tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3816121512164080677.post4025141098631044394..comments2024-03-27T20:05:01.726-04:00Comments on Rebecca Grace Quilting: Your Creative License: Why Investing In Your Quilting Hobby is NOT a Waste of MoneyRebecca Gracehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14801489818836195754noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3816121512164080677.post-49304614491259046802018-07-01T16:30:16.756-04:002018-07-01T16:30:16.756-04:00AMEN sister! I always cringe when I see those mem...AMEN sister! I always cringe when I see those memes about hiding fabric purchases from your husband. Ummm... I don't feel the need to hide anything I do for myself from my husband. I spend the bulk of my time and money caring for my family. It's entirely okay to show the same support for myself and my interests.Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00317150870888315110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3816121512164080677.post-64154161185998187422018-06-29T15:54:20.479-04:002018-06-29T15:54:20.479-04:00Yes, yes, yes (can you hear the sounds of loud cla...Yes, yes, yes (can you hear the sounds of loud clapping?)!! Superb comparisons with the hobby of golfing. I winter in a community that offers 92 different clubs and activities, two of which are a huge woodworking shop used by men (no women as of yet), and golfing. Two winters ago I proposed to our board to accept the donation of a longarm quilting machine for our quilters and to put it in one of the hardly used meeting rooms that the quilters could make into their own work space. The board approved the donation but the room that was given to us barely fit the machine at 16' x 7.5'. Now this winter, I've proposed building a building for the quilters (no men as of yet). We now have a new younger board who are listening and I've gathered more of the women to start vocalizing for our own space. I need to read them your post so they start valuing what they do more and what they make.Tu-Na Quiltshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06556292032780405882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3816121512164080677.post-20199286705390947432018-06-28T11:47:18.807-04:002018-06-28T11:47:18.807-04:00Hi REbecca........love your golf analogy. I TOTALL...Hi REbecca........love your golf analogy. I TOTALLY agree that our hobby is art therapy for a huge majority of us. And the longaarm quilters I know who do it for a business, truly enjoy the opportunity it pprovides to leave the cooperative world. Val's Quilting Studiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09451000559295763123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3816121512164080677.post-66933708856459033572018-06-21T05:43:45.206-04:002018-06-21T05:43:45.206-04:00Nice post. I tend to try to justify my costs on qu...Nice post. I tend to try to justify my costs on quilting, too, even though I earn the same as my husband, and he has no problems with my spending. To help me he bought me a new sewing machine (to do fmq) this January, from his bonus. So sweet! I do get some return, though, because I also love dressmaking, and have made some really nice, good quality clothing for our family, for not much money (though always more than you'd pay for the really cheap, fast fashion.) Nice blog!Sara en Mariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15933081635835722346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3816121512164080677.post-65616492574053068362018-06-19T11:17:45.161-04:002018-06-19T11:17:45.161-04:00Rebecca Grace, I totally agree with everything you...Rebecca Grace, I totally agree with everything you said and you said it so well! (I, too, never liked The Giving Tree as children’s literature.) I first read your comments on the Bernina forum and followed the link to your expanded version. I’ve sold my products in the past and doing that provided me with socializing, learning, helping a nonprofit arts organization and a certain “validation” of my skills. It can be fun to sell. It’s also hard work, difficult to sell at the price the products are worth, and I no longer can do it at the pace required. So I continue to socialize with sewing friends, learn (that Bernina 790 is a wonder!) and produce whatever I want at the pace that fits my current life. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge and your thoughts with the sewing/embroidering community!Barbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17937210895532098262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3816121512164080677.post-37780251481433926162018-06-18T16:10:57.402-04:002018-06-18T16:10:57.402-04:00Oh, I LOVE this! What a breath of fresh air! And I...Oh, I LOVE this! What a breath of fresh air! And I just love the comparison with golfers. It's so true, and what you say about a hobby no longer being a hobby when you try to sell your work is SO true. This is something that I struggle with, as do a lot of other people I know. Thanks so much for this fantastic post! :) LisaLisa // Cucicucicoo: Eco Sewing & Craftinghttp://www.cucicucicoo.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3816121512164080677.post-4739812103900559992018-06-17T09:20:32.222-04:002018-06-17T09:20:32.222-04:00you are so right - a long time ago I thought I sho...you are so right - a long time ago I thought I should sell some of my stuff - to justify what I spend I suppose and I found a buyer and almost every year I sell one or two quilts at very good prices and it still doesn't really pay for every thing I spend and I don't give a crap anymore about that! One can never charge what the item is really and truly worth. I like quilting and it is part of my life and I too think it has helped me medically with my chronic health issues -- if I didn't have quilting in my life I would be a depressed person and I was so happy that through my enjoyment in quilting my daughter realized that she too needed a craft to keep her busy and she does have depression and anxiety and is now off of her anxiety meds.<br />We try to justify our spending and really we do not need to - it helps keep us sane at times. People in sports do not justify their spendingKaren - Quilts...etc.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07293429657903986492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3816121512164080677.post-84234939875331699962018-06-16T14:57:18.093-04:002018-06-16T14:57:18.093-04:00You are spot on. About 10 years ago I agonized ove...You are spot on. About 10 years ago I agonized over spending money on a bottom of the line long arm, to be used only for my own quilts. I dithered until a male colleague dragged me over to the computer to see the boat he was considering buying for his fishing hobby. The boat was $250,000, and the longarm $7,000. I went straight home, bought the machine and haven't looked back. <br />As long as there is food to eat, and a roof over our heads, we should feel free to support our hobbies. They have value.laughing gas quiltshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04620402314072197845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3816121512164080677.post-5031448388800632522018-06-16T13:55:08.115-04:002018-06-16T13:55:08.115-04:00Rebecca, that was one hell of a blog post!!! I hat...Rebecca, that was one hell of a blog post!!! I hate that book...I've never read it to my boy. And I agree in everything you wrote!!! But I do have to remind myself to first put the oxygen mask and then help others, every single day.Zafira @Zarkadiahttp://zarkadia.com/2018/06/picnic-denim-quilt/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3816121512164080677.post-24511270567964458212018-06-16T12:27:58.482-04:002018-06-16T12:27:58.482-04:00I read your post to my wonderful, supportive husba...I read your post to my wonderful, supportive husband and he is in total agreement. His philosophy is happy wife, happy life. That's why we have been together more than 50 years. Seriously though in spite of his attitude I still feel guilt as if I'm wasting my time or family resources on my hobby and I need to remind myself that I'm worthy of my own passions outside my role of wife and mother/grandmother. Dogwood Lane Rambleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11325307035803155779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3816121512164080677.post-20847536263817774362018-06-15T22:54:52.262-04:002018-06-15T22:54:52.262-04:00Well said. Our guild does have a boutique but luc...Well said. Our guild does have a boutique but luckily we price things pretty reasonably and those that want a big quilts we have that option too. However those sales are rare but it does help to show them the actual price of what a lot of the products should sell for and what a deal there getting with the other stuff. We do very well and we do have a lot of great city support. However personally, I would never do this for a job. I think you are very right that I would soon hate it. <br /><br />Thanks for your insight. Barbara Sindlingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05864004276255587051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3816121512164080677.post-77244952047125684682018-06-15T21:30:15.725-04:002018-06-15T21:30:15.725-04:00I was asked many years ago by a boss to make quilt...I was asked many years ago by a boss to make quilts for his two granddaughters. It took me nine months and taught me a very valuable lesson. I don't make quilts for others--they don't appreciate the time or money put into even a baby quilt. I do love to make quilts for loved ones and charity quilts. I say do what you love and enjoy your HOBBY! Great post!lvkwilthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09938695006852018109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3816121512164080677.post-23461009972095036502018-06-15T19:05:39.205-04:002018-06-15T19:05:39.205-04:00Thank you for all these wonderful arguments.Thank you for all these wonderful arguments.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08083543565851303270noreply@blogger.com