Men who quilt
02-03-2011, 10:13 AM
#42
Super Member
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: tucson Az
Posts: 1,106
Originally Posted by Dya
Look at his quilts
http://www.cosman.nl/index_nl.php
http://www.cosman.nl/index_nl.php
02-03-2011, 10:20 AM
#43
Super Member
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: My Sewing Room
Posts: 1,180
I feel your pain. My hubby is firmly convinced that only "girly" men quilt or sew. Of course, this irks me somewhat, because both my sons know their way around a sewing machine (He's not their father). I try reminding him that sewing used to be the realm of men, as in tailors.
Originally Posted by SWChick
I am a newbie so I don't know quilters on the board but need some help. My DH is a disabled vet with too much time on his hands. I think he would be a great quilter because he has a great eye for detail, color and design. He has helped me cut a few times and each cut is perfect. The trouble is that he doesn't believe men quilt. He is so old school that he can't belive that a man can work with fabric and be stright. Need some help in convincing him that men make great quilters. HELP
02-03-2011, 06:41 PM
#47
Power Poster
Join Date: Mar 2009
Posts: 15,639
Originally Posted by SWChick
The trouble is that he doesn't believe men quilt. He is so old school that he can't belive that a man can work with fabric and be stright.
http://www.americanquilter.com/books...il.php?id=8243
Just have him spend some time with this motley crew on the QB and I'm sure that our "boys" will help him overcome the stereotype.
02-03-2011, 06:54 PM
#48
Super Member
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Northern Wisconsin
Posts: 7,991
I would love to see what my boyfriend could do if I could get him to make quilts. He is artistic and that makes great quilts. When we first got our long arm, he just blew me away at his quilting and couldn't get him to do it again(he could be a great quilter IF I could get him to do it).
I don't see anything wrong with men quilting. I think he should atleast give it a try and see if he likes it.
I don't see anything wrong with men quilting. I think he should atleast give it a try and see if he likes it.
02-03-2011, 07:16 PM
#49
Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: New Bern, NC
Posts: 515
Let me tell you a story--I'll try to make it short. I decided I wanted to quilt & knew nothing about it. LQS is about 45 miles from where I live in a town with a Marine Corps base. I was looking around & was leaned over looking at patterns on a rack when I hear the door open. Don't think much about it. Then I hear the owner's voice say Hey! Joe! Haven't seen you in a while. Then I hear this deep male voice say well I've been on maneuvers but I had to come by & show you this baby quilt I made a friend... My head popped up & I was hanging on every word. When he left I commented that I was amazed he quilted. The owner said when he first came in her shop he had his 3 kids in tow. Said he was looking for a sewing machine. She asked what kind of sewing his wife did. He said it wasn't for his wife it was for him. His family was having a reunion & his mom was a big quilter, she had tasked each of the family members to make a quilt block, then she would put them together for the grandmother of hte family. Couple of months later the wife came in the store & said she was looking for a machine. The owner said the machine the husband bought was still under warranty. She said NO this one's for me. She & the husband were sharing the machine but he had so many projects going that he had taken it to work so she needed her own machine. So... tell DH that men do quilt!
02-03-2011, 08:14 PM
#50
Super Member
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Bardstown, Kentucky
Posts: 2,156
MALE QULTER here, father of two, grandfather to four....not gay and not that there is anything wrong with that...When I was disabled...I needed something to occupy my mind. 17 yrs later, I am perfectly sane and I am HUGE quilting addict. tell hubs I have lots of pics of my quilts if he wants to see...wife and I have a in home quilting business
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
KellyK
Main
0
08-12-2010 04:44 PM
