On this day in 1981 — 45 years ago — the Dear Husband and I were married. During those 45 years I’ve made him numerous aprons and several bathrobes. I even made him a couple of short-sleeved shirts in our early years together. And I’ve made dozens of shirt pockets for this man. As it became harder and harder to find short-sleeved shirts with two pockets (his favored style) I would buy long-sleeved shirts, cut the sleeves off at the elbow, and make pockets out of the lower halves, which then got sewn onto the shirts. I wrote a post about it back in 2012 which you can read here.

In all our years together, though, I never made a quilt just for the DH. I guess it’s because I felt that all of the quilts that decorate our home are his as much as mine. But this year I decided to make one just for him and give it to him as an anniversary gift.

Can you guess which one it is? It’s the bed runner I’ve been posting about the last few months! You know, the one based on the free Ribbon Box pattern from Cloud 9 Fabrics. In my last post you saw pictures of it after it had been quilted, and I even teased you by telling you to come back to find out what I’ve named it.

Are you ready? The quilt is called Dream Weaver — most appropriate for a bed runner, don’t you think? Back in 1975 Dream Weaver was a hit song written and performed by Gary Wright. It’s been described as a “cosmic lullaby.” If you’re interested in hearing the song, this link will take you to the You Tube video.

Are you ready to see the bed runner now? Take a look:

My twin Diane took the photo above shortly after I finished attaching the label on the back. Here’s an earlier shot of the label being stitched on:

The bed runner measures 29″ x 64″ after its maiden voyage through the washer and dryer. I do love the soft puckery look that laundering gives a quilt:

I didn’t wait till today to give Charlie his anniversary gift. He got it on Monday of this week because Diane, who returned home on Tuesday, wanted to be there when he opened it. It was a special moment. He had seen the bed runner in progress but had no idea it was meant for him. It was quite the surprise.

And I got quite the surprise myself today! Look what was delivered late this afternoon:

Friends, you’re looking at 45 enormous pale yellow roses — one for every year the DH and I have been married. Thank you, Dear Husband!