Our Crazy Quilt T-Shirt Quilt is a truly one-of-a-kind keepsake designed to showcase the logos, graphics, and special details from your most meaningful shirts. Instead of uniform blocks, this custom quilt features a dynamic mix of squares and rectangles, creating a visually striking, puzzle-style layout that captures the personality and story behind each shirt.
Unlike traditional t-shirt quilts that are priced per shirt, our Crazy Quilt is priced by the final square footage of the quilt. This allows us to focus on preserving the most important parts of each shirt — such as logos, lettering, dates, and artwork — rather than limiting the design to fixed block sizes.
How Your Crazy Quilt Is Created
Each shirt is carefully prepared and stabilized with fusible interfacing, then precisely cut using custom templates to highlight the most meaningful areas of the design. The various square and rectangular pieces are measured and entered into a specialized formula that helps us estimate the final quilt size before assembly begins.
From there, the real artistry begins. The final layout is thoughtfully arranged like a puzzle, balancing colors, graphics, and shapes to create a cohesive and visually engaging design. Every individual piece is then sewn together one by one, followed by professional backing and final quilting to ensure durability and heirloom-quality craftsmanship.
Why Choose the Crazy Quilt Style?
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Ideal for shirts with large logos, graphics, and text
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Preserves more of each shirt’s original design
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Creates a bold, energetic, and completely unique layout
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Perfect for graduations, sports careers, concerts, milestones, memorials, and celebrations
This is our most time-intensive quilt style, but the result is a true masterpiece — a custom keepsake quilt that tells your story through fabric, color, and design in a way no two quilts could ever replicate.
Below, you’ll find a general guide outlining approximately how many shirts are needed for different quilt sizes. Please note that these numbers are estimates. We will always confirm the actual final square footage and size with you before assembling your Crazy Quilt.
Please download this Quilt Instructions Sheet to include with your order.
Crazy Quilt Shirt Count & Size Guide
Because our Crazy Quilt T-Shirt Quilts are designed using a mix of different-sized squares and rectangles, the number of shirts needed varies based on the graphics, logo placement, and usable design space on each shirt. Rather than limiting your quilt to uniform blocks, this style allows us to preserve more of what makes each shirt special.
Below is a general estimate of how many adult t-shirts are typically needed for common quilt sizes:
Estimated Shirt Count by Quilt Size
(Adult T-Shirts – Approximate)
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Lap Quilt (Approx. 36" x 48")
~8–12 shirts -
Throw Quilt (Approx. 48" x 60")
~12–20 shirts -
Twin Quilt (Approx. 60" x 72")
~20–30 shirts -
Full / Queen Quilt (Approx. 72" x 84")
~30–40 shirts -
King Quilt (Approx. 84" x 96")
~40–55 shirts
Important Notes About Shirt Counts
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These numbers are estimates, not guarantees.
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Shirts with large logos, front-only designs, or heavy graphics may yield fewer usable sections than shirts with designs on both sides.
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Youth shirts, tank tops, long-sleeve shirts, jerseys, or specialty garments may affect the final count.
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We will always calculate the actual final square footage and confirm the finished quilt size with you before assembly begins.
Our square-footage pricing ensures that your quilt is designed around the most meaningful parts of your shirts, not an arbitrary shirt count — giving you a truly customized keepsake quilt.
How to Prepare Your Shirts for Your Keepsake Quilt
Preparing your clothing properly helps ensure the best possible outcome for your custom keepsake quilt. Please review the guidelines below before sending your items.
Preparing Your Items
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Most machine-washable clothing items can be used in your quilt.
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All items should be washed and fully dried before dropping off or mailing them.
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Please do not send items that are dirty, wet, or unwashed, as this may affect the quality of the finished quilt.
Cutting Your Shirts (Optional)
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You may cut shirts open along the side seams if you’d like to send individual shirt fronts.
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Please include the sleeves, as we often use sleeve graphics as well.
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Cutting is not required — we use specialized templates to cut and size logos and graphics correctly during production.
Design Preferences & Special Instructions
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Please include clear notes indicating:
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Any items you do not want used
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Specific graphics, logos, or areas you want featured
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We do our best to utilize fronts, backs, and sleeve graphics to create a balanced and meaningful design.
Shipping Your Items
Mail your prepared clothing to:
The Unlimited Stitch
Attn: Clothing Keepsake Department
1278 Weatherspoon Drive
Morton, Illinois 61550
Required Paperwork
Please print and complete the Quilt Instruction Sheet and include it with your clothing items. This helps us ensure your quilt is created exactly as you envision.
Quilt Production Timeline
Once your items are received and reviewed, we will confirm details and provide an estimated production timeline before work begins.
Quilt Care Instructions
- Machine wash in warm or cold water with your regular detergent.
- Do not bleach.
- Tumble dry on low or medium heat. Do not use high heat with fleece backings.