Benson Boone Has Shocking Reaction to Gift a Fan Threw on Stage at His Show (Exclusive)

When Utah mom of 3 Chelsie Porter scored level tickets to spot Benson Boone successful Salt Lake City, she wanted to make nan nighttime unforgettable. What she didn’t expect was that nan vocalist himself would move her handmade gift into a viral infinitesimal — correct successful nan mediate of his show.

“I knew I wouldn’t person different opportunity for illustration it,” Porter tells PEOPLE. “I wanted to make thing typical for Benson and to stock my emotion of sewing and quilting pinch him and nan world!”

Originally, Porter planned to create a afloat quilt for Boone. But realizing information mightiness not fto her bring 1 into nan venue, she pivoted — and that’s erstwhile inspiration struck. “I realized I needed to make him a vest — because he loves himself a vest!” she says pinch a laugh. “But it couldn’t beryllium conscionable immoderate vest.”

Drawing from Boone’s American Heart Tour theme, Porter designed a red, achromatic and bluish vest pinch a large bosom quilted connected nan backmost — and 1 item moreover superfans mightiness person missed. “The full portion is quilted pinch euphony statement stitching,” she reveals. “I’m conscionable truthful pleased pinch it.”

It took Porter astir 2 weeks to complete nan project, often sewing precocious into nan nighttime aliases during her kids’ nap times. “Whenever I could get my niece to babysit, I’d sew,” she says. “I moreover livestreamed for 8–10 hours pinch my followers, asking their opinions and getting support.”

When performance nighttime arrived connected Oct. 9, Porter decided to return a leap of faith. As Boone performed, she tossed nan civilization vest toward nan shape — and nan vocalist instantly took notice.

“You handmade… you quilted this? You’re a quilter. I for illustration it,” Boone said, inspecting nan portion successful admiration. Moments later, he slipped it connected — and wore it for nan remainder of his set.

“I astir passed retired from excitement and deficiency of oxygen I was screaming truthful much!” Porter says. “Knowing he mightiness spot it is 1 thing, but experiencing it? I was connected unreality 9 and higher. He modeled it for nan crowd, checked himself retired connected nan large screen, and chatted pinch maine astir it successful beforehand of everyone. The ‘You’re a quilter!’ infinitesimal has perfectly shaken nan quilting world!”

The exchange, captured connected TikTok, quickly went viral — racking up hundreds of thousands of views and turning Porter’s imaginative passion into thing overmuch bigger.

“I’ve gotten a batch of attraction and it’s been some astonishing and overwhelming,” she says. “So galore unthinkable brands are reaching retired to partner pinch me. I moreover launched a limited-edition preorder for a ‘You’re a Quilter’ shirt, and it’s been truthful good received.”

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Now, Porter hopes her communicative inspires others to return imaginative risks. “If you want something, don’t fto fearfulness aliases embarrassment extremity you,” she says. “You’re tin of astonishing things, and nan only measurement to get amended is to believe and push yourself.”

As for Boone, his spontaneous show of appreciation gave 1 instrumentality — and 1 handmade vest — a infinitesimal successful nan spotlight that nary 1 will forget. “Benson Boone and I made quilting history,” Porter says pinch a laugh. “And honestly? I don’t deliberation I’ll ever recover.”