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03-13-2015, 10:17 AM

#11

faykilgore

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What fun! My SIL was not as reluctant. My DD complained that he was always taking her minkie lap quilt so I made him his own. He loves it and was very grateful.

03-13-2015, 10:53 AM

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Pennyhal

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We are a sneaky lot! It never ceases to amaze me how we figure out how to solve tricky problems. I'm sure he'll love the quilt when he gets it.

03-13-2015, 02:15 PM

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quilter2theend

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Nice idea, I think I'd go with a camo-pink fabric for a guy!

03-13-2015, 02:47 PM

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madamekelly

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Quote:

Originally Posted by ManiacQuilter2

I have known guys like that but never have they had pink as a favorite color. Good for you with your Sherlock Holmes investigating skills. Have fun making it for him. Sounds like a real nice one. I LOVED going to Neil Diamond concerts. So loud you can't hear yourself sing !!

(...thats a good thing in my case, I can't carry a tune in a bucket!)

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03-13-2015, 03:22 PM

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Mitch's mom

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You are very thoughtful and sneaky - I like that in a person! The bright pink concerns me only because a pink backing is such a large amount of pink. Maybe the pink as an accent on the front and a more sedate backing. Or not.

03-13-2015, 03:25 PM

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caspharm

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Great plan!

03-13-2015, 04:08 PM

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Dolphyngyrl

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Originally Posted by Sewnoma

That is a pretty unusual set of favorite colors for a man! I think I like him just based on the fact that he's not afraid to like pink! (I can't stand the color, myself, but good for him!)

My DH's favorite color is purple and it's strange how many people react sort of negatively to that.

How fun that you're going to make a sneaky quilt for him! I'm sure he'll be tickled PINK! (LOL, couldn't resist!)

I actually know quite a few guys that love purple. My favorite color was blue growing up. I always wonder why people designate colors as being for a certain sex. I think people should be able to like whatever color they want without any negative connotation to it. I purchased a rainbow umbrella once and was given a hard time. I love rainbow colors, continued to use the umbrella anyway LOL

03-13-2015, 04:18 PM

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DogHouseMom

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Hooray for you (and hopefully for the SIL).

My husband HATES receiving gifts, unfortunately I like giving them.

One year I found something very special for his birthday. I know him well enough that if I had wrapped it and presented it to him, he would refuse to open it (yes ... REFUSE!).

SO .... I went to his shop and found an empty box that he had received some machine parts in via UPS. I left all the shipping labels on it, knowing he would see the label but not scrutinize the date or anything - he would just see the vendors name as the shipper. I packed his gift and left it at the front door where he usually finds his UPS deliveries.