Amazing story! God was definitely watching out for all of you! Those were some bad accidents! It is truly amazing that Ian’s arm wasn’t crushed and your boys hurt! What a wonderful family! I made a small Carpenter’s Star about 5 years ago for a baby quilt. I think it turned out great! I meant to tell you that I was so impressed that Maxwell did the plumbing job! He is a smart and handsome young man that can get you to drive him anywhere! 😄
Aw thanks Sherry! I will tell Maxwell he has another Fan!! LOL! And yes, we have certainly had our fair share of Stories....and have lived to tell them all! LOL!
Hi Jean. I just love your humour.. your stories... what a great idea for a quilt. Carpenter wheel. Will be looking for your next video. Thanks Jean and Ian and Maxwell.. thank you so much... Jean fo all that you do as well as your patience. Take care and hugs
I love that Limo story.......I can imagine the chaos with that many kids in a confined space. How you resolved that commotion by putting up the privacy window. LOL😄 Hilarious!!!
It was WAY before these new fangled MASSIVE car seats with regulations and everything....the kids just piled in and off we went!! LOL! But at times, I was VERY grateful for the privacy screen:) LOL! Thanks Ronda!
Glad you like them! Me and my statement necklaces...the bigger the necklace the smaller the chest....but it doesn't always work out like that!!! LOL !LOL! Thanks Jacqueline:)
Oh Jean, what a life story you've had. Ian in accident with 6-7 boys in the van, my word!! 7 small ( then ) boys were so gorgeous and you have not changed ONE BIT, Jean. I love the limousine, had to laugh when the person from hospital could not count whether there were 6 or 7 boys, bet you panicked then. What a challenge in driving the U - Haul while expecting, Jean. Thank the Lord for His guidance and what a miracle! Blessings and love, Thelma ❤ ❤
Ian took the SIX boys....but the hospitial at first told me they had FIVE kids!! I DID panic!! What a laugh! :) And yes, the drive across America in Convoy was a real adventure:) But we did it! AND have lived to tell the tales:) LOL! Take care Thelma and Don:) Love from the Trueloves:)
Poor Ian! That must have been so painful! Glad no children were lost 😂!!! Can’t wait to read your book Jean!!! How fun to have a limo , bet the kids loved it! Looking forward to the next quilt ❤❤❤
So many people say they want an Audio Version....can you imagine me nattering on for a entire books worth!?!?!?!? People would go mad! ! LOL! But Ian said he would 'read' some of my chapters also!! LOL! LOL! Thanks Sondra:) The limo was truly a great car:)
Jean I love your stories. Whata life....precious family. You make me chuckle....we had a van like yours. We had lots of fun traveling. Bless all of you. Looking forward to your next quilt. Looks interesting.❤😁
I started watching your channel for a quilting tutorial, but keep watching them for your stories! I think the limo idea was great with all those boys to tote around. Keep the stories coming!❤️😄
Dear Jean, you and Ian have certainly had some adventures together. It’s so easy to see why you were blessed with 10 children, you have so much love in your heart and you kindly share it with us all. Thank you.🏴
You always find great necklaces! You made me laugh when you mentioned "good thing children bounce". LOL I will look forward to see what you come up with for the carpenter's star quilt.
Oh my word!! Thank goodness our kids 'bounce'!! We've had our fair share of 'adventures'!! LOL! LOL! I get most of my necklaces at boutiques or TJ Maxx! :)
Hi Jean! Your stackable fabric baskets are where I found you, Bless you for your inspiring videos!💜You have the talent of making people feel like they are your friends. Keep up the awesome work!😊
I have made one but did not finish. Just got to the top of my UFO pile and then I had a break from sewing to have lunch and found your video. Something or someone telling me something Hahahaaha. Cheers Jean.
Now Michelle! You must KNOW by now, how I feel about UFO's!!! Get them out and FINISH them!! Finished is better than perfect! Thanks so much for watching me:)
Dear Jean, your stories are amazing & show just how much love, fun & wonderful times you all must have had bringing up all those lovely children! Memories are what we all cling to as we age & your family must have had more than most to recall. I was an only child & the best memories I have growing up were when my family got together with my mum & dads best friends, who had four children 🥰. We had such wonderful times together & some really great adventures too. Bless your wonderful family & I hope you have many more really great stories to share so we all can enjoy the exciting times you must have had. I just love your channel, 😊❤️🥰💕😘😍
Aw thanks Joan:) I am the youngest of 6 ~ I have 5 older brothers. 10 kids...yea...there is a LOT of memories!! LOL! Funny, I grew up in the country/woods and Ian is from the Heart of London!!
Hi Jean nice to have a story, been missing them. Yes I remember the story of you guys driving across country and the trailers behind with all your belongings and with 7 kids in tow when you were moving from Canada to the USA. But it's the first time I heard the story about Ian's arm! Yikes, how nasty. He was lucky that could have been much worse......he could have lost that arm! Looking forward to the carpinters wheel block. It looks a lovely pattern. Thanks Jean. Greetings from the UK 🇬🇧.
Thanks Anita:) Sometimes I forget which 'stories' I tell! LOL! We have SOOOO many!! LOL! The accident was NOT funny at the time, but we manage to laugh afterwards, when all is okay::)
Boy, oh boy, oh boy, Jean your family have been through a lot. Poor Ian with his arm and the van but you're such a good storyteller and funny, never a dull moment with the Truelove family. Thanks for sharing them with your fans....
Hi Jean! My goodness, so many of the boys look so much like Ian did then! And so many of the grandkids look like the boys when they were younger 😊😊 I see now where some of them got their blonde hair! Glad Ian was not more injured & the "5" or "6" kids were ok. 😊😊 I was lucky enough to go to Missouri Star to a retreat last August & one of the pattern choices to make was the Carpenters Star. Many of the ladies made it, including the friend I went with. Since I already have the pattern, but have not made one, I may make a wall hanging size with you.
Yes, Marla, that Truelove Gene is VERY strong:) LOL! And we laugh now, but it WAS a bit of a scary time!! All SIX little boys faired okay.....or WAS it FIVE?!?!?! LOL!
I made a carpenter square during the pandemic and used 2 1/2-inch squares. It would make a great pillow but I am enjoying it hanging above my ironing station! 😊
Poor Ian’s arm. That must have really hurt! Thank the Lord none of your boys were hurt. Love your stories! Can’t wait to see the fabric that you pick out for the quilt.
@@jeantruelovetruelovequiltsfory I just love your new name for your site!! Love you Jean and miss you terribly! Tell Ian we are praying 🙏 for him and I am also happy your kids are safe!!🥰🥰🥰
Jean where did you get the lovely necklace your wearing? I love big JEWELERY and the unusual. If you ever write this book I would buy a copy. I smile all the way through out your stories. Love you.❤😊❤
Thanks Lori! I get most of my big necklaces from TJ Maxx, believe it or not. Not in their 'fine jewelry' section, more like in the costume fake stuff:) The bigger the better:) LOL! And you will be the first in line for my book at my book signings!! LOL! LOL!
Loved the limo story -- the greatest solutions seem to come in the middle of the night! Poor Ian, though. 🙁 Looking forward to the next tutorial; Moda's carpenter wheel has been on my to-do list for a while so this will help me focus on doing one!
Thank you, Jean, for all the beautiful quilts you have made over the years, taking us along. On episode 24 you did a show and tell. I loved those quits you made with a sew along. I know it is asking a lot for you do a sew along with that pattern especially since you are now doing the carpenter wheel. I would love to be able to get some instructions for that quilt if possible. Not now of course but sometime in the future if possible. I am aware it was years ago so you might not have a pattern anymore. That is of fine of course. I am looking forward to this sew along and the funny stories to go along with it. God Bless .
Thanks Karen:) That quilt was made by me when I was following a closed quilting group on Facebook. I followed along with the 'mystery quilt', with the instructions given every week as the quilt grew. Unfortunately, because of copyright issues, the pattern that I followed is not allowed to be shared with anyone. And even though I did print it out, as was allowed, I cannot find it anyway. Sorry about that:) All the best and thanks for watching me:)
Love all your stories Jean. You have such a great sense of humour. Makes me smile. Look forward to seeing your next tutorial and another Truelove story. ❤
O! M! G! Jean!! My mouth dropped open at that story! Poor Ian! I sure could see your adult sons in your "young" Ian!! I made a carpenter star quilt by Missiour Star Quilt company. It was beautiful and yes big, queen size.
Rough times. So, glad yous are currently fine and hope it stays that way for a long time. Thanks for sharing and look forward to the carpenters star video.
Hi Jean, great choice love the Carpenter Blok, I actually have the pattern, but I have yet to make it for one reason or another gets pushback. Love your family stories specially the part when you’re in the limousine and you raise the glass petition for some quiet time. As one of your listeners mentioned an audio version of your book would be fantastic to listen to take care till the next video. Thank you. 👍❤️😊
Ian said we should 'speak' the book....he would take some chapters and I would take some! LOL! I think people would be soothed by Ian's voice after my yapping!! LOL! Thanks Carmen:)
God love Ian and his math what would we do without our math instructors i have three people to help me i could never never to quilting with out them math is my worst enemy lol. Almost done with my second quilt the postage quilt never ending quilt i calls it, have a great week love seen you and your videos.
Math..yuck!!! Don't get it, won't get it, can't get it, haven't got it, etc!! You and your quilts!! LOL! One day they WILL END!! LOL! Thanks Beverley:)
@@jeantruelovetruelovequiltsfory oh it should be a reality show and no actors, just all the Trueloves!! I actually am always excited to see the Truelove Adventures. Keep them coming, they are just amazing
@@jeantruelovetruelovequiltsfory - I think that may be because you’re on the giving end - being on the receiving end as a subscriber is a delight! We love you and your family and your genuine teaching and sharing. As always, thank you 🙏
Amazing! Thank God for His Wonderful angelic protection over all your lives!!! I know you do/did! Gotta have my mechanical husband hear/see this story. He once bought a white stretch limousine (before i knew him) & I've heard some hilarious stories about it. There weren't many of them around, like you see nowadays. Were old, too haha So ppl really stared (is it a celebrity? they'd wonder, lol). My mom had that many children, too, but mostly girls😄. How did you ever manage?!! Y'all are precious! Thx for sharing. I saw your & Ian's front door rig with the carpenter wheel quilt. Soneone shared the title on Lisa Capen's Mystery quilt tutorial, as they've recently moved into a very old (drafty) home in VA. Her husband is crafty like yours. Thank God for good men (willing ones : ) !!!
LOL! Every where we went...school runs, McDonalds, grocery shopping....people would stare and think "hmmmm...who famous is in there?!?!" Just us - a bunch of kids!!!
Your simply amazing! Love to hear your family stories ❤. How very fortunate you are😊 I am over the moon excited about the new tutorial for this block. It has been a favorite of mine for a very long time and I’ve tried a couple of the tutorials and they’re just too hard for me.😢
Thank you so much Denise:) I will put on my thinking cap and try to figure it out for beginners, but be patient with me....this one is a bit tricky!! LOL!
Looking forward to the next tutorial. I love the stories about your family and all the pictures. By the way the necklace you have in this video is amazing.Is it possible to still purchase?
Aw thanks Rachel! I got this particular necklace from TJ Maxx about a year ago, so I don't know it they'd still have anything like it:) Thanks so much for watching me;)
Are you using fabrics from your stash? You have so many lovely prints! Kaufman has a free app that helps you calculate yardage, pieces to yardage, binding, backing, borders, it’s all there! Bonus it’s free to use. Your smart gal Jean, you can figure out how to use it, no math involved, just counting….
I most probably will be using fabrics I have!! And thank you so much...someone in the past has mentioned the Kaufman app....I MUST look it up!! Thank you so much again Peggy:)
Wow! My parents had 7 kids and my dad bought a cargo van and bolted park benches to the floor to accommodate everyone. I’m #6 and there wasn’t seat belt and car seat laws then.
I’m laughing so hard. I hade to small ones and I would have loved to have had a Crees. Ziiip. Love your stories. 😊. My goodness this is awful auto correct. I’m sorry it didn’t make sense
You just reminded me, just after I got my license, and before cell-phones, which we call mobiles, my sister was moving north from Dalby in queensland to Bowen, in the next 1/2 of the state of queensland. She drove the family car with 2 of her boys, and my friend who came to help me with driving. I think I was behind her, in their purple Mazda work car, with her other boy. the car had been sitting idle for a while. Her husband drove a large, slow on hills, truck, with all the furniture tarped down. He had got a bit ahead. The work car had just got a going over by her hubby, before we all left, semi driver, mechanic on semis, farm machinery, and earth works too, farmer, dam builder, sub-division road maker, and land plane operator. New (second hand) engine in it, running in the engine, speed was limited. The tyres were re-treads, and he had replaced 2 of them, the accelerator cable was frayed, kept getting stuck on full. Should be fine with the slow speed?!? Yeah, nah. In a long stretch of uninhabited road, hot day, tires expanded, from heat, one re-tread failed, rear drivers side, pushed the car off the road to the left, flood plain, built up road, massive deep 12'+ ditch that side, so I corrected, tried not to rush, to get back on the road. I must have planted my feet when the bang happened, so the cable stuck. The car corrected, then spun out end to end, nearly 3/4 of a circle, I found myself facing a car at an angle, realizing it was too fast from the cable, I turrned the engine off to slow it. That sorta worked, until it started reversing straight back from the momentum, straight at a skinny tree on the opposite side of the road. Not knowing if the brakes would engage safely, without rolling the car, I pulled not jerked, on the hand-break. Stopped 6" from the tree, in a cloud of dust. Opened the hood and freed the cable, found a fallen tree across, near both of the back wheels. Thicker than the one standing behind the car, phew. There was a red car behind me, he freaked out. He didn't like my slow speed, was about to pass us. Thank goodness for no cars on the other side of the road. Everybody stopped and ran over, we were shaken but unharmed. We all sat on a tarp by the road-side. With enough gear out to fit tyres in the family car, after bro-in-law, came back to see why we hadn't come, played board games and recovered. He went off to the next servo, to get more tyres, t'was a long way, came and put them on, drove it from it's resting spot. No more re-treads on their cars, the car only lost a bit of trim where the rubber exploded, but was essentially undamaged, drivable, completely normally, with another 2 new tyres on it. Talk about an eventful trip.
Kathleen!! Your story is heart stopping!! Oh my word!! You could actually have been infected with the Truelove Touch Of Poop!! LOL! LOL! But seriously, good thing everything, although ridiculously eventful, turned out okay!! Take care and thanks for sharing:)
I’ve done a carpenter wheel years ago no pattern it was hard trying to get the colors in the right place…And I remember the party lines. As teens neighbors would cut into our lines as we were staying to longs talking to our friends Haha.
I remember party lines! And my dad being VERY strict as to when and who could use the telephone for ~ for serious quick matters only....no yapping!! LOL! Thanks Rosetta:) I'm going to TRY to figure out and explain about those color placements!!!
Thank you Kathleen;) Yes I HAVE an accuquit machine, but that die is $139.99!!! Expensive!! And I have to be able to try to teach beginners how to make this quilt!! So that wouldn't be of any help anyway. Back to the old drawing board!! Thanks for the info though:)
I was thinking how neat it would be if you had the limo when your kids were in high school and picking up their dates for prom in it 😀. They'd be the envy of all the girls!
Before you got to that point, I was just going to ask you, what ever happened to your Cadillac? Didn’t you have that at your last house? Did it get wrecked by the tornado/flood? I thought I remembered pics of it there. Or, maybe it was while you were there you showed us pics of it from before? I thought you still had it at that point. You’ll hv to tell us, what did you do abt the trip to Georgia? Keep going or find a way home? 😬 You left us on the edge of our seat! 😂
The old Cadillac bit the dust and we gave it to one of our kids friends ~ LOL! But I DID buy a new(er) 2000 Cadillac about 5 years ago. It was luckily, under the car cover when the tornado took down trees. The wind and trees totaled Ian's Pathfinder and dented my Mazda real bad. We got the Limo fixed (at Homer Cox Ford....in West Virginia, and believe it or not, that dealer is STILL there! They fixed the wheel and tire and rods and off we went on down to Georgia!! Chalk it all up to a fun scary road trip!! LOL!
@@jeantruelovetruelovequiltsfory Phew! I thought it couldn’t be fixed. I pictured you guys half way there with 8 kids and no way to get there or home! That would hv been an expensive plane ride! So, you DO still have your Cadillac, then? I’m glad it wasn’t wrecked! I must’ve gotten confused bc I didn’t remember there were 2 of them.
Yes, we still have our newer (2000) Cadillac. Mostly kept under a car cover but boy did it help us when Ian's car was totaled last year. THIS recent totaled car/VW accident, we were fortunate enough to have a truck given to us by our son.
Amazing story! God was definitely watching out for all of you! Those were some bad accidents! It is truly amazing that Ian’s arm wasn’t crushed and your boys hurt! What a wonderful family! I made a small Carpenter’s Star about 5 years ago for a baby quilt. I think it turned out great! I meant to tell you that I was so impressed that Maxwell did the plumbing job! He is a smart and handsome young man that can get you to drive him anywhere! 😄
Aw thanks Sherry! I will tell Maxwell he has another Fan!! LOL! And yes, we have certainly had our fair share of Stories....and have lived to tell them all! LOL!
Hi Jean. I just love your humour.. your stories... what a great idea for a quilt. Carpenter wheel. Will be looking for your next video. Thanks Jean and Ian and Maxwell.. thank you so much... Jean fo all that you do as well as your patience. Take care and hugs
Thank you so much Ginette:)
Oh dear, but I'm glad he still has his arm and wishing perfectly! Bless your souls!
Yes, thank you
Thank you Jean. Look forward to seeing your videos on the Carpenter’s Star quilt. Great auto stories! Tough Trueloves!
Thanks for sharing all the Truelove adventures. Always enjoy listening to you speak about your lovely family.
Aw thanks Rebecca:) So many adventures:)
Your family has many adventures. Each ones makes you a little stronger. Enjoy all your videos.
Oh, by now I could lift the Empire State Building...I am THAT strong!! LOL! LOL! THanks Linda:)
I love that Limo story.......I can imagine the chaos with that many kids in a confined space. How you resolved that commotion by putting up the privacy window. LOL😄 Hilarious!!!
It was WAY before these new fangled MASSIVE car seats with regulations and everything....the kids just piled in and off we went!! LOL! But at times, I was VERY grateful for the privacy screen:) LOL! Thanks Ronda!
Love your stories. Jean I am always looking forward to see what necklace you have on. They are so interesting and colourful
Glad you like them! Me and my statement necklaces...the bigger the necklace the smaller the chest....but it doesn't always work out like that!!! LOL !LOL! Thanks Jacqueline:)
Oh Jean, what a life story you've had. Ian in accident with 6-7 boys in the van, my word!! 7 small ( then ) boys were so gorgeous and you have not changed ONE BIT, Jean. I love the limousine, had to laugh when the person from hospital could not count whether there were 6 or 7 boys, bet you panicked then. What a challenge in driving the U - Haul while expecting, Jean. Thank the Lord for His guidance and what a miracle! Blessings and love, Thelma ❤ ❤
Ian took the SIX boys....but the hospitial at first told me they had FIVE kids!! I DID panic!! What a laugh! :) And yes, the drive across America in Convoy was a real adventure:) But we did it! AND have lived to tell the tales:) LOL! Take care Thelma and Don:) Love from the Trueloves:)
Poor Ian! That must have been so painful! Glad no children were lost 😂!!! Can’t wait to read your book Jean!!! How fun to have a limo , bet the kids loved it! Looking forward to the next quilt ❤❤❤
So many people say they want an Audio Version....can you imagine me nattering on for a entire books worth!?!?!?!? People would go mad! ! LOL! But Ian said he would 'read' some of my chapters also!! LOL! LOL! Thanks Sondra:) The limo was truly a great car:)
@@jeantruelovetruelovequiltsfory Audio or written, I’d buy either!
All I can say Jean is WOW ! Ian & the Boyz were so so lucky ❤️🇭🇲🦜
Yes Kim, they were very lucky:) And Ian lived to tell the tale:)
Dear Jean, I just love Truelove Storytime.
Also looking forward to your Carpenters Wheel Tutorial.
All the best and Love to the Trueloves
Stefan
Now then kiddies....all tuck in for Truelove Story Time:) LOL! LOL! Thanks Stefan:)
Hi Jean, i love,love watching your videos!! They warm my ❤️ 💙 💜 💖
Thank you so much Marie:) Happy to make you smile:)
Jean I love your stories. Whata life....precious family. You make me chuckle....we had a van like yours. We had lots of fun traveling. Bless all of you.
Looking forward to your next quilt. Looks interesting.❤😁
Great times!! Hard, but super memories:) Thanks Barbara:)
I started watching your channel for a quilting tutorial, but keep watching them for your stories! I think the limo idea was great with all those boys to tote around. Keep the stories coming!❤️😄
Thanks for sticking with me Patrice!! My channel is a bit different but I WILL get around to making a quilt now and then!! LOL!
You and Ian and the family amaze me! Keep telling us stories of the Trueloves, I always enjoy your (mis) adventures!!! ;)
Soooo many adventures...good and MIS!! LOL! Thanks Claudia;)
I would love to take a road trip with you, Jean, and listen to your stories for days!
That would be cool Shelley:) All of our stories would EXHAUST you!! LOL!
That was brilliant Jean, am looking forward to your next quilt and of course, the book!! Yay! 😊 Bring it on! lol x
I wonder if it would be on Oprahs list?!?!? LOL! Soooo many adventures! Thanks Elizabeth:)
@@jeantruelovetruelovequiltsfory oh without a doubt! A best seller 😊 x
Dear Jean, you and Ian have certainly had some adventures together. It’s so easy to see why you were blessed with 10 children, you have so much love in your heart and you kindly share it with us all. Thank you.🏴
Soooo many adventures!! Too many to recount!! Good and not so good! ! LOL! But yes, we continue to be blessed, big time! Thanks Margaret:)
You always find great necklaces! You made me laugh when you mentioned "good thing children bounce". LOL I will look forward to see what you come up with for the carpenter's star quilt.
Oh my word!! Thank goodness our kids 'bounce'!! We've had our fair share of 'adventures'!! LOL! LOL! I get most of my necklaces at boutiques or TJ Maxx! :)
Hi Jean! Your stackable fabric baskets are where I found you, Bless you for your inspiring videos!💜You have the talent of making people feel like they are your friends. Keep up the awesome work!😊
Aw you are very kind Teresa:) Thank you;)
I have made one but did not finish. Just got to the top of my UFO pile and then I had a break from sewing to have lunch and found your video. Something or someone telling me something Hahahaaha. Cheers Jean.
Now Michelle! You must KNOW by now, how I feel about UFO's!!! Get them out and FINISH them!! Finished is better than perfect! Thanks so much for watching me:)
Dear Jean, your stories are amazing & show just how much love, fun & wonderful times you all must have had bringing up all those lovely children! Memories are what we all cling to as we age & your family must have had more than most to recall. I was an only child & the best memories I have growing up were when my family got together with my mum & dads best friends, who had four children 🥰. We had such wonderful times together & some really great adventures too. Bless your wonderful family & I hope you have many more really great stories to share so we all can enjoy the exciting times you must have had. I just love your channel, 😊❤️🥰💕😘😍
Aw thanks Joan:) I am the youngest of 6 ~ I have 5 older brothers. 10 kids...yea...there is a LOT of memories!! LOL! Funny, I grew up in the country/woods and Ian is from the Heart of London!!
Love Dutch Wonderland....the spinning house...such a nice park!!
The best! We loved going there:) Thanks Mimzy:)
I love your stories. Ian was very lucky with his arm.
He was lucky, Nancy!! Very. We laugh now and it is a 'funny' story, but not so much at the time!! LOL!
Love your channel, love your quilts, love your stories❤😊
Thanks Stella;)
Hi Jean nice to have a story, been missing them.
Yes I remember the story of you guys driving across country and the trailers behind with all your belongings and with 7 kids in tow when you were moving from Canada to the USA.
But it's the first time I heard the story about Ian's arm! Yikes, how nasty. He was lucky that could have been much worse......he could have lost that arm!
Looking forward to the carpinters wheel block. It looks a lovely pattern.
Thanks Jean.
Greetings from the UK 🇬🇧.
Thanks Anita:) Sometimes I forget which 'stories' I tell! LOL! We have SOOOO many!! LOL! The accident was NOT funny at the time, but we manage to laugh afterwards, when all is okay::)
Oh Jean I am so excited about the quilt, can’t hardly wait lol
See what you started Kelli!! LOL! LOL! I just have to figure it out NOW!!!! LOL! Thanks and I'll keep you posted;)
HAHAHAHA I love your stories!!!!
I love these photos.
Thanks Peggy:)
Boy, oh boy, oh boy, Jean your family have been through a lot. Poor Ian with his arm and the van but you're such a good storyteller and funny, never a dull moment with the Truelove family. Thanks for sharing them with your fans....
Thanks Terrie:) You gotta keep laughing!! Or else we would wail in despair!!! LOL! LOL!
Great stories, Jean! You have lived a rather eventful life! Thanks for sharing!
Glad you enjoyed it Gloria! Eventful is putting it mildly!! LOL! Just tell me.....what IS a boring Life?!?!!?!?! LOL!
Hi Jean! My goodness, so many of the boys look so much like Ian did then! And so many of the grandkids look like the boys when they were younger 😊😊 I see now where some of them got their blonde hair! Glad Ian was not more injured & the "5" or "6" kids were ok. 😊😊
I was lucky enough to go to Missouri Star to a retreat last August & one of the pattern choices to make was the Carpenters Star. Many of the ladies made it, including the friend I went with. Since I already have the pattern, but have not made one, I may make a wall hanging size with you.
Yes, Marla, that Truelove Gene is VERY strong:) LOL! And we laugh now, but it WAS a bit of a scary time!! All SIX little boys faired okay.....or WAS it FIVE?!?!?! LOL!
Loved the limo story!
Thanks Karen:)
Thank you for doing beginner quilts. Can’t wait❤️
Thanks Cathy:) I have to put my thinking cap on with this one!! Be Patient with me:) LOL!
You crack me up! I’m sitting in the hospital because husband needs surgery tomorrow so thank you for the laugh!
Aw I hope it all goes well and smooth for your hubby! All the best and take care Doralee:)
I made a carpenter square during the pandemic and used 2 1/2-inch squares. It would make a great pillow but I am enjoying it hanging above my ironing station! 😊
That sounds pretty:) Something sweet to look at! Thanks Jeanette:)
Poor Ian’s arm. That must have really hurt! Thank the Lord none of your boys were hurt. Love your stories! Can’t wait to see the fabric that you pick out for the quilt.
Yes, they were all very lucky! :) I laugh, but at the time, it wasn't funny!! LOL! Thanks Linda:)
@@jeantruelovetruelovequiltsfory I just love your new name for your site!! Love you Jean and miss you terribly! Tell Ian we are praying 🙏 for him and I am also happy your kids are safe!!🥰🥰🥰
Jean where did you get the lovely necklace your wearing? I love big JEWELERY and the unusual. If you ever write this book I would buy a copy. I smile all the way through out your stories. Love you.❤😊❤
Thanks Lori! I get most of my big necklaces from TJ Maxx, believe it or not. Not in their 'fine jewelry' section, more like in the costume fake stuff:) The bigger the better:) LOL! And you will be the first in line for my book at my book signings!! LOL! LOL!
Looking forward to the quilt!
Love the necklace Jean and really looking forward to a new quilting project as hopefully I will have my machine back soon. Just love your stories.
LOL! Me and my huge necklaces!! LOL! Thanks so much! Great about your machine ~ bummer when it is down and out!!
Love the family stories! 👪
Thank you:)
Loved the limo story -- the greatest solutions seem to come in the middle of the night! Poor Ian, though. 🙁 Looking forward to the next tutorial; Moda's carpenter wheel has been on my to-do list for a while so this will help me focus on doing one!
Dear Ian....us and our adventures!!! Hopefully I will be able to make sense of this next quilt!! :)
Amazing love to hear about your family and love you all so much ❤
Aw thanks Gisela:)
Thank you, Jean, for all the beautiful quilts you have made over the years, taking us along. On episode 24 you did a show and tell. I loved those quits you made with a sew along. I know it is asking a lot for you do a sew along with that pattern especially since you are now doing the carpenter wheel. I would love to be able to get some instructions for that quilt if possible. Not now of course but sometime in the future if possible. I am aware it was years ago so you might not have a pattern anymore. That is of fine of course. I am looking forward to this sew along and the funny stories to go along with it. God Bless .
Thanks Karen:) That quilt was made by me when I was following a closed quilting group on Facebook. I followed along with the 'mystery quilt', with the instructions given every week as the quilt grew. Unfortunately, because of copyright issues, the pattern that I followed is not allowed to be shared with anyone. And even though I did print it out, as was allowed, I cannot find it anyway. Sorry about that:) All the best and thanks for watching me:)
Just love watching your videos! Despite all that has happened in your life you are so blessed!
Thank you so much Ginny:) We count those blessings every day:)
Absolutely love your family stories Jean. How gorgeous is the photo of your 7 boys!
Aw thanks Heidi! I have several 'favorite' photos of the little boys, and this is one of them! :)
Love all your stories Jean. You have such a great sense of humour. Makes me smile. Look forward to seeing your next tutorial and another Truelove story. ❤
Me and our stories!! There have been SOOOOO many!! Many good, many not so!! LOL! Thanks so much Jennifer for taking time to watch me:)
O! M! G! Jean!! My mouth dropped open at that story! Poor Ian! I sure could see your adult sons in your "young" Ian!! I made a carpenter star quilt by Missiour Star Quilt company. It was beautiful and yes big, queen size.
I too, see so many of the kids AND grandkids in young Ian!! LOL! THanks Maria:)
Rough times. So, glad yous are currently fine and hope it stays that way for a long time. Thanks for sharing and look forward to the carpenters star video.
Some VERY rough times, but we weathered them all!:) Thanks for watching me Christine;)
Great stories as always Jean,write the book please 🙏 😀 looking forward to the Carpenters Star xx
LOL! That darned BOOK!! LOL! LOL! But maybe, just maybe!! Thanks Martina:)
Hi Jean, great choice love the Carpenter Blok, I actually have the pattern, but I have yet to make it for one reason or another gets pushback.
Love your family stories specially the part when you’re in the limousine and you raise the glass petition for some quiet time. As one of your listeners mentioned an audio version of your book would be fantastic to listen to take care till the next video. Thank you. 👍❤️😊
Ian said we should 'speak' the book....he would take some chapters and I would take some! LOL! I think people would be soothed by Ian's voice after my yapping!! LOL! Thanks Carmen:)
God love Ian and his math what would we do without our math instructors i have three people to help me i could never never to quilting with out them math is my worst enemy lol. Almost done with my second quilt the postage quilt never ending quilt i calls it, have a great week love seen you and your videos.
Math..yuck!!! Don't get it, won't get it, can't get it, haven't got it, etc!! You and your quilts!! LOL! One day they WILL END!! LOL! Thanks Beverley:)
Oh God Bless You all but Got Darn this is funny
Thanks Patty:) We still smile!! :)
Jen I love you your stories.
Aw thanks so much;)
Love the limousine story😂
Only a Truelove:)
Oh my word! No wonder you’re wacky hilarious! (in a very good way) 7 kids!😲
Super Wacky Hilarious....we have TEN kids!!
What a story Jean! Thank goodness everyone was ok, except poor Ian’s arm. You all need a tv series f your life adventures, it’s be a hit for sure!!!!
The TV series comes after the Book Deal!! LOL! LOL! Can you imagine?!?! Who in the world would 'Play' ME!??!!?!? LOL! Thanks Darlene:)
@@jeantruelovetruelovequiltsfory oh it should be a reality show and no actors, just all the Trueloves!! I actually am always excited to see the Truelove Adventures. Keep them coming, they are just amazing
Once again love your video. Thank you.
Aw thanks so much:)
Congratulations on your achievement, it is so well deserved! Can’t wait until you get to 100k!! 💐
I just can't believe that SO many people actually Liked, Subscribed, and Hit the Button:) Thanks so much;)
@@jeantruelovetruelovequiltsfory - I think that may be because you’re on the giving end - being on the receiving end as a subscriber is a delight! We love you and your family and your genuine teaching and sharing. As always, thank you 🙏
You have great stories, Jean!
Aw thanks Karen:)
I am excited to see your quilt. I made several in Christmas
Fabrics for gifts to families. So excited to see what you do!
How wonderful:) I'm sure they loved them! I'll see how I do!!
Amazing! Thank God for His Wonderful angelic protection over all your lives!!! I know you do/did! Gotta have my mechanical husband hear/see this story. He once bought a white stretch limousine (before i knew him) & I've heard some hilarious stories about it. There weren't many of them around, like you see nowadays. Were old, too haha So ppl really stared (is it a celebrity? they'd wonder, lol). My mom had that many children, too, but mostly girls😄. How did you ever manage?!! Y'all are precious! Thx for sharing. I saw your & Ian's front door rig with the carpenter wheel quilt. Soneone shared the title on Lisa Capen's Mystery quilt tutorial, as they've recently moved into a very old (drafty) home in VA. Her husband is crafty like yours. Thank God for good men (willing ones : ) !!!
LOL! Every where we went...school runs, McDonalds, grocery shopping....people would stare and think "hmmmm...who famous is in there?!?!" Just us - a bunch of kids!!!
Love your stories!😄
Thanks Dee;)
I love listening to your stories keep them coming. Can I join the group for the carpenters star quilt please.🤗❤️🌹
Thanks Jean and YES!! Please be patient though with me....but remember...I Get There In The End:)
@@jeantruelovetruelovequiltsfory I will thank you.🤗❤️
I love the limo!
It was a good car!! :)
Lovely but scary trip down memory lane!
It was scary at the time, yes. But we manage to turn it into a funny story 30 years later!! LOL! Thanks Lorraine:)
Your simply amazing! Love to hear your family stories ❤. How very fortunate you are😊 I am over the moon excited about the new tutorial for this block. It has been a favorite of mine for a very long time and I’ve tried a couple of the tutorials and they’re just too hard for me.😢
Thank you so much Denise:) I will put on my thinking cap and try to figure it out for beginners, but be patient with me....this one is a bit tricky!! LOL!
Looking forward to the next tutorial. I love the stories about your family and all the pictures. By the way the necklace you have in this video is amazing.Is it possible to still purchase?
Aw thanks Rachel! I got this particular necklace from TJ Maxx about a year ago, so I don't know it they'd still have anything like it:) Thanks so much for watching me;)
Are you using fabrics from your stash? You have so many lovely prints!
Kaufman has a free app that helps you calculate yardage, pieces to yardage, binding, backing, borders, it’s all there! Bonus it’s free to use. Your smart gal Jean, you can figure out how to use it, no math involved, just counting….
I most probably will be using fabrics I have!! And thank you so much...someone in the past has mentioned the Kaufman app....I MUST look it up!! Thank you so much again Peggy:)
Wow! My parents had 7 kids and my dad bought a cargo van and bolted park benches to the floor to accommodate everyone. I’m #6 and there wasn’t seat belt and car seat laws then.
Seriously. How things were back then!!! LOL! We took our 4 kids (under the age of 5) in a van seated on beach chairs wedged in between luggage!!! LOL!
I’m laughing so hard. I hade to small ones and I would have loved to have had a Crees. Ziiip. Love your stories. 😊. My goodness this is awful auto correct. I’m sorry it didn’t make sense
Thanks for watching me Flo:)
You just reminded me, just after I got my license, and before cell-phones, which we call mobiles, my sister was moving north from Dalby in queensland to Bowen, in the next 1/2 of the state of queensland. She drove the family car with 2 of her boys, and my friend who came to help me with driving. I think I was behind her, in their purple Mazda work car, with her other boy. the car had been sitting idle for a while. Her husband drove a large, slow on hills, truck, with all the furniture tarped down. He had got a bit ahead. The work car had just got a going over by her hubby, before we all left, semi driver, mechanic on semis, farm machinery, and earth works too, farmer, dam builder, sub-division road maker, and land plane operator. New (second hand) engine in it, running in the engine, speed was limited. The tyres were re-treads, and he had replaced 2 of them, the accelerator cable was frayed, kept getting stuck on full. Should be fine with the slow speed?!? Yeah, nah. In a long stretch of uninhabited road, hot day, tires expanded, from heat, one re-tread failed, rear drivers side, pushed the car off the road to the left, flood plain, built up road, massive deep 12'+ ditch that side, so I corrected, tried not to rush, to get back on the road. I must have planted my feet when the bang happened, so the cable stuck. The car corrected, then spun out end to end, nearly 3/4 of a circle, I found myself facing a car at an angle, realizing it was too fast from the cable, I turrned the engine off to slow it. That sorta worked, until it started reversing straight back from the momentum, straight at a skinny tree on the opposite side of the road. Not knowing if the brakes would engage safely, without rolling the car, I pulled not jerked, on the hand-break. Stopped 6" from the tree, in a cloud of dust. Opened the hood and freed the cable, found a fallen tree across, near both of the back wheels. Thicker than the one standing behind the car, phew. There was a red car behind me, he freaked out. He didn't like my slow speed, was about to pass us. Thank goodness for no cars on the other side of the road. Everybody stopped and ran over, we were shaken but unharmed. We all sat on a tarp by the road-side. With enough gear out to fit tyres in the family car, after bro-in-law, came back to see why we hadn't come, played board games and recovered. He went off to the next servo, to get more tyres, t'was a long way, came and put them on, drove it from it's resting spot. No more re-treads on their cars, the car only lost a bit of trim where the rubber exploded, but was essentially undamaged, drivable, completely normally, with another 2 new tyres on it. Talk about an eventful trip.
Kathleen!! Your story is heart stopping!! Oh my word!! You could actually have been infected with the Truelove Touch Of Poop!! LOL! LOL! But seriously, good thing everything, although ridiculously eventful, turned out okay!! Take care and thanks for sharing:)
I’ve done a carpenter wheel years ago no pattern it was hard trying to get the colors in the right place…And I remember the party lines. As teens neighbors would cut into our lines as we were staying to longs talking to our friends Haha.
I remember party lines! And my dad being VERY strict as to when and who could use the telephone for ~ for serious quick matters only....no yapping!! LOL! Thanks Rosetta:) I'm going to TRY to figure out and explain about those color placements!!!
Have you ever tried an accuquilt machine ? They have a die for this. I enjoyed your story.
Thank you Kathleen;) Yes I HAVE an accuquit machine, but that die is $139.99!!! Expensive!! And I have to be able to try to teach beginners how to make this quilt!! So that wouldn't be of any help anyway. Back to the old drawing board!! Thanks for the info though:)
You are such a beauty---especially that picture of you pregnant! I look forward to the new tutorial!
Aw thanks so much;) I made most of my maternity clothes. We were going to an anniversary party in this one:)
Hi Jean, great story lol. I have the riley blake app on my smart phone, there is a section for calculating yardage, might help. Stay safe Gina
Thanks so much Gina:) I will look it up:)
@@jeantruelovetruelovequiltsfory sorry its robert kaufman app. Lol
Ah, someone mentioned that too! Thanks for the clarification:)
I was thinking how neat it would be if you had the limo when your kids were in high school and picking up their dates for prom in it 😀. They'd be the envy of all the girls!
LOL! By that time some of the older boys had their own cars:) But we did enjoy our limo:) Thanks Eileen:)
I have that pattern. It is lovely.
I do like it:)
Before you got to that point, I was just going to ask you, what ever happened to your Cadillac? Didn’t you have that at your last house? Did it get wrecked by the tornado/flood? I thought I remembered pics of it there. Or, maybe it was while you were there you showed us pics of it from before? I thought you still had it at that point.
You’ll hv to tell us, what did you do abt the trip to Georgia? Keep going or find a way home? 😬 You left us on the edge of our seat! 😂
The old Cadillac bit the dust and we gave it to one of our kids friends ~ LOL! But I DID buy a new(er) 2000 Cadillac about 5 years ago. It was luckily, under the car cover when the tornado took down trees. The wind and trees totaled Ian's Pathfinder and dented my Mazda real bad. We got the Limo fixed (at Homer Cox Ford....in West Virginia, and believe it or not, that dealer is STILL there! They fixed the wheel and tire and rods and off we went on down to Georgia!! Chalk it all up to a fun scary road trip!! LOL!
@@jeantruelovetruelovequiltsfory Phew! I thought it couldn’t be fixed. I pictured you guys half way there with 8 kids and no way to get there or home! That would hv been an expensive plane ride!
So, you DO still have your Cadillac, then? I’m glad it wasn’t wrecked! I must’ve gotten confused bc I didn’t remember there were 2 of them.
Yes, we still have our newer (2000) Cadillac. Mostly kept under a car cover but boy did it help us when Ian's car was totaled last year. THIS recent totaled car/VW accident, we were fortunate enough to have a truck given to us by our son.
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Maybe you would like to make videos while you make “Patches of Stars”
Hmmmmmmmm....idea!!!