auniqueview

Thank you, MacThayer. I appreciate the lesson. I do have some other quilts that will benefit from an airing. Thanks so much for the info, too, on hanging the quilts. I have several that I have been thinking of hanging. I would not have thought of putting sleeves anywhere except across the top, or using new materal on the backing. I do have a number of them draped over racks. I have discovered the racks that kids use to put boxes in to hold their toys. They are sturdier than the regular quilt racks, and allow me to spread the quilt a little better.

Again, thank you for your help.

catmcclure

It looks to me as though this could best be repaired by embroidering around the edges of the stars. You can do that by hand or machine. A cross-stitch or a double blanket stitch (a blanket stitch going clockwise and then a blanket stitch going counter-clockwise) around the stars would give you an interesting block. You would get a very strong seam and a very decorative stitch.

AnitaSt

I'm so glad you started this discussion. I have some fragments of a quilt made by my g-grandmother that need some TLC and this info is helpful. Good luck with your repairs....it's a lovely quilt and looks well worth your efforts. I'd love to see pictures again after your repairs.