My DH is a lurker here at M*QC!

Good Morning All!

Yesterday I found out that my DH is a lurker here at the forum! Hahaha! He is not a quilter, nor does he sew. Actually, he does not have any interest in sewing himself. He has, however, always been super supportive of my hobby, for which I am so very thankful and appreciative.

We were celebrating our 14th Wedding Anniversary and we had decided we would not exchange gifts because we are putting a pool in our backyard - and that is our gift to each other and the kids.

Well, yesterday we were talking about whatever and then he says to me, "I see a lot of fabric go into your sewing room, but I never seem to see any completed projects come out of there." I reply with all of the smaller projects I have completed in the past year.
Then he says, "But there is that stack of quilt tops in there that are not done and you keep making more." (I have about 12 quilt tops folded in a stack under my ironing board.)
Then, he says, " The kids all really want quilts (made by you) on their beds, all you need to do is quilt them, right?" I reply, yes, but it is hard to do on my machine and I have a few of the big ones at the LAQ now.
Then he says, "Well, the throat space on you machine is pretty small. So, do you consider yourself a embroiderer, a piecer, or a quilter?" I replied down-heartedly, "I guess I'm really just a piecer", even though I have hand quilted some, I do just not have the time to hand quilt my quilts and it is just not fun to fight the quilts in my machine.

(Ok, my DH is smart, but these are terms that have never crossed his lips before.)
Now, I have never complained to him about this or even mentioned the idea of a owning a Long arm to him, only have mentioned it here on the forum!

Yesterday, he asked me to go with him on an errand, he said it would take about an hour. So off we went, and about 30 minutes later he pulled into this driveway with a small sign that said "quiltfrog". I was shocked and did not even know about this cute little shop so close to our house! We walked in and they were a small quilt shop, but they were really a large long arm dealership! They had 8-10 different long arms set up for people to "test drive" and I am now the giddy and excited new owner of a BabyLock Crown Jewel! They will be delivering and setting it up for me on Wednesday!

I was so surprised and shocked by all of this! I asked him how he knew all of this information and he said "Why, the quilting forum on that website you are always on, Missouri Star Quilt. We should go there sometime."

I love that man! What a lucky girl I am!!

Ehat a wonderful story Happy anniversary!

What a wonderful surprise!! Enjoy your new machine!

Well Gee Wiz. What a shock. Really? Have fun with the long arm.

What a lovely DH you have!!!
He is worth keeping LOL
You must put photo's on to show us your new prise possession
Have fun and happy Anniversary quilting to you both

How wonderful for you! And what a kinde and loving hubby of yours!

Talk about managing to surprise you!

Have fun with you long arm!
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What a wonderful hubby you have!!!! Not only does he take an interest, but to lurk on the forum so he can see what it is all about.......WOW. Happy Anniversary to you both and you best get that machine working and show us what that 'baby' can do. :lol:

Wow what a wonderful man you have! Happy anniversary! I know you will enjoy your new machine.

That is such a cute and wonderful story:) Happy Anniversary! Hi hubby :icon_wave:

Oh My God! Congratulations!

Amazing story, amazing present, amazing hubby!

"What a guy!" as Madelyn Cahn would have said in Blazing Saddle! :D

You are one lucky gal and I'm sure he feels that way too after 14 years of Bliss! Congrats you two!!

It's a beautiful machine, I had to look it up 'cause I didn't know what it looked liked. hehe I would love on too, better than a ring on my finger or earrings on my ears. :D

Enjoy and can't wait to see the first quilt done!

Do you rent him out???


Oh, CONGRATULATIONS. And

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First of all Happy anniversary and yes, you are married to a very wonderful man! Wow...I am enivous!

Wow he's a keeper that's for sure! Enjoy

That is the BEST kind of husband! Sweet, thoughtful, considerate, and sneaky! What a guy!

What a wonderful husband indeed. Enjoy your new machine and make sure that first quilt top is for that wonderful man of yours!

I want your husband LOL... My husband would never think to do that .. Congratulations on your Anniversary and your new toy

How lucky you are to have such an amazing DH. Take good care of him.
Mine is a love, a wonderful man but he would never in a million years think to do that sort of thing.

I think my husband needs to be a M* lurker too. Maybe I will have to just put the web address right next to his laptop!

Enjoy your new gift - can't wait to see your finished projects!

Hugs,

He's a keeper. It's so nice to have a thoughtful DH. I have one too. Congratulations to you, and enjoy finishing all those UFOs.

What a sweet story....and a sweet husband...Happy Anniversary to both of you!

How wonderful is that! You've got a great guy there. If you decide to rent him out, I'm next in line behind Sandy. ;)

Happy Anniversary!! Wow, what a wonderful surprise :D

Congratulations! My hubby and I joke that he always gets the other hubbys in trouble... But yours just left mine in the dust! Lol! Happy anniversary!

How cool is that !!!!!??!!!!! What a fantastic surprise and very sneaky of your husband! I know you must be beyond excited.......have fun with your new toy! And have a very Happy Anniversary!!

Happy Anniversary

Bless his heart! What a wonderful surprise!

Wow! That is so awesome that your husband put so much thought into your anniversary gift. You are one lucky lady. Now we expect you to start cranking out those quilts and sharing them with us. :)

Happy anniversary. Enjoy your machine and that wonderful husband of yours. Care to share? lol

That is so cool and so thoughtful of him! Almost as much fun as finding a new car on the driveway on Christmas morn with a big red bow on top! Not that I would know about this from personal experience! But my dear late hubs did buy me several very fine sewing machines and I do remember how very excited I was to get these! So, I can imagine your excitement right now! Have so much fun with your new longarm, you will love turning out those quilts so quickly and easily! Way to go, DH!

Woo Hoo!!!!
Doing the Happy Dance for You!!!!

Happy 14 wedding anniversary and congrats on your new babylock crown jewel! Your husband is a keeper:icon_bigsmile:

Wow! What a wonderful story, and a wonderful hubby.... Congratulations!

I'm speechless! You are one lucky girl!

Happy anniversary! And what a nice gift! Congratulations! Can´t wait to see what you do with it :)

Wow, happy anniversary! He sounds like a keeper.

I went on the quiltfrog website! Wow, you are so lucky to have a shop like that near you! I would love to take longarm lessons from them.

No need to wish you a Happy Anniversary because your DH made sure you did have a really happy one.
Oh, what a guy, talking about throat space and asking if you are a quilter, piercer or embroiderer, he has quilt talk down to a T.

Happy Anniversary and I loved your story, it made me smile!