Keepsake Celebrates 25 Years!
As the saying goes, time flies when you do what you love. And for Keepsake, that sentiment couldn't ring more true as the company celebrates its 25th anniversary.
Since 1998 we’ve been committed to creating a work environment where the deaf/hard of hearing can succeed and creating the highest quality t-shirt blankets and quilts on the market. Our goal is to exceed your expectations every time!
In this post, we'll highlight just a few of our special moments as a social enterprise and explore how it has made a difference in the lives of its employees and customers alike.
Thank you for your support! Here’s to 25 more years!
Field Trip to Visit Our Long Arm Quilter
We love taking trips to learn from our expert long-arm quilter!
CPR Certification
The Keepsake team all graduated with a certificate in CPR!
Keepsake Featured on the Today Show!
This mountain of boxes was the result of us being featured on the Today Show! You can check out the spot here.
Street Banners
Check out the Keepsake banner that students from Bexley City Schools made for us! We love it!
Customer Review
"Words cannot describe my feelings when I opened the box that the quilt came in and unwrapped it...I took pictures and sent it to some dear friends and they were amazed." – Jim
Diversity in Business Award
Keepsake received Columbus Business First’s Outstanding Diverse Organization award!
Office Halloween Party
KTB/KTQ Office Halloween party! We love celebrating together.
Summer Interns
We had a summer intern from the National Technical Institute for the Deaf (NTID) with us at KTQ for the summer. We're sad to see him go, but today is his last day. Arturo flys back to the Dominican Republic before he starts his final semester! Thank you, Arturo!
Customer Review
“High school T-shirts made into this wonderful quilt for my freshman grandson. It’s beautiful and he loves it. Extra long so it fits his dorm bed.4 more grandchildren will get theses as the graduate from high school. 💕” - Joan
Annual Retreat
Our annual company retreat at Dreams on Horseback ( Dreams on Horseback). It was a fun Hands-on learning opportunity for all the employees at KTQ and KTB. Great experience had by all!
Customer Review
“I saw the story of Keepsake Quilts on The Today Show and thought this would be a wonderful gift for my wife was retiring shortly. I placed the order and received a phone call within a day. I explained what I was wanting to do and gave them a deadline of June 30th. They said that they would try their best as they had gotten a lot of orders from the story.
I got emails all along the way with updates of the status of the order. The quilt was completed and I received it back with three weeks to spare.
I have been married for 36 years to my wife and during that time I have never heard her speechless - until she saw the quilt. The quality and care put into the construction of the quilt was obvious and my wife was completely blown away.
This is something that she will be use almost daily and every time that she uses it will bring back memories of the tee shirts used.
Thank you so very much and if you want a special gift for someone, I would highly recommend that you contact Keepsake Quilts.” - Smokey
Columbus Marathon
Our booth set up at the Columbus Marathon.
NBC 4 Marathon Story
NBC 4 at 5:00 aired a story about KTQ and one of our inspirational customers, Aurora De Lucia who ran 52 half marathons in 52 weeks. This is especially amazing because Aurora had a heart condition and heart surgery shortly before she dedicated a year of her life to running. We proudly made Aurora a quilt with all of her marathon shirts. She left each of us feeling like we are capable of doing anything we put our mind to! --We will post a video of the story ASAP!
Customer Review
"After having two quilts (one queen size and one king size) made here, I only regret that I need more t-shirts to have a 3rd quilt made, and a 4th and more. This group has efficient customer service with immediate response by email. Go ahead, gather your shirts and contact them. Amazing results." - Rita Addison
Team Starbucks Trip
One of our wonderful customers sent us a gift card to Starbucks because she loved her blanket so much! We put it to good use today with a team coffee break. Thank you so much! We're caffeinated and ready to create more blankets and quilts!
Customer Review
“Keepsake is such a great group to work with! From start to finish, the process of creating the blanket was easy and they were responsive to any questions I had. My son was excited to receive the blanket for his birthday. The quality of the item was just perfect and reflected the care and attention to detail. Plus I value a business with a purpose and cause which Keepsake is all about. I recommend them and will use this team again. Thank you so much!” - Barb
New Product: Rainbow Quilt
We created and released our newest product, the Rainbow Quilt! Check it out here.
The Silent Natural Premier
Deaf Initiatives, parent organization of Keepsake T-Shirt Quilts and Blankets, appreciates the Columbus community for their generous support of the premier of the film, “The Silent Natural” at the Davidson Theatre on October 14.
USADSF Virtual 5K
We finished our first mile for the USA Deaf Sports Federation Virtual 5K and we're ready for the next one! Wish us well!
Social Enterprise of the Year Award 2022
This award celebrates social enterprises making an impact in Central Ohio and beyond! We are so proud of this award! Read the full article here.
Be Warm Project
Through The Be Warm Project, we have made and donated close to 1600 hats, scarves, and blankets that have been distributed to the homeless community!
Lots of Christmas Orders!
Boxes and boxes of shirts arrive to Keepsake as we turn your favorite shirts into your favorite quilt or blanket!
Columbus State Interpreting Students Visit
We had the pleasure of welcoming some wonderful interpreting students from Columbus State! So great to see young people investing their time and passion into making the world more accessible for the deaf community!
Field Trip to The Wilds
We had a wonderful time feeding giraffes and other animals as well as laughing as a team!
Customer Review
“This group does a great job to make sure you get the blanket thar you want. It is affordable and convenient. They get it done in the time frame needed. This is the second time we have used Keepsake to have a blanket made for our graduating Senior. We will definitely do it again for our 3rd child in 2025.” - Carrie