We have now added a Google search bar to the portfolio. This makes it easier to find specific pictures or information on JustTshirtQuilts. For instance if you want to search for Peachtree Road Race quilts, go to the Portfolio page. On the left side of the page click in the search box and type Peachtree. Then click search to see your results. Hopefully, this will make it easier for you to find examples of quilts that you like. Feedback always appreciated. Contact us if needed !
It’s dark. I knock. The door slowly opens. It’s Tom. I’m greeted with a smile.
“We have to stop meeting like this”, he grins.
“ No”, I protest. “I’m actually enjoying this”.
I’ve made a house call to deliver the final masterpiece to Tom. I enter the house. I open the bag. The best smile is the one when he sees his quilt.
Last visit he had joked about making a quilt with arm sleeves like a wing suit like I’ve seen cliff divers wear on TV. In a wing suit he could fly to his North Georgia lake house instead of drive.
The smile means (whew!) he’s not disappointed it’s a regular quilt. Not a wing suit.
“I trust you.” Says Tom.
Tom is 88 years old. He likes traveling, going to his lake house—he drives there; and he likes making model ships. Tom likes sailboats so the quilting pattern is sailboats. The front and back of this quilt was made entirely from his sweatshirts.
We worked with Tom to make a special quilt from his sweatshirt collection. It’s special because it’s all about his life. It’s special because Tom can use it NOW to keep warm by the fire at his lake house. Special because Tom’s great grandchildren can also enjoy his quilt. Later.
Tom tilts his head. There’s a twinkle in his eye as he looks off into the distance “I just realized” he sighs “that I may not live forever”.
“The quilt will outlast me”. He smiles.
Give the gift of different. It’s special.
For you now.
For them. Later.
This was quilt #4 for Tom and partner Sonja.
A gift card from Just T-Shirt Quilts is an easy way to :
To get started, contact us with the amount you’d like to spend. We’ll load the card and get it to you. You can then tuck it into a stocking for an extra special holiday gift.
The recipient can then get in touch with us at their convenience, and we can begin working with them to come up with the quilt of their dreams.
We can also ship your gift card out to you express so that you get it in time or arrange to meet in the Atlanta metro area through 12/24/2015. Delivery is $1.80/mile or you can pick up your gift card in our Atlanta studio between 9 and 5 Mon. – Wed.
If you know someone who makes their own quilts, we provide quilt finishing services for quilters. A gift card is a great way to give the gift of quilting services to the avid quilter. Suggested gift card amounts for this would be: $100, $200, $300. More on quilting services here.
To order your gift card click here , contact us or call Kyle at 770-993-0270. Give the gift of different!
Thinking about a t-shirt quilt? Here are 10 good reasons to bring your t-shirts to us:
1. Teamwork – You’re hiring a team. You could have one hobbyist alone make your t-shirt quilt; but imagine for your money you have an entire professional team with all of the skills and talent that go into making your t-shirt quilt. With our small but dedicated team of perfectionists, creatives, and technicians you get the best person with the best skill: machine sewing, hand sewing, prep, quilting, design, and service. We then collaborate using an interdisciplinary approach to deliver the best results possible.
2. Assessment- we start by listening closely and doing a thorough assessment of what your vision is. Once crystal clear, we then manage that throughout 20 checkpoints along the way. This includes a “final pause” or in surgery it’s also called a timeout. It’s a brief break to reflect before a major event such as cutting takes place. We want to make sure everything is in order every step of the way throughout the creation of your quilt.
3. Choices – We’ll lead you through all of the decision making from overall style down to the thread. The details matter. Consider there are no limits in our need to satisfy your wishes.
4. Versatility – Our quilts are reversible. The front can be the back and the back can be the front. You may want to change the look of your room, and it’s as easy as just turning your quilt over to the other side.
5. Variety – We make many types of quilts such as Remember Me quilts, double-sided quilts; quilts made entirely from clothes – if you have had someone pass bring the clothes of your loved one and we’ll make something special from their clothes to remember them by. Bring us a picture if you’ve seen something you like.
6. Design – We create a pattern for every single quilt. Each one is unique. Like art!
7. Details – For instance, all of our bindings are hand sewn. The binding is the outermost edge of the quilt. We could do them by machine, but hand bindings allow us to create an invisible finish that provides a very polished look and professional appearance.
8.Creativity – We can create just about any type of quilt you can imagine. We’re not afraid to try something new and enjoy the challenge and chance to make you happy.
9. Technology – We make an ongoing investment in technology — Software, hardware, and specialized equipment — to help achieve top notch results. We own our computerized long arm and therefore have maximum control over a real important step—the quilting. Quilting is what makes a quilt a quilt. The result is a consistent professional look that you can be proud of.
10. Respect – We respect your privacy and won’t harass you for reviews, likes, and social interaction. We don’t have a mailing list so you won’t get harassing emails from Just T-Shirt Quilts. Referrals have been the cornerstone of our success and growth. Referrals mean a lot. We’ll work hard to make you happy so that we can earn them.
You now have 10 good reasons to come to Just T-Shirt Quilts. We would be honored to have your business and will work really hard to deliver a quality quilt that will last a long time that you can be proud of.
Expect great things and great things happen!
We want your overall experience to be just as memorable… as your t-shirt quilt!
We are now accepting and able to start on new t-shirt quilt orders for 2016. We are booked for long-arm quilting only orders and will resume taking on new long arm quilting only work beginning January 4, 2016. Thank you.
We stepped outside of the box and took on some interesting projects. Always up for a challenge – what’s yours?
Be nice and always do your very best. You just never know who may be paying attention. Here’s my story!
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Angie always looked like a million bucks when I saw her. She was beautiful, well dressed and everything hair, clothes, just always seemed to be so perfectly in place. I would look at myself in the mirror before she came by. Do I look ok? I’d ask myself. Do I need to comb my hair or put on makeup? Angie traveled a lot. She must have a travel job. The last place she emailed me from was in Phoenix. We talked about the weather.
Angie’s t-shirt quilt was for her son’s graduation. She came by to pick it up. She’d had a hectic week of travel. She was wearing a red and black Atlanta Falcons shirt and cap. I see the beginnings of a smile before she leaves. Didn’t want you to treat me any different, Kyle, but just want you to know that “Arthur and I are engaged”. Arthur, I thought. “By the way Debi, his office manager, may be contacting you for a t-shirt quilt. We wanted to see how this one turned out first”.
Ring, ring. About a month later, I’m driving. It’s an “unknown” call. Can’t they use caller ID like everybody else? Geesh. Must be a salesperson. Should I answer this? Yes. No. Yes. No. Yes. I pull over. It’s Debi, the office manager. She wants a t-shirt quilt. I need it by the 12th for her birthday. We’re going to “the ranch”, says Debi. “Her” is Arthur’s daughter.
Debi comes by with the t-shirts for the birthday quilt. She also has another t-shirt quilt that someone else made that she wants some work done on. A new quilt and an “old” quilt upgrade. Let’s do this.
We did. The birthday quilt was finished on time. Debi sends someone to pick it up. After another “unknown” call an Amazonian-looking gorgeous natural blond comes to pick up the quilt. She had no makeup on. She was probably 6-feet tall. Long natural platinum blond hair. She must be a model I thought. Now I’m really feeling self conscious. She says thanks, picks up the quilt and glides out the door.
I was in a beauty pageant when I was 17. She made me think of the other contestants I was surrounded by. Beauty that makes another woman stare. She was that beautiful.
Those thoughts all came back to me last night. I’m a nurse and work at the hospital 2 days a week. While at the hospital at the end of my shift I went to attend an all-employee town hall meeting. At the end of the meeting they’re calling numbers for door prizes. I never win anything. I keep looking at my ticket as they’re calling numbers. They call my number. I look at my ticket again to be sure and approach the podium. The executive VP is giving out the prizes. “Are you a Falcons fan” she asks? There’s only one right answer to this one, I thought. “Of course”. I said. She hands me my prize: a nice red Falcons t-shirt. I smile. I love red, and I actually won something. Best is that as my hospital is now sponsoring the Falcons, which means I can also wear the Falcons shirt to work. Nice.
Back to the story so the “old” quilt upgrade that came from Debi was done. This involved replacing some t-shirts (for Arthur) on a double-sided t-shirt quilt that someone else made. The reason being that some of the t-shirts were heavily painted. Paint on t-shirts— in some cases is how the art is applied. Looks pretty, but against your skin it can be somewhat abrasive and not real comfortable. After a thorough workup and test we came up with a plan that included unquilting, and then a lot of hand-sewing to put things back together. The upgrades left the t-shirt quilt in a more useable condition than we received it. The job was done. I had already received a check in an envelope with his name on it for full payment.
When it was time to pick up the upgrade another congenial, beautiful brunette came by. I bet his office is full of beautiful people I thought.
For now the work was all finished. His daughter loved her birthday quilt. He was happy with the upgrade. Thrilled at the mention of #3 now also likely coming our way.
He is the owner of the Atlanta Falcons. He is co-founder of Home Depot. He is the owner of the new Atlanta United pro soccer team. He, Arthur, is Arthur Blank !
Be nice and always do your best. You just never know who is paying attention.
Thanks Angie and Debi for choosing Just T-Shirt Quilts
“Wow!! Looks amazing” was Sara’s comment after first seeing the picture of her finished masterpiece.
A recent UGA grad with a major in Romance Languages Sara is now off with her Delta Zeta t-shirt quilt to Paris where she will spend time working in the beautiful city, using her French.
Sara’s pink and rosy quilt is made from her Delta Zeta sorority t-shirts and done in a basic Blocky style. When looking at fabrics we considered an Eifel Tower fabric to use around the t-shirts. All design elements considered, the beautiful roses with pink worked much better. We’ll have to include the Eifel Tower in the next quilt! Pictured with Sara is Mom, Lori (also an RN).
Every customer is so special and unknowingly leaves a permanent impression from the close communication exchanged while working together through the creation process. It becomes embedded in the quilt pictures for me long after they’re gone. Sara I’ll always remember as very upbeat, positive, and happy — who doesn’t need to come across that during their day. I always looked forward to her emails and do still hope to hear how she’s doing in Paris. Mom, Lori, raised a wonderful young woman. She has to be a wonderful mother. Something spiritual resonated from and between both that’s hard to describe other than special. Thanks Lori, also for the referral to your friend from church.
Sorority. Fraternity, club t-shirts? It would be a pleasure to get to know you and, together, make something fabulous !
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Aaahh a soft, supple quilt. It drapes and hugs back. It’s made out of your t-shirts. Just how you wanted it. It’s great to take on your road trip and snuggle up for the car ride. Use it for a picnic or outing along the way. Bundle up in the hotel — instead of fighting over the air. Take it to the campground.
You drive. Let us steer you through the highways.
There are lots of roads to take to make it special We’ll help you pick the ones to get it just right, and just how you want it. Such as what thread to use: “Cornbread” or “Electric yellow”! Cornbread won out for Karen’s quilt along with bright yellow flowers and super soft cuddly fabrics. All the main ingredients needed to make a special quilt for her daughter. She actually had given up. It had been promised for so long; but, with Karen’s help, we made her daughter’s dream come true.
Let us do this for you. We work hard on the details to get things as close to perfect as we can get it. Be picky! Karen’s quilt was completed just how she wanted it. An exec at a healthcare company–the details mattered a lot! The proof: 114 emails and 5 phone calls later, it’s done. Best part, her daughter’s happy. “She loves it” and we received a special “thanks so much for your attention to detail”. What’s your vision? “
Someone special, may appreciate something special, personal. Different. Like this custom t-shirt quilt made for a long-time employee retiring from McDonald’s. Shown off at the regional meeting in Louisiana. Thanks Roseann for choosing Just T-Shirt Quilts.
163 days till X-Mas!
Give the gift of different.
