I think this is a great idea. My husband and I are learning to quilt together. Well, I've been quilting a while and he is learning. He has started with learning the embroidery part and I do other things on other machines while he is busy. I have a similar machine that is non-embroidery and also a new serger.

So far it is working for us but we like to do things together so I've always thought it would work. He has an amazing eye for color and has done cutting for me for quite a while. This seems to be a natural progression for us. He also does woodworking so he made us our table, made a quilt rack, a thread holder, and shelves for the sewing room.

Nancy

P.S. He also always does the dishes.

Yes she rides, also. For a couple of years we had an old Peugeot tandem. One day I decided to convert it to fixed. Now there was a truly brutal bicycle. We rode it occasionally for about a year and then I sold it to somebody from Southern California who had even less brains than I do. Geared Tandem= Great Fun. Fixed Tandem=Massive Pain. Nuff Said. We now return this post to the originally intended purpose. Sorry for the diversion.
John

A man taught me to quilt (I have been sewing since age of 4 and taught him a few tricks) then I moved across country and my handyman taught me a pattern ( dubbed the Handyman quilt and taught to my guild! If the actual sewing is not up his alley, how about him doing the handstitching the binding for you? Or cutting your strips/etc.? He might just want something to do (helping is doing) and not really want to construct and finish a whole quilt project. Linda

You couldn't have said it any better!! It could be great for couples who work well together and a way to enjoy all kinds of trips and shopping, ect. My hubby would imagine that it needed to make us some money and I've never made a dime yet:shock:!!

yes!!!!!! but find him his own space and tools. let him borrow yours to start him out but let him pick the notions and machine he likes and you both can afford. if your sewing room is big enough maybe share it with firm bounderies? He really needs to get his own stuff. he may not like the same tools as you.

I think it would be great to get him involved to. My BF doesn't have have many hobbies and I finally got him into wood-burning. He does awesome work. Just to warn you....men have hidden talents in sewing that they don't want women to know about. Some of them are WAY better than us!!! :)

I think it would be awesome :)

I think it is a great idea! It would be something you could do together, and what could be better than that? I know a man who quilted for years, and made beautiful quilts. I should say he made quilt tops, because he didn't quilt them. He had them hand quilted by a lady who did really nice work. He liked to hunt and fish and even hunted alligators, but he enjoyed the quiet pleasure he got from quilting. He doesn't quilt anymore, but he sure enjoyed it when he did.

I think it would be great. Just think of all the fun you could have going on day trips to different quilt shops and neither of you would get bored.

sure..just be prepared to have to SHARE all of YOUR stuff! that includes those special bits of fabric you bought but can not seem to cut into..he won't have a problem slicing into them....and when he tires of the straight stitches that old machine of HIS has, he will be on YOUR machine every time you leave the house...and when you LOSE your best scissors, ripper, etc...check in HIS tool caddy! SPeaking from experience here!