Visit Us in Beautiful Southport, North Carolina
Those of you that have been to this area, know how beautiful it is. It makes a beautiful day trip or even a vacation destination. Many of our customers let us know when they are headed our way for vacation and they make sure to schedule an appointment to bring their shirts in. If you […]
Recycle Those Shirts!
Do you realize that 17+ million tons of textile waste ends up in landfills in America per year! Isn’t that amazing? We Americans are simply buying too many articles of clothing and disposing of them too soon. Textiles can take up to 200 years to fully decompose. So while most of the media focuses on […]
Meet Nellie
As many of you know we LOVE dogs. Our Sweet Pea was a wonderful golden retriever that most of the time lived up to her name. If you visited our shop, you were probably met by her. She would bark when you came in and bark when you left, but never once turned down a […]
It’s Not a Quilt if it’s Not Quilted
Merriam Webster’s definition of a “Quilt”– A bed coverlet of two layers of cloth filled with batting held in place with ties or a stitched design. Here at QuiltMyShirts.com, we make T-shirt quilts.We do not advertise quilts and then make you a blanket, as some other t-shirt “quilt” companies are doing. Why does it matter? […]
Creating More Blocks
We love to make blocks out of children’s artwork. We print them on an organic cotton fabric which blends in beautifully with other t-shirts, or as a whole quilt made up of these blocks.
Shop Dog
Many of you that visited our shop/workroom in Southport were greeted by our golden retriever Sweet Pea. Thank you all for being so patent with her as she would bark whenever she saw a new face. She loved attention and if you didn’t give it to her she would ask for it with her barking. […]
Memory and Bereavement Quilts
Many times we get asked if we can make a memorial quilt for someone who has died. Often, these shirts are not necessarily t-shirts with nice graphics, but are usually dress shirts, polo shirts, boxing shorts (yes, this is true) or other items that are meaningful. Our answer, is usually yes….. we have no […]
How to Prepare Shirts for Shipping
Example of a picture of a layout. Cutting Shirts: Some people ask us if they should cut their shirts. While this seems like a great idea to cut down on the bulk and weight of shipping, it actually might cost you more in the long run. We need at least 16″ x 16″ of your […]