> Source: https://www.bigwes.com/quilt-blog/category/client-stories/ > Markdown companion of the page titled "Client Stories | Quilt Blog | Quilts by Big Wes". Quilt Blog # Client Stories Real quilts for real people. These are the projects clients have trusted me with, from t-shirt quilts and jersey collections to memory quilts made from the clothing of someone they love. Every one of them started as a pile of meaningful fabric and became something to keep. ![Finished double-sided t-shirt quilt made from over 30 shirts collected across a son's middle and high school years, photographed in Wesley's Atlanta studio](https://www.bigwes.com/images/blog/doublequilt.webp) [Client Stories](https://www.bigwes.com/quilt-blog/category/client-stories/) ## [She Had 30 Shirts and Didn't Want a Giant Quilt. Here's What We Made.](https://www.bigwes.com/quilt-blog/double-sided-t-shirt-quilt/) A mom brought in over 30 shirts from her son's middle and high school years. Instead of cutting blocks smaller, Wesley made a double-sided t-shirt quilt that used every shirt at full size. July 10, 2026 ![Finished AKA sorority memory quilt with pink sashing and green border made from 20 shirts spanning 40 years, created by Wesley Hall at Quilts by Big Wes in Atlanta GA](https://www.bigwes.com/images/blog/akaquilt1.webp) [Client Stories](https://www.bigwes.com/quilt-blog/category/client-stories/) ## [She Wore Those AKA Shirts for 40 Years. We Turned Them Into a Quilt.](https://www.bigwes.com/quilt-blog/aka-sorority-quilt/) A husband and daughter brought in 20 AKA sorority shirts spanning 40 years. Wesley added pink sashing, a green border, and binding to create a Mother's Day quilt that left the husband speechless. June 29, 2025 ![Finished 5x6 sports jersey quilt made from 30 basketball and baseball jerseys with appliqued names and numbers, created at Quilts by Big Wes in Atlanta GA](https://www.bigwes.com/images/blog/sportsjerseyquilt1.webp) [Client Stories](https://www.bigwes.com/quilt-blog/category/client-stories/) ## [30 Sports Jerseys, One Quilt, and a Mom Who Was Blown Away](https://www.bigwes.com/quilt-blog/sports-jersey-quilt/) A Florida mom mailed 30 basketball and baseball jerseys to my Atlanta studio. Here is how a 5x6 sports jersey quilt with custom applique captured her son's entire athletic journey. June 28, 2026 ![Full-size memory quilt made from retired Atlanta Police Department K9 officer t-shirts, displayed in Wesley Hall's Atlanta quilting studio](https://www.bigwes.com/images/blog/k9-officer-career-quilt-atlanta-1.webp) [Client Stories](https://www.bigwes.com/quilt-blog/category/client-stories/) ## [A Retired K9 Officer's Career, Stitched Into a Quilt](https://www.bigwes.com/quilt-blog/k9-officer-career-quilt-atlanta/) A retired Atlanta K9 officer brought in career t-shirts full of competition memories and a tribute to a fallen colleague. This is the quilt we made together. June 26, 2026 ![Colorful t-shirt quilt made from hundreds of blocks from a son's clothes, created by Wesley Hall at Quilts by Big Wes in Atlanta, GA.](https://www.bigwes.com/images/quilts/colorful-tshirt-quilt3.webp) [Client Stories](https://www.bigwes.com/quilt-blog/category/client-stories/) ## [Every Scrap Tells a Story: A Colorful T-Shirt Quilt Made from a Son's Clothes](https://www.bigwes.com/quilt-blog/colorful-tshirt-quilt-kids-clothes/) Mom wanted every scrap used. So I designed a quilt with hundreds of blocks, big and small, to capture every memory she wanted to keep. May 19, 2025 ![Custom t-shirt quilt made from 30 bicycle ride and race shirts with a hand-stitched bicycle design, made in Atlanta by Quilts by Big Wes.](https://www.bigwes.com/images/blog/bicycle-race-quilt-hero.webp) [Client Stories](https://www.bigwes.com/quilt-blog/category/client-stories/) ## [She Rode Every Mile. Now She Has Every Shirt in a Quilt.](https://www.bigwes.com/quilt-blog/race-shirt-quilt-atlanta/) She collected 30 race and ride shirts over the years. We turned them into a custom quilt, complete with a one-of-a-kind bicycle stitch that left her speechless. April 3, 2026 ![Beautiful custom queen-size quilt made from luxurious lingerie fabric scraps in Atlanta studio, featuring white negative space design](https://www.bigwes.com/images/blog/lingerie-scrap-quilt.webp) [Client Stories](https://www.bigwes.com/quilt-blog/category/client-stories/) ## [From Twenty Years of Fabric Scraps to a Magic Queen-Size Quilt](https://www.bigwes.com/quilt-blog/lingerie-fabric-scrap-quilt-custom-design/) A client saved beautiful lingerie fabrics for twenty years. We turned them into a custom queen-size quilt that brought tears of joy. March 21, 2026 ![Memorial quilt made from a loved one's everyday clothing, handmade in Atlanta by Quilts by Big Wes](https://www.bigwes.com/images/blog/auntie-memorial-hero.webp) [Client Stories](https://www.bigwes.com/quilt-blog/category/client-stories/) ## [A Memory Quilt for My Auntie](https://www.bigwes.com/quilt-blog/a-memory-quilt-for-auntie/) Some quilts are made to keep people warm. This one was made to keep Auntie close, a memorial quilt built from the clothes she wore every day. March 8, 2026 ![Custom basketball t-shirt quilt made from jerseys spanning preschool through varsity, Atlanta](https://www.bigwes.com/images/blog/basketball-tshirt-quilt-hero.webp) [Client Stories](https://www.bigwes.com/quilt-blog/category/client-stories/) ## [From Preschool to Varsity: A Basketball T-Shirt Quilt](https://www.bigwes.com/quilt-blog/from-preschool-to-varsity-a-basketball-t-shirt-quilt/) Fourteen years of basketball, from a tiny preschool jersey to a varsity warm-up, in one quilt, handed off the night before he left for college. August 15, 2025 ![Quilt and pillows made from 51 Crown Royal bags in purple, peach, and apple, handmade in Atlanta](https://www.bigwes.com/images/blog/crown-royal-quilt.webp) [Client Stories](https://www.bigwes.com/quilt-blog/category/client-stories/) ## [Crown Royal Quilt](https://www.bigwes.com/quilt-blog/crown-royal-quilt/) He had been saving Crown Royal bags for years without knowing exactly why. One quilt later, his family finally understood. July 10, 2024 ![Custom Delta Sigma Theta sorority t-shirt quilt in crimson and cream, handmade in Atlanta](https://www.bigwes.com/images/blog/delta-quilt.webp) [Client Stories](https://www.bigwes.com/quilt-blog/category/client-stories/) ## [Delta Sigma Theta T-Shirt Quilt](https://www.bigwes.com/quilt-blog/delta-sigma-theta-t-shirt-quilt/) Crimson, cream, and decades of chapter memories. This Delta Sigma Theta quilt brings together a lifetime of sisterhood into one permanent keepsake. May 8, 2024 ![Custom Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority t-shirt quilt with ivy leaf quilting, handmade in Atlanta](https://www.bigwes.com/images/blog/aka-quilt.webp) [Client Stories](https://www.bigwes.com/quilt-blog/category/client-stories/) ## [Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc. Quilt](https://www.bigwes.com/quilt-blog/alpha-kappa-alpha-sorority-inc-quilt/) A tribute to sisterhood, service, and legacy. This AKA t-shirt quilt brought together decades of chapter memories into a single, permanent keepsake. April 15, 2024 ![Memory quilt made from three hats belonging to a client's great uncle, handmade in Atlanta](https://www.bigwes.com/images/blog/three-hats.webp) [Client Stories](https://www.bigwes.com/quilt-blog/category/client-stories/) ## [From Three Hats to a Memory Quilt](https://www.bigwes.com/quilt-blog/from-three-hats-to-a-memory-quilt/) Three hats. That is all she had left of him. We worked with what we had to build something she could hold onto. January 30, 2024 ## Browse by Category - [Client Stories](https://www.bigwes.com/quilt-blog/category/client-stories/) - [Quilt History](https://www.bigwes.com/quilt-blog/category/quilt-history/) - [Quilting Services](https://www.bigwes.com/quilt-blog/category/quilting-services/) [All Posts](https://www.bigwes.com/quilt-blog/) ## About Wesley Wesley Hall is a professional quilter based in Atlanta, GA, specializing in t-shirt quilts and memory quilts. He has over ten years of experience turning meaningful clothing into lasting keepsakes. [Meet Wesley](https://www.bigwes.com/wesley-hall/) ## Ready to Start? Schedule a free consultation. Tell me about your project and we will take it from there. [Free Consultation](https://www.bigwes.com/contact/) or call [678-322-8849](tel:+16783228849)