Project Repat

we're a made-in-the-USA business that ships finished quilts back to the person who mailed us a bag of shirts. that supply chain is not simple. shirts come in from every state. every size. every fabric. some are 20 years old. some have holes. some are stiff from a decade in a closet. our team has to look at each one and figure out how it fits into a finished product that someone is going to keep forever. i don't think people realize how hands-on that process actually is. this isn't print-on-demand. there's no machine that takes a photo and slaps it on a blanket. someone cuts your shirts. someone arranges them. someone sews them together. and then it comes back to you as something you'll probably have for the rest of your life. that's the part i'm most proud of.

the order lookup tool is one of the quietest features we have. no fanfare. we just added it because people were emailing us asking "where's my quilt?" but what i've realized is that people aren't just tracking a package. they ordered something made from shirts that belonged to a person they loved, or a version of themselves that's gone now. the refresh button on that page hits different when you understand what's actually coming in the mail.

we get orders every year from the same person. different quilt each time. a graduation. a wedding gift. a parent who passed. at some point they stopped being a customer and started being someone we've just... been around for. that's not something we planned for when we started this. you set up a website, you take orders, you make quilts. but some people come back because their life keeps giving them things worth holding onto. i think about that a lot. we're not in the quilt business. we're in the "this mattered" business.

gift cards are a weird product to sell for us. because the person buying it can't fully explain what they're giving. "it's for a quilt... from your shirts... you mail them in... and they send it back finished." that sentence lands differently in person than it does on a gift tag. but when the quilt shows up? nobody needs the explanation anymore. that's the thing about gifts that take some setup. the payoff does all the talking.

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@jariussmith2 you send us the shirts, we make it for you

most keepsake businesses sell you on the end product. we had to work backwards from the moment someone finally opens that box. the shirts have been sitting there for years. a college roommate. a dad. a kid who grew up too fast. the decision to do something with them is already emotional before we're even involved. so we built the whole experience around that. transparent pricing upfront. mail-in process so simple it removes every excuse to wait. made in the USA so you feel good about where it goes. the quilt matters. but getting someone to the point where they actually send the shirts — that's the real product. starting at $45 at projectrepat.com

@allie_uncharted we can help!

Cleaning out the storage bins in our garage for the first time in like 6 years. Why did I keep stuff like this lmao like I will ever wear my elementary graduation shirt again? 😀

@anikawiggins @allie_uncharted thank you!

@allie_uncharted i think it’s project repat

@118galitzine we can make them for fans who want a t-shirt quilt

where is the quilt from did someone make him the quilt did his students make him the quilt

@michmariart @118galitzine nice one!

@118galitzine It reminds me of a t-shirt quilt, usually made from past shirts you don’t want to get rid of but won’t wear again.

@JL89765120 @IndianaFever we can make that for you

@IndianaFever how am I going to wear multiple t-shirts to games with all my favorite players??!! Make a quilt shirt?🙃😂

@WalkerCupChild @Here_s_Hoping we can help projectrepat.com

@Here_s_Hoping Have someone make a quilt with the embroidered pieces in it. Like a t-shirt quilt. Or make pillow covers for small throw pillows with them.

@16bitnostalgia we can make a t-shirt quilt for you

Why is it so hard to get rid of T-shirts?? Because of my recent healthy weight gain (10st to over 12st), none of my 50 odd retro geeky tees fit anymore, so it's time to say goodbye. But that leaves me fuck all 😭

@HoosierTechie we will ask our reps, sometimes they miss a scan

@ProjectRepat we are waiting on our quilt which says it was handed over to USPS and has been sitting in the same status for three days. We cannot get in touch with anyone other than your automated system to find out what’s going on.

@HoosierTechie what's your tracking number? We can check, sometimes @USPSHelp is delayed

@EdwardthembaSa We can turn them into a t-shirt blanket for you

I’m getting rid of this shirt.I can’t do it anymore 🤣🤣🤣

@DeeHarp We can help, we can turn them into a t-shirt blanket for you

Getting rid of old T-Shirts is one of the hardest things to do. Yes this shirt from a concert I went to 10+ years ago is faded and a bit small now but it means more than you know.

@gretachrome we can turn them into a t-shirt blanket for you

Trying to clean out my closet and get rid of clothes I don’t need but can’t bring myself to get rid of the tshirts I got from random events I went to when I was 12 😭