Help! Quilting disaster!
01-25-2010, 05:11 AM
#31
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I have repaired quilts that had holes worse than that. What I do, generally. to fix it, first, is to try and match the fabric. Perhaps you still have some. Make the HST, if that is what it, or they are, and then very finely, with a lot of patience, iron the seams lines in on the repair piece, and applique the piece back on. Do not remove the damaged one, just applique over it. You can get a piece of batting and insert that if that part is badly ripped. The back would have to be patched, using the applique stitch also, but since it is on the back, it will not be so noticeable. I don't know if the quilt is machine quilted. I hand quilt, and have only repaired old, damaged quilts that are hand quilted so no problem, but if it is, perhaps you could take it to the person who machine quilted it and they could do something to help.
01-25-2010, 05:43 AM
#32
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Originally Posted by djclare
Hello, I am a first time poster, looking for some advice for more experienced quilters than me.
A couple of weeks ago I made a rather beautiful quilt for myself. I LOVED it and was really chuffed at the pretty prefect finish.
Then I went out and stupidly left it somewhere the dog had access to. She chewed it, it could have been a lot worse (ever the optomist!) but I still have a hole all the way through (all three layers) and I desperately need advice on how I can repair it.
I have attached two photos. One showing the quilt finished and complete and the other showing the hole.
All advice gratefully received. I'm also open to anyone who knows a professional who would offer a service to repair it at a cost.
Thank you!
A couple of weeks ago I made a rather beautiful quilt for myself. I LOVED it and was really chuffed at the pretty prefect finish.
Then I went out and stupidly left it somewhere the dog had access to. She chewed it, it could have been a lot worse (ever the optomist!) but I still have a hole all the way through (all three layers) and I desperately need advice on how I can repair it.
I have attached two photos. One showing the quilt finished and complete and the other showing the hole.
All advice gratefully received. I'm also open to anyone who knows a professional who would offer a service to repair it at a cost.
Thank you!
01-25-2010, 11:23 AM
#36
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I'm sorry your dog put a hole in your beautiful quilt! what a naughty thing! Here's how I would fix that spot: make another block , matching the pattern/ fabrics as best you can, do the same with the backing, cut it 1/4 inch wider on all sides, and applique it to the quilt with a new piece of batting in between, I'm sure you would be able to re-quilt that small section at home. I've had to do this myself. Good news is your quilt has enough movement/ color in it, I'll bet you'll be the only one that will notice; and at some point you'll laugh about what a naughy boy you had. Good luck
01-25-2010, 11:25 AM
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Originally Posted by butterflywing
i would make 4 new .5 squares and put them properly together, turn under a .25 seam allowance, then blindstitch them over the dog's mouth, er, over the ruined 4 patches, with a teeny, invisible slipstitch, by hand. on the back do the same with a piece of backing, just make a patch, maybe with a frame around it, or make an applique with one of the front colors. in between, i'd carefully pat in batting to match the rest in fullness. you might want to glue the new fabric down with school glue while you work to keep things from shifting. then machine stitch over it all. even a profession will have to patch it. if you stay with the dark to dark and light to light you won't see it unless you know it's there. it's good that it's busy.
01-25-2010, 05:48 PM
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I know you love the dog, but you do not like EVERYTHING that he does. I recently repaired a quilt that had a large burn hole. I agree with BUTTERFLY. Make a duplicate square and carefully hand stich it over the orginal. Turn the quilt over and cut a piece of batting that matches the size and shape of the hole. Now cut a rectangular piece of backing that is larger than the hole. Turn edges under 1/4 inch. Press and, using a basting stitch, stitch all around the backing patch. Using a two sided fusible (I believe that it is called WunderUnder), cut a piece the size and shape of the batting. Fuse to the batting, using a towel so that the batting doesn't melt to you iron. Remove the the paper from the WunderUnder and fuse to the backing patch. Hand stitch around the backing patch and then remove the basting stitches. The patch on the backing will be barely visible and the front will be like new. QUESTIONS?? PM me
01-25-2010, 08:24 PM
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Originally Posted by djclare
Also, if I patch on top, do you think I can just leave the rough edges underneath?
i would create a new patch out of four pieces. those pieces would be the equivalant of the flower-dot-flower-stripe area. put those pieces together with 1/4" seams. fold under a 1/4" seam allowance, just as there was originally, around the whole thing. put this aside for now. carefully trim around the worst of the chewed area. leave as much as you can, but rough edges won't be a problem at all. that's your structure, but remove the lumpiest parts if necessary. pat in the new batting, gluing into place if you want to. carefully place the new patch into position again using glue if you like. now hand sew with an invisible slipstitch. you may be tempted to use invisible thread, but i wouldn't do it. it will feel different than the rest. whn the patch is in place and sewed down. you have to machine re-sew the quilt stitching. the patch will disappear into the busy pattern.
try dabbing some perfume onto the quilt that the dog doesn't associate with you. he may be less likely to feel at home there. i used to do that with my cats.
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