Ariel484
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Dec 27, 2011
I just received my AMAZING race shirt quilt in the mail and wanted to share!
I have gotten quilts made from 2 different companies and thought it may be helpful to post mini reviews of each...
Background: I don't wear race shirts almost at all - I have way too many running clothes and too many t-shirts, but I can't get myself to donate my runDisney race shirts (I have gotten better about donating shirts from local races - I'm all about the school of thought that I'd pay a few bucks less to register if it meant I just didn't get a shirt, but I digress)...so what to do? Make them into a quilt! Or, in my case - pay someone else to make them into a quilt.
My first quilt was made in 2014 (I CANNOT sew) - my big regret with this one was adding in shirts from local races, even if they weren't that meaningful to me (though the shirt from my first-ever race is there - I'm glad of that). Second quilt, like I said, I just received today - it is only Disney.
So, the two companies I used...
Project Repat
I got this one through Groupon, and for the size I chose, it ended up being a little less than $100.
After receiving my order, they sent me a large prepaid envelope so that I could send them my shirts. I also laid them out and took a picture for them to use when assembling the quilt...I remember being annoyed that I had to go to Target to print out a physical picture and that I couldn't just email it to them (lazy much?!). I also cut the backs and some of the sleeves off of my shirts to get them to fit into the envelope more easily - I didn't love that part.
I think it took maybe 2-3 weeks for my quilt to come back to me:
It's not *really* a quilt - it has a fleece back (you choose a color, mine is grey) but no binding. The shirt squares are sewn together but aren't actually quilted on, if that makes sense. But it has held up well over 3 years after multiple washings, and overall I am happy with it for what I paid - I just wish, like I said, I would have kept it to Disney races only!
So that was the first place I worked with...
I have gotten quilts made from 2 different companies and thought it may be helpful to post mini reviews of each...
Background: I don't wear race shirts almost at all - I have way too many running clothes and too many t-shirts, but I can't get myself to donate my runDisney race shirts (I have gotten better about donating shirts from local races - I'm all about the school of thought that I'd pay a few bucks less to register if it meant I just didn't get a shirt, but I digress)...so what to do? Make them into a quilt! Or, in my case - pay someone else to make them into a quilt.
My first quilt was made in 2014 (I CANNOT sew) - my big regret with this one was adding in shirts from local races, even if they weren't that meaningful to me (though the shirt from my first-ever race is there - I'm glad of that). Second quilt, like I said, I just received today - it is only Disney.
So, the two companies I used...
Project Repat
I got this one through Groupon, and for the size I chose, it ended up being a little less than $100.
After receiving my order, they sent me a large prepaid envelope so that I could send them my shirts. I also laid them out and took a picture for them to use when assembling the quilt...I remember being annoyed that I had to go to Target to print out a physical picture and that I couldn't just email it to them (lazy much?!). I also cut the backs and some of the sleeves off of my shirts to get them to fit into the envelope more easily - I didn't love that part.
I think it took maybe 2-3 weeks for my quilt to come back to me:
It's not *really* a quilt - it has a fleece back (you choose a color, mine is grey) but no binding. The shirt squares are sewn together but aren't actually quilted on, if that makes sense. But it has held up well over 3 years after multiple washings, and overall I am happy with it for what I paid - I just wish, like I said, I would have kept it to Disney races only!
So that was the first place I worked with...
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