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03-27-2011, 11:53 AM
#41
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Originally Posted by Zoe
I was working on my fifth "one block wonder" and it was one of the drabbest quilts I've ever done. While I was sitting in my sewing room that my husband calls my padded cell, moaning and groaning my husband came in to see what the problem was. He loved the pattern and the choice of fabric (dark purples, black, a sprinking of rust, orange, and yellow (what was I thinking?). He wanted that wall hanging for him, so I let him put the design together in the arrangement he liked.
This wall hanging is displayed on his office wall and gets lots of positive comments. Oh well! I am trying to send an image of the quilt.
This wall hanging is displayed on his office wall and gets lots of positive comments. Oh well! I am trying to send an image of the quilt.
03-27-2011, 02:51 PM
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My husband's ideal quilt is one that has no pins left in it, is not in my lap when he wants to put his head there get his hair touched and fall asleep at the end ofa long day, and can be turned into a fort when the kids start dragging the blanket out. So, what is his idea quilt- one that comes with a family attached.
03-27-2011, 03:09 PM
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The last rag quilt I made was for a man, out of John Deere Christmas fabric, I think he'll like it.
http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-109022-1.htm
http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-109022-1.htm
03-27-2011, 03:14 PM
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Originally Posted by MaryStoaks
I made a homespun plaid Turning Twenty quilt for one of my sons and he loved it. The only problem is that now the rest of my 5 sons and 3 grandsons all want one like it. Today I'm working on the next one, getting a little tired of making the same pattern/fabric. I guess I'm just lucky they don't want a harder pattern or expensive fabric. :?
03-27-2011, 04:19 PM
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Made hubby a rag quilt, denim on one side and flannel with frogs on the other, made him a double fleece blanket with playful teddy bears, he picked the fleece out. He likes bright cheerful colors and prints. He says they make him smile :)
03-27-2011, 04:23 PM
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Originally Posted by rudderjt
Originally Posted by sewnsewer2
I made up the pattern and made this for my DH and he USES it and LOVES it too!
All the while I was making it, he kept asking who it was for, all along it was for him but he didn't know it.
Know this is from a man who seldom says boo about what I am making. :lol:
Went the manly way with one for my son. :lol:
All the while I was making it, he kept asking who it was for, all along it was for him but he didn't know it.
Know this is from a man who seldom says boo about what I am making. :lol:
Went the manly way with one for my son. :lol:
03-27-2011, 06:06 PM
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Tim, your point is well taken but perhaps you could have made it without mentioning the earlier post. I'm sure this person was proud of what she made and hopefully her husband appreciated the effort. Maybe he wanted a quilt that reminded him of his wife when he cuddled up with it.
03-27-2011, 09:49 PM
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Originally Posted by lbc
Tim, your point is well taken but perhaps you could have made it without mentioning the earlier post. I'm sure this person was proud of what she made and hopefully her husband appreciated the effort. Maybe he wanted a quilt that reminded him of his wife when he cuddled up with it.
I said the quilt was well made and quite beautiful. Men will generally accept anything with good grace, that's part of the love game. But...
Take my advice or leave it. If you walk through life thinking you are the quilter and everyone has to love it or leave it, well, you are missing something. Something pretty big.
tim in san jose
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