Yes! Tracy’s genuine-ness is one of the reasons I keep coming back to her channel! When I see a pro make an error, I don’t feel so bad about the messes I make, lol
Tracy, I think the addition of the black border was a game changer - the quilt is beautiful❣ Thanks for the tip of using the pencil to anchor the ruler in place when getting ready to draw a diagonal line in the center of a square...can hardly wait to try thar! 😃 And I'm a firm believer of bias on the bottom as well ... super great tip for newer quilters! Great video!
Ooooo maybe I'll try the sherpy again seeing this trick. I had such a hard time I was crying at the end of mine but I stuck with it for my sister's Christmas present 🎁 And yes we have car quilts for all the kids and do use then!
Gloria here, Tracy, love all your comments, your videos are not just teaching new techniques and ideas, they are also very entertaining. I love watching them all. Going to make this as I have a container with lots of 10” strips and squares from fabrics I’ve used. Thank you again, keep the videos coming.
Thabks for the reminder and demo of the stretch/non-stretch. This layer cake quilt top was awesome. I find many layer cake quilts quitw boring. Thanks a lot. I did watch the ENTIRE thing. I love your authenticity.
What a wonderful idea to use the Sherpa for a kid’s quilt. I love the variety of colors and shapes. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge with us. Blessings.
I live in Minnesota where we have very long cold winters with little to of ice and snow. Car quilts are a real thing here. If you get stuck or end up in a ditch they can be life saving. Car quilts are a rite of passage in my family. As each of my kids and grandkids have gotten their drivers license and first car, they get to choose a car quilt out of my stash of them. Yes.. I have a stash of completed car quilts. They make amazing last minute gifts!
Love this quilt and all your tutorials! You're so down to earth and you can teach! You are the best. I thought everyone had a car quilt...but I live in New England so maybe that's it lol. God bless you. You have a fabulous gift. I'm my happiest when I'm quilting!😊 Thanks, Terry
I have watched your videos, you have done a lot of different quilts. The thing is tou show you make mistakes just like the rest of us. Thank you for all you do, your a great teacher with all your tips.
Warp and weft, the "names" of the WOF and LOF. Next time you make borders, make them the Length of Fabric, rather than width. No wavy borders. 😂 Best quilting tip evah!
Yes, I do keep a quilt or blanket in my van. Once I witnessed a bad car accident and used my quilts to cover the injured people before the ambulance arrived. I'm glad I had them.
This is such a beautiful quilt. I love it. Yes I have a Car quilt. But I could easily make one like this why am I just seeing this. Gorgeous. What kid wouldn’t love this. That Sherpa is so adorable. It might be my favorite backing. I see you have a Juki and it handled it well.
My mom had two of them in the back seat and one in the cargo area of her SUV. There were twins in the family. Mom was less about warmth (Florida livin’!), but about keeping the seats clean! 🤣🤣
We have a car quilt - for the dog to sit on. We'll never get stuck in the cold here in Tropical Queensland, so it's a comfort quilt, not for warmth. I love all your shows, it's like sitting and chatting together.
I love the black border around the quilt. I agree with one of the other comments that it calmed it down. I agree it is really so cute. I might not want to get out of the car with this quilt. Pop in a video?? How old I’m I?!😂 sit in peace and quiet or stream a couple of the sewing Channels RU-vid videos snuggled in the quilt!!
My Aunt gave me a wool blanket when I moved from LA to the snow belt in PA. She was concerned about us getting stranded in the snow, and we needed something to keep us warm. It came in handy. Fast forward about 10 years, and I made my first mystery quilt. I decided to make it a lap size. It turned out so pretty, so I call it my car quilt or my bus trip quilt for when I go on bus trips with the quilt guild. A few times some of the ladies have had to borrow my quilt. Lol I love your quilt. I have so many novelty Christmas fabrics, and this quilt would be perfect for this quilt. Thank you!
Hey Tracy! (Somehow I missed watching this video.) No, not had a car quilt, but I used to keep a heavy Mexican blanket (made in Tijuana) in my SUV for keeping warm during kids' baseball or soccer games, or for emergencies. Forgot to lock my vehicle one cold night and found the next morning that it had been stolen. Whoever took it left behind a long wooden stick, which was really odd. Nothing else was pilfered or disturbed. Hey, if a homeless person needed the blanket to stay warm, I was very okay with it being taken. Living in So. Cal doesn't mean that our fall and winter nights don't get cold! Was very happy that I could indirectly help someone who needed something warm. Love your faux-stained glass window look of your car quilt. The black border really framed the quilt perfectly. Great job!!! (Yes, I watched all the way through. 😘)
Wow...if someone stole a blanket out of your car ....God Bless em' they must have been cold .....The world is a such a different place these days🤷🏻♀️ Thank you for watching all the way to the end Dori❤️
I think you said your grandkids will love this. I saw a car in one of the triangles so you could start a quilt game asking them where the car is going, why is it going there and what will it find. Have some kind of a marker so that triangle is used (the one they chose to travel to). Then the next child takes the car or what ever else is in there and goes where? Also, who hung the Christmas lights etc. What a great quilt. So much fun.
Yes I have a car quilt. It gets used every time we travel. I’m always cold and hubby is always hot so out comes the quilt when the AC is turned down lol
Inwatched it all & so glad I did!!! You fall in love with this more, every step!!! I am totally gonna try this!! I have a very special lil girl who is gonna LOVE IT!! & I think I might make 2, one for my car & one for her Mom's car!! Thank you SO much!! You are both inspiring & make make things acheiveable for us newer quilters!!
I always had a blanket in the car plus I had one of those old fold top beer cases I covered with contact paper and inside I kept coffee, creamer,salt,pepper,paper plates,napkins,plastic silverware,sugar,and some wax candles I made wrapped I twine,a small fry pan,and a small pan. Candles were in the big tuna cans. In another box I kept a one burner, an extra set of clothes. I worked for a motel chain and if the weather got bad we were required to come into motel so they would have a full staff. So I would grab food,the cat,her food and poop box and we were good to go. Not only did I use it for that but it came in handy for picnics.
❤😊 Lov Ur real teaching, helping seeing examples great help!! Enjoying Ur Works in Beautifully Creating!! Inspiring Me to get back into sewing too, Thank's ❤😊
Of course, I fully invested in your video. How could I not? You are always fun to visit. I love how this quilt turned out. You are very magic turning scraps into things of beauty! Right now, I am so jealous. My daughter and I are preparing to sell my property...which means packing everything we don't need for the next few days to make the house presentable. I just put all of my ready to be quilted quilts into a "Magic Bag". That, and extra bedding, backing fabrics, extra towels etc. We may not move for a month or two, which means no quilting for three months, because it will take that much to get everything unpacked and placed in its new home. The best thing about it, is that I will have a large room to put all of my quilting stuff furniture included into one single room. I will be keeping my sanity by living vicariously though you and my other quilty RU-vid buddies!
What a great idea! I have never thought of using sherpa. I have used various Shannon Fabrics material on the reverse...but pricey. My granddaughter only likes flannel. I am going to piece a front with some of my juvenile & solid flannels. Then I will sherpa the back. I won't put an inner layer in, as she has stated, "Mimi, I like light & fluffy." 😊 A few stitches in the ditches will hold things just fine. I did stay to the end, but in 2 viewing sessions ❤. Thanks for this instructional video. Ohio here 😊
My car quilt is a tesselating star quilt. White to blue with black background. Fun for moonlight star gazing, too. Grandkids love it for picnics on music in the park night.
I had so much fun and laughs watching you make this quilt. I am a beginner quilter, so I thought it was great even with all your guest work I love the way the quilt turned out and I’m going to try this, but I’m sure it won’t be as nice as yours because I’ve never made a quilt before love watching your station. You are so down to earth can’t wait to watch the next episode.
A basic string block might be a better choice as a newbie. I love them as a way to use scrap strips. Don't worry about measuring the strips. Just cut randomly and sew into blocks. It makes for fun blocks!
Yes the most fun!!! And your detailed instructions make it possible for me to understand and remember. Plus I replay the one I am working on as I go along.. :-)
Like this pattern, nice straight cuts. Have way too many "fussy" patterns, will be a nice change. I think the finished top looks fine. Agree that it grows on you.
I have a car quilt in my car. It’s custom fit to my back seats. I made it for my dog. He goes with me everywhere. He’s a big Shepherd type dog very big. it’s easy to throw it in the washing machine and it keeps his fur off the fabric in the car. I love it. He always gets it disheveled, but that’s OK. It’s his space. 😊
I love the scrappy/business of your quilt. Definitely one I would love to make! I would have to press to the black on half and toward the color on the others. That way the seams will nest. I love the black border, its perfect!
I recycle scrap cars from impound lots… 8 out of 10 cars have a blanket in them. I always recuse them & wash them! sometimes I keep one☺️but, I donate most of them, usually to a winter warming station…. And yes a quilt is in my car too!
I love this quilt and the colors! It reminds me of the multicolored quilts my Grandma made when I was a child. Made with love...useful and not just for decoration. She always used up old clothes...even made denim quilts for the boys.
Love it❤ Possible change would be sew four blocks together and border then with black and sew quilt together. That probably tone it done for adults but IT’s for kids❣️❤️❤️❤️
We live in Colorado and I take my great grandson to school every day. It gets pretty cold in the winter so I have three scrap quilts in my car and he can choose which one he wants to cover up with on the way to school. I am older so at times I have the AC in the car full blast, so he also uses a Quilts at that time. Haven’t made one like yours yet but I am planning to include it in my inventory. It would be fun for him to wrestle through my scraps and pick out fabrics he wants. Thanks for the great idea.
I carry an old blanket and a knitted blanket that i knitted specially to keep in the car. The old blanket and the knitted blanket will keep me warm no matter the weather.
