Award-winning and bestselling author Vicki Batman recently
stopped by to share her grandmother's recipe for fruitcake made with tomato soup. Today she’s here to talk about the quilts made from her husband’s tie
collection.
Vicki
has written numerous romantic comedies and two humorous romantic mysteries. She
describes herself as an avid Jazzerciser, handbag lover, Mahjong player, Yoga
practitioner, movie fan, book devourer, chocaholic, and Best Mom ever. Most
days begin with her hands set to the keyboard and thinking, "What
if?" Learn more about her and her stories at her website/blog.
A lot of you know I call my
husband Handsome. When we first married, he
gave me a card signed with Handsome Husband. I
shortened it. (And Handsome is a pretty nice looking guy.)
I grew up when
working men wore suits to their job and to church, to shows, etc. I like the
look. Handsome’s career began at a large accounting firm and he wore the
“uniform”, too. He especially liked ties and for a long time, never threw any
away.
An employee at
his company makes quilts. After a chat, he decided to have some of his ties
made into a quilt. (featured above)
He had her put
on the back his philosophy about ties:
The good news is
he culled through his ties again and had a second quilt made,
Creativity abounds
in the holiday anthology, the Whispers of
Winter, featuring my romantic comedy short story, “The Great Fruitcake
Bake-off”.
The
Great Fruitcake Bake-off
When five-time champion Samantha Greene
teams up with her new neighbor, Dixon Roberts, for The Great Fruitcake
Bake-off, they discover baking a prize-winning entry is complicated, bad guys
are plotting to take the crown, and first prize isn't just about a ribbon.
Other authors in the Whispers
of Winter anthology are:
Nicole Morgan, Stephanie Morris, Caitlyn Lynch, Maya Bailey, Krista Ames,
Sharon Coady, Donna R. Mercer, Jan Springer, Carma Haley Shoemaker, Livia
Quinn, Amber Skyze, Rebecca Fairfax, Jane Blythe, Suzanne Jenkins, Stacy Eaton,
Rene Webb, Marie Mason, Joann Baker & Patricia Mason, Karen Cino
