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.
A 25-Shirt Commemorative Quilt for the Atlanta Bar Association
The Atlanta Bar Association commissioned a quilt from 25 years of Legal Runaround 5k race shirts. Wesley Hall built a piece that stopped runners in their tracks at the event.
An Auburn Send-Off Quilt with a Custom Tiger and a Family Label
Mom brought 12 shirts to send her son off to Auburn. Wesley added a custom Tiger applique in all four corners, stitched the quilt with a train pantograph, and finished it with a label from the whole family.
A Retirement Quilt Made from Nine Shirts
She only had nine shirts from her years as an elementary school principal. By maximizing every cut, Wesley delivered a retirement quilt that moved her to tears.
High School Theater Memory Quilt
Some quilts come together around a theme so naturally that every decision just clicks into place. This high school theater memory quilt was one of those projects. From the moment the mom described her daughter's four years of performances, I knew exactly where I wanted to take it.
When a DIY T-Shirt Quilt Gets Overwhelming, I Can Help
A customer came to me with 20 pre-cut shirts in different sizes and a fleece blanket she loved. Here is how I stabilized her project, built a pattern from what she had, and turned that blanket into something she never expected.
She Had 30 Shirts and Didn't Want a Giant Quilt. Here's What We Made.
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.
She Wore Those AKA Shirts for 40 Years. We Turned Them Into a 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.
30 Sports Jerseys, One Quilt, and a Mom Who Was Blown Away
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.
A Retired K9 Officer's Career, Stitched Into a Quilt
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.
Every Scrap Tells a Story: A Colorful T-Shirt Quilt Made from a Son's 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.
She Rode Every Mile. Now She Has Every Shirt in a Quilt.
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.
From Twenty Years of Fabric Scraps to a Magic Queen-Size Quilt
A client saved beautiful lingerie fabrics for twenty years. We turned them into a custom queen-size quilt that brought tears of joy.
A Memory Quilt for My 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.
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.
Crown Royal Quilt
He had been saving Crown Royal bags for years without knowing exactly why. One quilt later, his family finally understood.
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.
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.
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.
