Jersey Quilts

What Is a Jersey Quilt?

A Jersey Quilt is a quilt made with athletic jerseys, technical fabric T-shirts, or other washable sports clothing. This can include football jerseys, hockey jerseys, bike jerseys, soccer jerseys, baseball jerseys, running shirts, and similar clothing.

The biggest difference between a Jersey Quilt and a regular T-shirt quilt is the fabric. Most T-shirts are made from cotton or a cotton blend. Jerseys and athletic shirts are often made from mesh, nylon, spandex, Lycra, polyester, or other technical fabrics.

Those fabrics can stretch, slide, or have holes in them. They need to be handled differently than regular T-shirt fabric.

A Jersey Quilt is still made in our puzzle style layout with different size blocks. The difference is that the layout also has to work with the fabric and the details on each item. Names, numbers, logos, sleeves, pockets, zippers, and other parts of the jersey may all be included in the quilt.

This is why a Jersey Quilt is not just a regular T-shirt quilt with sports shirts in it. It is designed for the fabric, the graphics, and the story behind the jerseys.

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What If You Have Both Jerseys and T-shirts?

A mixed group of jerseys and regular T-shirts is very common.

If most of your items are regular cotton T-shirts, your quilt will usually fall into the Original T-shirt Quilt category. If more than half of your items are jerseys, bike shirts, hockey jerseys, football jerseys, running shirts, or technical athletic fabrics, your quilt will most likely fall into the Jersey Quilt category.

Sometimes we cannot make that final decision until we see your items in person. Fabric can be tricky to judge from a photo or a description. Some shirts look like regular T-shirts but behave more like athletic fabric. Other times, a quilt falls somewhere between the two categories.

When that happens, we may average the Original T-shirt Quilt price and the Jersey Quilt price together.

The safest way to plan is to budget for the Jersey Quilt price. If your items do not require that level of handling, we will lower the price.

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Jersey Quilt Pricing

The easiest way to estimate the price of your Jersey Quilt is to use our pricing calculator.

Jersey Quilts are priced differently than our Original T-shirt Quilts because the fabrics are different. Regular cotton T-shirts are usually easier to cut, sew, and quilt. Jerseys and technical fabric shirts can stretch, slide, curl, have holes, include zippers or pockets, and just act different

That extra handling matters.

A Jersey Quilt may also take more planning because the important parts of the clothing are not always in simple places. Names, numbers, logos, sleeve details, shoulder patches, pockets, and zippers may all need to be worked into the layout.

The pricing calculator will give you the best starting estimate. 

If your quilt does not need the extra handling of a Jersey Quilt, we will lower the price. We would rather have you plan for the higher price and be pleasantly surprised than plan too low and get hit with a surprise later.

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Jersey Quilt Design Options

A Jersey Quilt can have a border, be made in our Stained Glass style, or be designed in an Ultra Modern style.

Jersey fabric does not limit the design options. It just needs to be handled by someone who knows how to work with it.

A border can be added to a Jersey Quilt just like it can be added to an Original T-shirt Quilt. It will increase the finished size and the price because the border is designed, cut, sewn, quilted, and finished as part of the quilt.

Most Jersey Quilts can be made in our Stained Glass style. The main exception is very heavy jersey fabric, such as some hockey jerseys. Those fabrics can be too bulky for the Stained Glass style.

Yes, a Jersey Quilt can be made in our Ultra Modern style. Jerseys often have bold colors, large numbers, and strong graphics, which can work well in this type of design.

If you want a Jersey Quilt with a border, Stained Glass style, or Ultra Modern design, let us know when you start your order. We can build the design around your jerseys and the look you want.

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