I gave him his and he gave me mine
 

I made my mechanic mike a quilt as a secial thank you for all the help he has given me over the years. It's not fancy or complicated in design but it just had his name all over it. A pic is attached.

He then went to his car and brought back the other thing pictured below. He said he saw it at a yard sale and thought of me so he bought it. I dont know how much he paid for it but i told him he got a great deal cuz its worth almost $100. I see now its not quite that expensive but this was still amazing!!! I'm not sure which ond of us went home happier!

I'd say that you both got a good deal. Not just the quilt and tools, but also the friendship and thinking how to bless each other.

That is so thoughtful, no matter what the value. That made me happy to hear, thanks for sharing.

wow how very thoughtful of both of you

What a great friendship. Great looking quilt by the way!

what a wonderful exchange and friendship please post on how you like it I saw the zip bind a few years ago and thought about getting it please post a review

Love what you did!! I know it warmed your heart when he saw it!! Good friend for sure! Thumb up!

What a nice friendship you have. I'd say that you are both winners. Beautiful quilt!

Now the quilt is special, but the story is wonderful. How nice to have friends like that!

What a blessing each of you are to each other. Finding a good, reliable mechanic is such a rarity, but to find one as thoughtful as yours that would see a quilting item at a garage sale and pick it up with you in mind... My dear you have one gem of a mechanic and he obviously has a gem of a customer. The pinup girl quilt is fun.

Exactly this!

It is wonderful to hear of such thoughtfulness between partners! I work with mostly women that complain about their other Half all the time! It's great that you support each other...and both gifts are great!!

Ditto to what has been said. This is what it's all about. Blessings to you both. BrendaK

Oh how cool!! love the quilt. i made one similar for my friends hubby.

that was so thoughtful!!!

Looks like you did a great job on that quilt.

How wonderful of you both !

Wonder if he has relatives as sweet as him anywhere near me--sure would be heartwarming to think so.

Great looking quilt. Yep you both won. Now my question is where did you get the fabric. My DH is my mechanic and have been wanting to do something xtra special for him for Christmas. I will stop all other projects to get this finished by Christmas. Am thinking of using his favorite jeans he doesn't/can't wear anymore for the backing.

[QUOTE=Prissnboot;6915624]I made my mechanic mike a quilt as a secial thank you for all the help he has given me over the years. It's not fancy or complicated in design but it just had his name all over it. A pic is attached

By chance is this "Mike" from Quality?

I'm interested in finding out how the binding kit works. Lovely quilt.

Great story...Great friends...