There is just something special about quilts.

The two quilts hanging in the GEICO Powersports pit of Pro Stock Motorcycle rider Karen Stoffer are extra special.

“We have two quilts which we will auction off sometime this year with the proceeds going to D.R.A.W.,” explained Stoffer as her team worked to prepare her Suzuki for first round qualifying for the NHRA Carolina Nationals at zMax Dragway.

“We've taken (t-shirts from) the past champions starting with Dave Schultz, John Meyers, Eddie Krawiec, Andrew Hines, Angele Sampey, Gino Scali,Hector Arana and Matt Smith. We have 20 years of champions on this one quilt. And, on the backside we also have a t-shirt of Elmer Trent. It's the only one that is signed and he actually signed it the day he passed in Indianapolis.

 There is just something special about quilts.

The two quilts hanging in the GEICO Powersports pit of Pro Stock Motorcycle rider Karen Stoffer are extra special.

“We have two quilts which we will auction off sometime this year with the proceeds going to D.R.A.W.,” explained Stoffer as her team worked to prepare her Suzuki for first round qualifying for the NHRA Carolina Nationals at zMax Dragway.

“We've taken (t-shirts from) the past champions starting with Dave Schultz, John Meyers, Eddie Krawiec, Andrew Hines, Angele Sampey, Gino Scali,Hector Arana and Matt Smith. We have 20 years of champions on this one quilt. And, on the backside we also have a t-shirt of Elmer Trent. It's the only one that is signed and he actually signed it the day he passed in Indianapolis.

“It gives me the chills just talking about it.”

The second quilt, done in a pattern similar to the first, is made up of t-shirts from all the current top riders on the Pro Stock Motorcycle circuit, with the exception of this year's rookie phenom, LE Tonglet.

The quilts were assembled and sewn by Stoffer's mother, MaryAnn Lindstram.

“About a total of four months,” said Lindstram when asked how long the process took. “We had to gather all the t-shirts and decide what we wanted to do with them once we gathered them. The actual sewing took another three months.”

The quilts were done on a machine, “nothing by hand and rotary cut. That part of it went fast. The piecing and placing is the most time consuming,” explained Lindstram, who took time out from knitting to explain the process which including spending as many as six to seven hours a day of sewing.

Other than the handiwork itself, there is currently no way to identify the work as Lindstram's, who sews as many as seven quilts each year for family and friends. Those closest to her are insisting she apply her name to the quilts before they are auctioned.

“I've been asked to put my name on, but I haven't done it,” Lindstram admitted. “I wanted it to be just for bike people, that is why I didn't put my name on it, but I will.”

Fans can view the quilts in the GEICO Powersports pit area at the racetrack and will soon be able to bid on the quilts, details to be announced in the near future. .

AND – Stoffer is still planning on bringing out a line of seat cushions and other items made from her lifelong collection of jeans and t-shirts.  

“We are going to have a little sew-fest at the house over the winter,” said Stoffer.

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