Too Cool T-Shirt Quilts

Name

Too Cool T-Shirt Quilts

Legal name

Too Cool T-shirt Quilts, Inc.

Website

https://toocooltshirtquilts.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1992

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Custom Textile Keepsakes (T-shirt Quilts)

NAICS

Apparel Knitting Mills (3151), Apparel Knitting Mills (31512)

SIC

Apparel & Other Finishd Prods Of Fabrics & Similar Matl (2300)

akta.pro primary industry

Knitted Fabric Mills (IMAOABAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Threads, Yarns & Sewing Notions (Sewing Thread/Embroidery Thread/Bobbins/Needles) (IMAOALAE)

Keywords

• Custom T-shirt quilts
• Memory keepsake quilts
• Jersey quilts
• Baby clothes quilts
• DIY quilting supplies

Headquarters

HQ city

Charlotte

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Custom Quilt Manufacturing: One-time custom quilt creation service where customers send their T-shirts and receive finished quilts. Revenue is generated per quilt order with pricing based on size and style. Turnaround time is typically 4-6 weeks.
2. Specialty Quilts: Additional quilt types including baby clothes quilts, memorial clothing quilts, jersey quilts (hockey, football, baseball, cycling), double-sided quilts, stained-glass quilts, and T-shirt pillows.
3. DIY Products and Instructions: Physical and digital products for customers who want to make their own quilts: instruction book ($25 + $7 shipping), basic video series ($10 for companion PDFs), specialty videos, cutting templates ($125 + $30 shipping), and template stand ($65 + $30 shipping).
4. A La Carte Services: Additional charged services including rainbow/ombre borders ($50), baseball cap blocks ($6/cap), block repairs ($3/block after first 5 free), block editing ($4/block), hanging sleeve ($0.80/linear inch), piping ($0.40/linear inch), patches ($3/patch), flag on back ($45), paper stencil tracings ($30 each), excessive taping fee ($1/graphic), repair labor ($45/hour), and signature required shipping ($5).
5. Long-arm Quilting Services: quilting services for DIY quilt makers who want professional finishing. Accessed through the Make It Yourself section.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Too Cool T-Shirt Quilts handcrafts custom made-to-order T-shirt quilts using a proprietary puzzle-style method that combines T-shirts and other clothing into individualized, multi-size block layouts without iron-on backing. Customers ship their garments, the company designs and machine-quilts the finished quilt, and returns it as an heirloom keepsake for personal, graduation, memorial, baby or sports uses. The company also sells DIY quilt-making instructions, videos, templates and tools, plus a menu of a-la-carte special services and custom long-arm quilting for outside makers.

Product overview

Too Cool T-Shirt Quilts is a custom quilt manufacturing business offering handcrafted T-shirt quilts and related textile products. The core offering is the Original T-shirt Quilt (puzzle-style with multi-size blocks), complemented by variations including T-shirt Pillows, Quilts with Borders, Double-sided Quilts, and premium Stained-glass Quilts. The company also produces specialty quilts for Baby Clothes, Memorial/Clothing, and Sports Jerseys (Hockey, Football, Baseball, Cycling). In 2025, they launched the Ultra Modern collection featuring modern design styles. A Make It Yourself division sells DIY directions, videos, templates, and tools. Special Request services offer add-on customization options. The company was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in Charlotte, Michigan with additional locations in Austin, TX and St Louis, MO.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Ultra Modern T-shirt Quilts: Modern quilt designs using bold shapes, movement, color, and negative space. Collections include Mixed Color, Color-Driven, and One-of-a-Kind Ultra Modern Designs.

Products and services

• Original T-shirt Quilts Flagship puzzle-style T-shirt quilt that focuses on using customer's T-shirts without extra frills, featuring multi-size blocks puzzled together for a dynamic layout. Designed for individual consumers with collections of sentimental T-shirts.
• T-shirt Pillows Pillows made from T-shirts, ideal for customers with too few T-shirts for a quilt or those wanting to feature a single special T-shirt as a gift.
• T-shirt Quilts with Borders Quilts featuring added border designs that serve as design elements to enhance the overall appearance of the quilt.
• Double-sided T-shirt Quilts Quilts featuring T-shirts on both sides, designed for customers with extensive T-shirt collections.
• Stained-glass T-shirt Quilts Premium style T-shirt quilt featuring a stained-glass appearance with leading between blocks, designed for customers who want their quilt to stand out.
• Baby Clothes Quilts Quilts made from baby clothes for parents who want to preserve outgrown baby clothing that cannot be given away.
• Memorial Clothing Quilts Quilts designed to memorialize loved ones through their clothing, providing comfort and remembrance.
• Jersey Quilts (Hockey, Football, Baseball, Cycling) Quilts made from sports jerseys including hockey, football, baseball, and cycling jerseys. Handles various jersey materials including mesh.
• Ultra Modern T-shirt Quilts Premium modern design quilts featuring bold shapes, movement, color, and negative space. Includes Mixed Color, Color-Driven, and One-of-a-Kind collections with styles such as Broken Glass, Kaleidoscope, Arch, Sunrise, Yin Yang, and Aperture.
• Make It Yourself (DIY) Directions and Tools DIY quilt-making resources including a 135-page spiral-bound instruction book, companion PDFs to the YouTube video series, a 10-piece set of precision-cut plexiglas cutting templates, and a handcrafted solid ash template stand, plus Ultra Modern quilt directions.
• Special Request and Custom Services A-la-carte services including rainbow/ombre borders ($50), baseball caps ($6/cap), block repairs ($3/block), block editing ($4/block), hanging sleeves ($0.80/linear inch), piping ($0.40/linear inch), patches ($3/patch), flag on back ($45), paper stencil tracings ($30 each), excessive taping fee ($1/graphic), repair labor ($45/hour), and signature required shipping ($5).
• Long-arm Quilting Services for DIY Customers Professional long-arm quilting services for DIY quilt makers who want professional finishing on their own quilt tops, accessed through the Make It Yourself section.

Quantifiable outcome

• Quilts designed to last a lifetime with heirloom quality construction
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers13 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• One Hour TeesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRecommended third-party vendor for photograph printing on T-shirt material when customers want photos in their quilts. Too Cool T-shirt Quilts does not do photo transfers in-house, so they refer customers to One Hour Tees for this service.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• T-Shirt Quilt Shop: T-Shirt Quilt Shop is an online custom T-shirt quilt retailer serving customers with mail-in T-shirt orders. It competes with Too Cool in the same graduation, memorial, and sports memorabilia segments.
• Quilts by Jen: Quilts by Jen is a custom quilt maker that takes mail-in T-shirts and clothing to create memory quilts, with a similar custom-order DTC structure. It targets overlapping sentimental gifting use cases.
• Project Repat: Project Repat is one of the largest DTC T-shirt quilt companies in the US, converting customers' T-shirts into quilts via a mail-in model. It is the most direct competitor to Too Cool T-Shirt Quilts in terms of business model, target customer, and product offering.
• MemoryStitch: MemoryStitch produces custom memory quilts and T-shirt quilts, with a focus on sentimental keepsake products. It targets similar use cases (graduation, memorial, sports) and serves customers through an online ordering and mail-in process comparable to Too Cool.
• T-Shirt Quilt Company: T-Shirt Quilt Company is a long-established custom T-shirt quilt manufacturer that ships T-shirts back and forth to create finished quilts. It competes head-to-head with Too Cool in graduation, sports, and memorial segments using a similar DTC mail-in model.
• Pinwheel Quilts: Pinwheel Quilts produces custom quilts including T-shirt and memory quilts, operating on a similar small-scale, custom-order model. It competes for the same graduation, memorial, and keepsake customer base as Too Cool.
• T-Shirt Quilts by Rosie: T-Shirt Quilts by Rosie is a smaller custom T-shirt quilt maker operating DTC. It targets the same graduation and memory segments as Too Cool, with similar handcrafted construction, and competes in the same price band.

Emerging players

• Cool Creek Quilts: Cool Creek Quilts offers custom quilt making services including memory and T-shirt quilts on a small-batch basis. It targets similar keepsake and gift-giving use cases to Too Cool with handcrafted construction.
• The Quilted Posse: The Quilted Posse is a custom T-shirt quilt maker operating DTC with a focus on keepsake products. It overlaps with Too Cool in the graduation and memory use cases and uses a similar mail-in order flow.
• Stitchin' Heaven: Stitchin' Heaven is a quilt shop and custom quilt maker offering T-shirt quilt services alongside broader quilting products. It overlaps with Too Cool in T-shirt quilt creation but serves customers from a broader quilting retail base, giving it a different acquisition channel.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/TooCooltshirtQuilts
• Pinterestpinterest.com/toocooltshirt
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/too-cool-t-shirt-quilts

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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