Dreaming

I am just devastated. I have been doing a block of the month. I was working on putting a pieced border on and I was having trouble getting the seams to match. On the third and last try it came together. Then I noticed that one of the other pieces had folded and had ben sewed together. As I was fixing it I noticed two small tears in my fabric. I paid a lot of money for this quilt, please help! Is there anyway I can fix these holes? It I take it apart again more fabric will tear.

FabStripper

Show us and lets see if any of us have the peace of fabric for you.

quiltingshorttimer

If no one has a match, is it possible to but a tiny piece of fusible (one sided) on the torn spot and stabilize it that way?

Sheri.a

When I get a horrible rip or tear, I fuse (use quality very thin fusible) some of the exact same fabric to the torn spot (remember to fuse the right side of your patch to the back side of the tear). You can then sew over the repair or wait until you are quilting to sew it. This gives the patch the the longevity it needs.

Once I used a decorative stitch from my machine with exact color match -less than an inch long. It's one of those "surprises" I tell my family I add on purpose just to see if they can find it. No one knew it was there but me.

butter14562

Good suggestions, I have done this with my bed spread when the dog chewed a tiny hole.Also on a pair of jeans when I fell and tore a small hole, fusible has helped me a lot.

Bree123

I've had do to what Sheri recommended on one quilt & it seemed to be okay. I was a bit extra concerned since it's going to a 3 year old, so I also just appliqued the same fabric over that square just so it was completely sealed (otherwise I know she'd try to pick at it until it began to fray).

Lilrain

Sure wigh there was a way to see the problem area

quiltsRfun

I've done that, too.

DOTTYMO

If the fabric is tearing is it just because you undid it or is it a weak fabric fault? You may want to put some light weight fusible behind the fabric for strength. Patch as given or appliqué definite shapes.

beaqltr

How big is the tear. You could applique something over the hole.