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Originally Posted by walen
Say that some of your fabric has gotten old, and you have to treat it differently in order to use it. It has just lost it's strength and can't be trusted to hold up in a quilt. Say that if you are going to use the old fabric and have the quilt last, at least half of the fabric must be new! You'll just have to re-stock!
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I have the same problem. I have a few hobbies such as quilting, crocheting, knitting, painting so I have taken over some space in two rooms. When I made a comment to him about all his "hoarding" he said "don't you do the same thing with you material?" Let me tell you what he has taken over. First of all the entire garage (no place to park my car in the winter, then there is a small shed (full also), then there is a pole barn (I am not sure the size but you could park 4 cars in it easily. All of this is filled to capacity plus there is basement space (not a lot here thank you). I will not allow him to bring anything into the house; so you know now where it ends up. He is a hoarder (with wood, tools, nails (jars and jars of these), glue, and whatever has to do with MANLY remodeling stuff. He is now going on 74 years with RA and too darn old and hurting to be able to use 1/10 of the "Saved" material. At least I don't have to look at it because I NEVER to into those places, scary. Just his little kingdom of stuff. All is not terrible just cluttered (outside not in the house. If I could figure out how to send pictures I could show the scenes. His motto "I will already have it when I need it"; so then why the trips to Home Depot (I know why, its because he is unable to find what he then needs. All in all he does not compain of my stuff or my messes or if I work alot on my hobbies. So no need for me to complain because I don't see his stuff. Sorry for the long note, good time for me to sort of vent. Thanks for the space here. Love all of you and this site.
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Originally Posted by Bottle Blonde
I use the excuse that I am stocking up for retirement.
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Originally Posted by texas granny
Is he a Tool guy tell him you don't ask him how many tools he need to fix wall or what ever.
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I tell my husband that my fabric stash provides insulation for the house in the cold winters in Ohio --- and therefore saves money on heating bills!
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Originally Posted by mpspeedy
My husband knows better. He has golf clubs he has used maybe six times in 10 years. He has a Harley he maybe puts 1000 miles a year on just riding to work on good weather days, mowers, blowers, saws, etc. etc. For the first 15 years or so of our marriage he was a trap shooter, guns, ammo, entrance fees etc. etc.
Hmmmmmmm I think I am gathering LOTS of ammunition. I will have to think about how to get a LA out of this whole deal..... sounds like the perfect time! Thanks for the inspirations once again! .....And I about fell off my chair laughing about having to clean the coffee spit off the keyboard. |
Are all of you talking about your husbands or just mine?
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Originally Posted by Bottle Blonde
I use the excuse that I am stocking up for retirement.
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Take out half of it and hide it under the bed. Men never go under there!!!!! Then just say,"Oh it really wasn't as much as it looked like now that I've got it organized. Either that or you can teach him to quilt. That way it'll be his idea to get more.
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Sooooooo!! Does DH hunt, fish, have a camper????? I do have a lot of "stuff" in my stash, but it has never equaled to the cost of one camper!!!!!!!! I could have had a mansion of a sewing room not to mention the long arm quilting machine for much less than the above listed items!!!!!!!!! And there's not too much he would dare to say to me without getting a big boot in the you know where!!!!!!!
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