Done anything crazy?

Yogi's golf cart needs some serious attention. No. I'm not thinking of
covering the whole thing but the seat and backrest genuine plastic imitation
leather has cracked until the edges are lethal weapons.
Since we have an incredible expanse of expertise here - well, such as
who would have thought that the state champion archer extraordinaire for New
Hampshire was among us? . . .
Have any of you ever made a quilt for a golf cart? tractor seat?
pickup truck?
Attaching with velcro ought to do fine. Spraying with Scotchguard might
be a good idea. We do get muddy paws you know.
I don't really have a plan or pattern; just thought I'd climb in and go
for it. Any advice? Polly

On Apr 2, 10:49*pm, "Polly Esther" wrote:
* * Yogi's golf cart needs some serious attention. *No. *I'm not thinking of
covering the whole thing but the seat and backrest genuine plastic imitation
leather has cracked until the edges are lethal weapons.
* * Since we have an incredible expanse of expertise here - well, such as
who would have thought that the state champion archer extraordinaire for New
Hampshire was among us? . . .
* * Have any of you ever made a quilt for a golf cart? *tractor seat?
pickup truck?
* * Attaching with velcro ought to do fine. *Spraying with Scotchguard might
be a good idea. *We do get muddy paws you know.
* * I don't really have a plan or pattern; just thought I'd climb in and go
for it. *Any advice? *Polly

I have not made quilts, but I have made seat covers.........those are
super easy. Rather than have me write a novel on it......go to a golf
cart shop and look at a set of seat covers. You will be wowed at how
simple it is to do, and how easily they remove for washing.

I have done seat covers, and bed-head covers. As Pat said, there is
nothing particularly difficult - just measure carefully, allow a bit of
ease for getting the things on and off, keep the shapes simple and away
you go.
If you decide to take the plastic off - or at least the edges - be ready
to cover the cushioning quite quickly with tough cotton so that it
doesn't start coming out. You can replace the foam, too, if necessary -
before you do the cover.
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In message , Polly Esther
writes
Yogi's golf cart needs some serious attention. No. I'm not thinking of
covering the whole thing but the seat and backrest genuine plastic imitation
leather has cracked until the edges are lethal weapons.
Since we have an incredible expanse of expertise here - well, such as
who would have thought that the state champion archer extraordinaire for New
Hampshire was among us? . . .
Have any of you ever made a quilt for a golf cart? tractor seat?
pickup truck?
Attaching with velcro ought to do fine. Spraying with Scotchguard might
be a good idea. We do get muddy paws you know.
I don't really have a plan or pattern; just thought I'd climb in and go
for it. Any advice? Polly



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Best Regards
pat on the hill

I did this a couple years ago! I got new vinyl at Joann's using their 40%
off coupon so I only paid less than $40. At the time we had a cart with an
extra bench seat on the back. If you've ever covered the kitchen chairs,
you can cover the golf cart seats! As far as the terry covers, I haven't
made any, but they look super easy. They are just a rectangles with elastic
around the sides. During the winter we live in an big RV park and these
carts are the main mode of transportation next to bicycles and walking.

Sorry, I hit send before I signed my name!
Barbara in FL

Many years ago we had a small cattle operation. He had a tractor with a
black vinyl seat and with Missouri's heat and humidity it was miserable. I
made a seat cover- quilted of course. I used a fairly heavy denim type
fabric, the back was like an envelope to go over the top of the seat and the
sit-upon part had elastic to go over the corners to hold it in place. It
worked just fine. Good luck with your project and don't forget to appliqué
a gold crown where Yogi sits.

Leslie & The Furbabies in MO.

"Polly Esther" wrote in message
...
Yogi's golf cart needs some serious attention. No. I'm not thinking
of covering the whole thing but the seat and backrest genuine plastic
imitation leather has cracked until the edges are lethal weapons.
Since we have an incredible expanse of expertise here - well, such as
who would have thought that the state champion archer extraordinaire for
New Hampshire was among us? . . .
Have any of you ever made a quilt for a golf cart? tractor seat?
pickup truck?
Attaching with velcro ought to do fine. Spraying with Scotchguard
might be a good idea. We do get muddy paws you know.
I don't really have a plan or pattern; just thought I'd climb in and go
for it. Any advice? Polly

Hmmmm. Lots of good ideas, thank you all. But - Yogi doesn't sit during
his afternoon golfcart tour. He stands. Not like that painting of
Washington crossing the Delaware. He's more like the hood ornament of a
Mustang. Golfcarts don't have hoods, of course, so the Yorkie locks his
feet rather like a mountain goat onto whatever passenger is available.
He has to wear his harness and seat belt. Our cart reaches speeds of 8
mph downhill and oh my, it is a grand feeling (apparently) to sniff the
breeze for wild buffalo and let his furry ears cool in the rushing wind.
I can't decide now whether to wait until we venture to where there are
real stores and get some vinyl or simply make a cotton quilted cover that
can be removed. We don't let a silly thing like a downpour thwart our
afternoon tour. We do, however, believe in thunder. Thunder scares
Yorkies. Polly

"Leslie & The Furbabies in MO." wrote in message
...
Many years ago we had a small cattle operation. He had a tractor with a
black vinyl seat and with Missouri's heat and humidity it was miserable.
I made a seat cover- quilted of course. I used a fairly heavy denim type
fabric, the back was like an envelope to go over the top of the seat and
the sit-upon part had elastic to go over the corners to hold it in place.
It worked just fine. Good luck with your project and don't forget to
appliqué a gold crown where Yogi sits.

Leslie & The Furbabies in MO.

"Polly Esther" wrote in message
...
Yogi's golf cart needs some serious attention. No. I'm not thinking
of covering the whole thing but the seat and backrest genuine plastic
imitation leather has cracked until the edges are lethal weapons.
Since we have an incredible expanse of expertise here - well, such as
who would have thought that the state champion archer extraordinaire for
New Hampshire was among us? . . .
Have any of you ever made a quilt for a golf cart? tractor seat?
pickup truck?
Attaching with velcro ought to do fine. Spraying with Scotchguard
might be a good idea. We do get muddy paws you know.
I don't really have a plan or pattern; just thought I'd climb in and
go for it. Any advice? Polly

"Leslie & The Furbabies in MO." wrote in message
...
Many years ago we had a small cattle operation. He had a tractor with a
black vinyl seat and with Missouri's heat and humidity it was miserable.
I made a seat cover- quilted of course. I used a fairly heavy denim type
fabric, the back was like an envelope to go over the top of the seat and
the sit-upon part had elastic to go over the corners to hold it in place.
It worked just fine. Good luck with your project and don't forget to
appliqué a gold crown where Yogi sits.

I made several covers in much the same way as Leslie did for my dump truck
seat. Sitting on a plastic seat during the summer doing asphalt paving for
12 hours had me feeling (and looking) like I'd sat on a wet sponge all day.
I made mine out of some pre-quilted denim I'd found on sale. Worked good! I
also took an old crocheted doily and stitched it down on the back of the
seat to look like an antimacassar...just a little girly touch for a manly
Peterbilt. The boss used to check the trucks every night after people had
gone home to make sure they were kept clean and all. The following morning
after I first put that cover on he tells me at the crew meeting.....Nice
touch on the seat cover, if I find a bud vase on the dash you're fired! (he
was laughing when he said this) LOL

Wonder if you could find an appropriate fabric with little doggie foot
prints already on it, Then Yogi wouldn't have to work so hard to "mark" his
cart

Val

Polly, I haven't made a quilt for a golf cart, but did make slipcovers
for a truck. G I used a heavy denim for those.
And was asked to make the seat covers for a race car at one point.
(Car never materialized but it would have been interesting to say the
least.)

Suggestion: use an old sheet or something similar to make a "pattern".
Lay it on the seat, tuck it and pin it into shape. use something, like a
Sharpie, to mark seat edges and so on, while the sheet is on the
seat/back. You can also mark the folds where you will "dart" the
corners to fit down and around the bottom.
Take the sheet, cut it out, baste it into shape and try it on the seat
as a "finished" product. Then go for your final quilt or whatever.
To keep the final cover on the seat, I recommend good elastic in a
casing at the edges. Don't make the elastic too tight, you don't what to
have it too stretched in use, just enough to hold the cover in place.

Good luck. Have Fun.

Pati, in Phx

Polly Esther wrote:
Yogi's golf cart needs some serious attention. No. I'm not thinking of
covering the whole thing but the seat and backrest genuine plastic imitation
leather has cracked until the edges are lethal weapons.
Since we have an incredible expanse of expertise here - well, such as
who would have thought that the state champion archer extraordinaire for New
Hampshire was among us? . . .
Have any of you ever made a quilt for a golf cart? tractor seat?
pickup truck?
Attaching with velcro ought to do fine. Spraying with Scotchguard might
be a good idea. We do get muddy paws you know.
I don't really have a plan or pattern; just thought I'd climb in and go
for it. Any advice? Polly

Good idea, Pati. I have a really rotten old bedspread that ought to do fine
for a cutting pattern. NOW I know what I was saving it for. Polly


"Pati C." wrote in message
...
Polly, I haven't made a quilt for a golf cart, but did make slipcovers for
a truck. G I used a heavy denim for those.
And was asked to make the seat covers for a race car at one point. (Car
never materialized but it would have been interesting to say the least.)

Suggestion: use an old sheet or something similar to make a "pattern". Lay
it on the seat, tuck it and pin it into shape. use something, like a
Sharpie, to mark seat edges and so on, while the sheet is on the
seat/back. You can also mark the folds where you will "dart" the corners
to fit down and around the bottom.
Take the sheet, cut it out, baste it into shape and try it on the seat as
a "finished" product. Then go for your final quilt or whatever.
To keep the final cover on the seat, I recommend good elastic in a casing
at the edges. Don't make the elastic too tight, you don't what to have it
too stretched in use, just enough to hold the cover in place.

Good luck. Have Fun.

Pati, in Phx

Polly Esther wrote:
Yogi's golf cart needs some serious attention. No. I'm not thinking
of covering the whole thing but the seat and backrest genuine plastic
imitation leather has cracked until the edges are lethal weapons.
Since we have an incredible expanse of expertise here - well, such as
who would have thought that the state champion archer extraordinaire for
New Hampshire was among us? . . .
Have any of you ever made a quilt for a golf cart? tractor seat?
pickup truck?
Attaching with velcro ought to do fine. Spraying with Scotchguard
might be a good idea. We do get muddy paws you know.
I don't really have a plan or pattern; just thought I'd climb in and
go for it. Any advice? Polly