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    Old 02-24-2011, 02:31 PM
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    Not enough, but according to my husband, too much. He will never get why I NEED all the fabric I have been stashing for more than 30 years!

    That's okay, I don't understand why he need 3 drills, 5 hammers and 10 saws, either!
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    Old 02-24-2011, 03:02 PM
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    Originally Posted by pippa
    ...This is much, much more than their golfing, hunting and fishing partners spend put together"

    I always thought that his hobby (photography/vintage cameras) was more expensive than mine. I will have to find another justification LOL
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    Who needs justification? Quilting produces something, often quilts become family heirlooms in addition to keeping us warm.
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    Old 02-24-2011, 03:25 PM
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    bah humbug!!
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    Old 02-24-2011, 03:33 PM
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    Yeah, do not tell my hubs, and I will make sure I don't buy the magazine.
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    Old 02-24-2011, 04:24 PM
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    It costs $10,000.00 pa to belong to one of our golf clubs (they want to keep the 'riff raff' out) so I will quote that price if anyone dare mention the cost of sewing...
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    Old 02-24-2011, 04:52 PM
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    I was spending waaaaaaaaaaaay too much on machines and fabrics. I have put myself on a "starvation diet". I decided that I need to use up what I have... which may be an impossible dream since I have so much. I am glad I have not been buying and dont plan to, with the problems in the Middle East and gas predicted to go sky high...I am lying low.
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    Old 02-24-2011, 04:55 PM
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    It would be interesting to know who conducted the survey, what questions they asked and what audience they targeted to get their results.
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    Old 02-24-2011, 06:44 PM
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    I have read that quilting is a 3 billion dollar industry in the USA alone. HMMM!
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    Old 02-24-2011, 06:49 PM
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    Originally Posted by Margie
    I was spending waaaaaaaaaaaay too much on machines and fabrics. I have put myself on a "starvation diet". I decided that I need to use up what I have... which may be an impossible dream since I have so much. I am glad I have not been buying and dont plan to, with the problems in the Middle East and gas predicted to go sky high...I am lying low.
    ME TOO....I bet I could sew for the next 30 years and still not use up my stash....nah...I would need to add backings, bindings, backgrounds...something.. :lol:
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    Old 02-24-2011, 07:04 PM
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    I wish I could spend as much on fabric as I do on my horse. Horse owners contribute something like 60 billion dollars a year to our economy.
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