Tired of always making the same boring old bed and wall quilts?  The Shiner Heritage Quilt Guild in Shiner, Texas, thought of the perfect answer: make a quilted car cover instead. Take a look at this beauty:

Five guild members spent 80-100 hours putting together the quilt, seen here on a Chevy Blazer. Here are some of the ladies with their creation:

The quilt, unfortunately, is not for sale. The guild showed it off in several locations around downtown Shiner to promote their quilt and needle art show on March 21st, which also happens to be National Quilting Day. They plan to use it the same way in future years.

Anyone else for a car cover quilt?

Update:

Here’s a little background information on the Shiner Heritage Quilters, courtesy of member Irene Gene:

“Shiner Heritage Quilters was formed in March of 2002 by a small group of women who met monthly to learn quilting skills.  Eventually our group grew, and we began making donation quilts for areas of need in the community.  Project Lines, Shiner Nursing and Rehabilitation, Books for Babies, and the Shiner Public Library are just some of the recipients of funds or service.  Our Guild continues to grow.  We now have 53 members.  We still meet monthly, and we continue to make a Donation Quilt annually to benefit the community.  New members are always welcome!”

If your guild has an interesting or unusual project you’d like to share with the world, we’d love to know about it. Send a brief description and a photo or two to me at christinem@ctpub.com.  Thanks to Irene and the Shiner Heritage Quilters for this awe-inspiring project.