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PiercedPixie2
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Posted: Sun Sep 14, 2008 9:58 pm

Cool weather coming up, and ive been asking people what i can do with my quilt. It was made by great-great grandmother a long long time ago XD

Basically, its got a huge gap in it, probably 3 squares, but the squares are still hanging on. I asked my sister but she said it's too thick for her Singer =S

You guys seem to be craftier than me, and my sister does Medevil clothing off of patterns, any tips for my quilt?

Photos coming tomorrow, Monday!

Posted: Mon Sep 15, 2008 6:41 am

I've seen many tutorials for repairing quilts. One thing to make sure of is that the fabric you replace the squares with matches the style of the other fabrics used. It might help to visit a vintage or second hand store to get old print patterns from clothing or something.

This is all that I seem able to find this morning.

http://www.mccallsquilting.com/legacy/vintage_article06/

A lot of article mention that it might be easier to find someone who repairs quilts professionally.

Oh I missed the part where you said the squares are still attached. I'd just hand sew them back in?

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PiercedPixie2
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Posted: Mon Sep 15, 2008 10:23 am

onicoe

I've seen many tutorials for repairing quilts. One thing to make sure of is that the fabric you replace the squares with matches the style of the other fabrics used. It might help to visit a vintage or second hand store to get old print patterns from clothing or something.

This is all that I seem able to find this morning.

http://www.mccallsquilting.com/legacy/vintage_article06/

A lot of article mention that it might be easier to find someone who repairs quilts professionally.

Oh I missed the part where you said the squares are still attached. I'd just hand sew them back in?

Would hand sewing it last?

Ive been looking for someone professional to do it, but so far the 4 places ive called wont do it.

Posted: Mon Sep 15, 2008 1:20 pm

Sure hand sewing will last! 3nodding Most of the really old quilts were totally handsewn anyway.

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Posted: Tue Sep 16, 2008 2:50 pm

I'm sure handsewing will last 3nodding I made a comforter for a friend last year for Christmas and used extremely long, lazy hand stitches (each stitch was about an inch long sweatdrop ) to hold the middle cotton layer in place and she said there haven't been any problems with it. I'm surprised xd

Posted: Tue Sep 16, 2008 6:02 pm

I would do it by hand as well. Just make sure the two pieces of fabric going together are still strong and not threadbare.

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