feather3

I'm sure you'd all wish you had my husband. Due to several health issues, which have left me with balance issues, my husband takes me shopping, helps me look for items, helps pick out fabrics, helps me match colors, suggests I need this or that, he even suggested I buy a long arm (no room for one, so I passed). He will even go alone to JoAnn's or a quilt shop to pick up something I need. He LOVES anything I sew & raves about my talents. He helps me figure yardage required, helps cut it out, rip it out if necessary, square a quilt during piecing, sandwich, etc. I also do garment sewing & have to laugh when he needs something fixed or altered & says....can't you just throw a stitch in it??...ummm no & hand him the seam ripper. On the flip side I help him with house repairs, auto repairs, etc....even if it's only holding the flashlight or handing him tools. We work together.

donac

My dh is great. He listens when I talk about quilting. We went to Paducha many years ago and went to the quilt museum. I told him about that it was the first year that a machine quilted quilt won Best of Show. While I was looking around he was talking about this to several people.

A couple of years ago he spent a couple of weeks looking up quilt shops in the area and going into several to buy me Christmas presents and gift cards.

We went on our first cruise to Alaska last year with some people from my quilt shop and while we were at sea we quilted. At each stop we went into a quilt shop. He didn't say a word about the amount of fabric that I brought home. He even picked out some pillowcases in one shop.

Now if he is with me when I go to my quilt shop he has to come in to say hello to the owners or else they accuse him of being stuck up.

germanquilter

I am also blessed with a very supportive husband. When he was away to PA this fall (we are in AZ), he called on a Saturday to tell me that he was going to Lancaster County to explore. I asked him to get me a fabric license plate should he come upon a quilt shop. He took it to the next level and shop hopped through 5 different quilt shops! I got a license plate from each shop, their row by row patterns, some row by row fabric and he even met Deb Tucker at one of the shops. He chatted up all the ladies in the quilt shops and came home with lots of stories