My husband doesn't know what to do with all my quilting stuff when I'm gone!

I have a Bernina 830. I have a spare bedroom totally full of fabric. There are lots of fabric lines and quilt kits. I told him if I should die, he should ask my friend, who owns a quilt shop, to organize my items and then have an auctioneer have an auction and sell everything.

I have whole lines like jelly rolls, layer cakes, fat quarter bundles and some yardage of some of the fabric. Then I have soooo many rulers. I have probably every ruler ever made. I have every gadget, also. I have lots of excellent scissors. I have lots of rotary cutters, Gingher's, with 5 packs of blades not used.

I have lots of fusible webbing. I have dressers full of yards of fabric. I have a 23x72" cutting mat in good condition. I have lots of cones of Presencia thread. I have lots of Guttermann thread and Mettler thread not even used.

He wants to give it all to the second hand store and not have to worry about it. It makes me sick thinking he won't get any money from it and that just anyone will get all this quilting stuff. What should I do to make sure he makes money on my stuff?

Put it in a will - that it is to be auctioned.

Tell him you would come back to haunt him if he did that. Do you have daughters or DIL interested? I told my husband there is a lot of money in this room. Don't be throwing it all out. I do have one DIL that would love it

Funny you brought this up. I was on my third pack of Comic boards yesterday (a fourth pack ready to go)and looked at how much fabric I have. A lot in plastic bins too. Four sewing machines and all the stuff mentioned. I was thinking what are my Daughters going to with all this? I have a lot of childrens prints because I make kids clothes, so they won't like them.

But you know that's a whole full of house stuff too. My mom got so sentimental about her stuff that she made the family go around and tag what they wanted. She was so worried that her taped videos wouldn't be taken that her sister felt quilty and put her name on them. When mom passed and I saw that my aunt still had them ( I'm talking about two hunderd taped tv shows) I told her to get rid of them.

So I'm not going to worry about my stuff. They can fight over it after I'm gone. lol

Get busy sewing and make quilts out of it. Don't die until you have made up all your quilts! Lol

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Originally Posted by buckeyequilter

Put it in a will - that it is to be auctioned.

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this for sure

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Originally Posted by Quiltngolfer

Get busy sewing and make quilts out of it. Don't die until you have made up all your quilts! Lol

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LOL! THIS even better!!

And by the by...who says you're the one who's going first?

Ahhhhhhh,,, what is it about "comic book boarding",,, that make one think this way...LOL
The one thing i have noticed is that as i've aged and collected and repeat, repeat... i sew less,,, so after having gotten the sewing area in better shape... it's about time to crank stuff out...
I was bad yesterday.. bought the DD, but like the line and after posting the thrifty use of a layer pack... and tempting so many others... i broke down and hit purchase...LOL
I AM though in a new mind set to "use up the fabric".. lots of scrappy quilts in mind.. and i've a whole wall to choose from instead of going shopping.. i bought all this fabric cause i like the colors,,, so now it's time to put them together...
My kids know the value and will probably find a senior center that has a strong quilting group and donate it..that would be my wish,,, either that or if by chance they know some needy family with a "sewer/crafter"... it will be a gift for them...

I think including it in a will is a super idea. That way you'll have some control over what happens to it.

You need to take charge of your quilting stuff. First of all stop letting it just sit there collecting dust. You bought it to create something so get to it and create!

Second, you talk to your friend at the quilt store and you make arrangements for her to come in and take it all out of the house if something happens to you.

Then, tell your husband that "insert friends name" is to be notified if something happens because she is going to take care of your quilting stuff. Make sure that your hubby knows that a check will be coming and that your friend gets a small cut for her trouble.

Problem solved!

My husband says, he's going to have a garage sale after I'm gone. My stuff is too good for a garage sale!!! He really has no idea how much money he has invested in my machines and fabrics. I think I'll get busy sewing now.

How funny, Jackie~~~my hubby, on the other hand, knows exactly how much is invested in machines and fabrics. He complains everytime the credit cards come in!! LOL I told him it was an investment as next year fabric will be higher in cost!! What a con, eh? LOL I want all my fabrics and machines to go to someone who really needs them---like RFREE!! She appreciates everything she gets and can't afford a lot. I don't have any dil's that like to sew so it is "not in the family" they all go. But, as you said, "I better get busy sewing NOW!!" LOL Thanks for your post!! Piece and blessings, Vicki
P.S. My hubby threatens with garage sales, also. Fabric goes really cheap at those things. V

I agree with Lisa!! Also, if you have WAY more supplies than you will ever use, why not start giving them away, a bit at a time, now? Your local senior center might like it. A couple of years ago I gave away several boxes of scrapbooking supplies to the nursing home where my DD#10 was volunteering, and they were so grateful. If you have the time, you could also volunteer at a local Boys/Girls club, teach those young 'uns how to hand-piece and use some of your stash to make a big wall hanging for the organization! They would be so proud to see it whenever they came in, and you would have done something truly worthwhile.

Steve already knows that all my stuff goes to my oldest daughter....after all, she taught me the basics of quilting and she can't afford to buy so I share with her now and she knows she will inherit everything I have and I know that she will probably share it with the ladies in her church which is fine by me!

Can't say I have ever thought of this. Pretty sure DD would end up with most of it, but she wouldn't have any idea what to do with it. I am not getting any younger so I do however need to get it all in some order. Jean once told me I could have her stash if she goes before me, lol. I wouldn't know where to put it all.

As others have said, put it in a will. This is the best advice. Hubby can't legally go against your will. If he's not interested in the money for himself then specifically indicate who the money will go to. My husband loves my work and he will want them all that are still here for himself, and my son and grandchildren will cherish them as a reminder of me...but as far as the materials and other tools of trade so to speak, I'm donating what my family doesn't want to my guild to auction off for their own benefit. After my grandmother passed away, my son wanted her treadle, the tiny bits of fabric, and buttons. He's sentimental like that. ...but if no one wants your sewing items then who better to have them than other quilters who will enjoy them.

Step one put it in the will
Step two get busy quilting
Step three leave him directions on how to get to this forum and we can have the auction here LOL