need repair job
#1
need repair job
Need suggestions on how to best go about repairing this quilt; it's getting old, but I don't have another one big enough for our bed? Uggg. I hate to do repairs and alterations, but needs to be done.
#2
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Is the binding going as well? I doubt you have any of that fabric left so I might add about a 2 inch new black border all around the quilt and rebind the edge. You could add the hand quilting back into the black to complete the design if you wanted.
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I accept that my quilts age and change with time and don't mind a few repairs. A number of years ago though I looked around and all my own quilts were getting pretty tattered so I decided to put myself on the quilt donation list!
In a case like that you have two choices, one is to be unobtrusive and the other is to accept that the patch is there. Like when a dog chews a hole in a quilt, I'll typically stuff the hole with some extra batting and put a heart applique over the boo-boo.
You also have to address the overall condition, will the whole binding/border need replacing soon enough? Or will this hold you a couple years?? If the patch will be enough, I'd just make a big razor clam shape and fold it over the edge and securing both sides.
In a case like that you have two choices, one is to be unobtrusive and the other is to accept that the patch is there. Like when a dog chews a hole in a quilt, I'll typically stuff the hole with some extra batting and put a heart applique over the boo-boo.
You also have to address the overall condition, will the whole binding/border need replacing soon enough? Or will this hold you a couple years?? If the patch will be enough, I'd just make a big razor clam shape and fold it over the edge and securing both sides.
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As Iceblossom said - what is the general condition of the quilt?
If it is just that one spot on one edge, I would try to find a piece of fabric that was unobtrusive, and just patch over the whole torn area.
You will know that there is a repair, but most people are not going to examine a quilt on your bed that carefully.
How did that - looks like a tear - happen?
If it is just that one spot on one edge, I would try to find a piece of fabric that was unobtrusive, and just patch over the whole torn area.
You will know that there is a repair, but most people are not going to examine a quilt on your bed that carefully.
How did that - looks like a tear - happen?
#5
I have even cut back on a quilt and put a new binding on No one would notice it missing 1/2" all the way around. If not I agree with Iceblossom, make a patch. I have done that too. You will need to be the final judge on how you want to work out this problem. Consider the age of the quilt. I have a stack of quilts ready for mending. A couple are beyond repair. Others quilts need a fair amount of work and others need a great deal of work but have the best potential. Hopefully your quilt is not to worn and a simple fix in all it will take.
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is this perhaps at the top where it gets pulled up while sleeping? Many older quilts used to have "beard guards" because they would get worn a the top from men's beards and pulling up. So if this is the case, you might want to add a beard guard--about 8" of a heavier fabric (many were corderoy or twill) and turn under edges and fold over the edges and stitch down.
#8
Thanks for suggestions, and yes quiltingshorttimer, it is at the top (on my husband's side), and I think that is probably what happened. Well, I just bit the bullet, and did as best as I could with the repair; it can't be seen when the bed is made up anyway. So, all is well.
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Thanks for suggestions, and yes quiltingshorttimer, it is at the top (on my husband's side), and I think that is probably what happened. Well, I just bit the bullet, and did as best as I could with the repair; it can't be seen when the bed is made up anyway. So, all is well.