In regards to bleeding on a quilt. Did you know that the easiest way to get rid of your blood on a quilt is to use your own spit. It will come out .

I would make a heart shape label and put it there.

Can't help with hole, but for the blood you got on it, use your own silvia to remove it. Works everytime. Just put your silvia on your finger and rub it on. repeat until you get all the blood out.

Yep... did that on a stretch velvet competition figure skating dress for my daughter. Gasp!!! Sewed it together and glued austrian crystals over it. Received wonderful complements on it and no one was the wiser..LOL...

Thats what I would do.

I think I'd applique something cute over it.

I'm a real "corn-ball". I'd do the stitch witchery and then embroider a few good sized hearts with the words "I love you with all my heart" etc. and randomly applique them on the front of the quilt. You really can't tell people enough times how much they mean to you.

That's pretty. I've had to patch quilts before. Where people put holes in them. I just took a piece of the same color fabric and appliqued it down on it with super tiny stitches. I like the idea of adding the heart and kitty too!

I think I see some butterflies in one of your blocks. I would purchase some of those pretty little applique butterflies and scatter them in a few place....of course sew them down. Pretty quilt!!!

Yep, my mother used this method when she burnt a hole in something with a cigarette.

Yep, my mother used this method when she burnt a hole in something with a cigarette.

ya know what.... I'd make the smallest repair possible, as neatly as possible, and just 'fess up. This isn't for sale, it's for family. Your GD will love it all the more, and she'll think of you every time she sees that spot. Quilts are for loving and using, IMHO, and not for preserving. Give her a few years of loving it, and it will need repairs anyway.

Be proud of this quilt, it's gorgeous.

I like this idea and think this is what I'll do.

You are so right about this. I zigzagged with matching thread and it was hard for me to find so even without confession, I doubt she will ever see it.

I did one for my son and put his name, grandma and 2011 machine embroidery on one quilt and three weeks later I had to tell him.

Thanks for all the compliments. My first attempt at triangles. More work than I ever thought. I have even more admiration for those of you who do it with grace and ease.

I did that also to one of my first quilts with small blocks. It was for my grandson and was made of Puppy's, paws prints hydrants etc. I tried a fancy stitch and didn't like it so I was ripping stitches on the bak and sliced a 1/2 hole. The backing was a cute blue with tiny black paw prints. So what I did was make different sizes if blocks and blanket stitched by hand and made it like it was patch work all over. He just loved it. It is always on his bed. [he is 12 now] 4 yrs later]Pic in my avatar.I even made curtains and pillows to match. Good luck with your hole!!

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I have done this too. Works great.

I had nearly a 1/2 inch cut in my backing fabric on my first quilt. After thinking long and hard about what to do I took a small piece of matching fabric (just slightly larger than the hole) and ironed on some Lite Steam-A-Seam2 on one side, took the backing off of it (it's double sided sticky) and then carefully poked it through the hole, lined it up just right and then ironed it in place so that it was now sticking to the batting. Then I took another piece of the fusible web and placed it on top of the little patch and was able to make it stick with just pressure. Then I pulled off the backing so that it was sticky now on top and brought the top fabric over the little patch inside and pulled the edges together before gently ironing it all together. Hope this all makes sense! So in a nutshell, the "patch" was ironed to the batting as well as the top fabric of the quilt. It wasn't going anywhere! I was so pleased at how it all came together. Once I was sure it was cooled off and dry I did use a little fray-check just to make sure it would stay secure and not ravel. Now because this did happen to be on the back of the quilt I decided to go ahead and put my label over it...not that it looked so bad anymore but because I just wanted to make sure it would hold up to washings and the like since I was giving the quilt to someone that might be a little rough with it.

Good luck!

When you bleed on your quilt, you can put a drop of hydrogen peroxide on the spot and the blood will disappear most of the time. I stick my fingers sometimes and get blood on my quilts. I always have hp handy. My granddaughter had a huge "female" accident on a white floweredy sheet. I soaked in hp and you cannot even tell!

Try liquid stitch. It works really good. You won't even see it after you use it. My sewing friend uses it all the time.

Use a 2-sided sticky inner lining, wonder under or whatever it is called. Cut a small piece, iron matching backing fabric on one side, and then iron this piece onto the hole. You might end up with a circle about the size of a 50 cent piece.

Shelley, What is Bo-Nash? and where do you get it? I just found a little hole on my backing.

Stick a decorative patch over it (heart or star) and don't worry after that.

that's my quick fix! Just slide some fusible into the hole and get it to lay flat, then iron!

Do a fancy zigzag stitch over the hole. I have done that before.

I have found cute embroidery butterfly's hide a lot of errors. You can usually find them in the sewing area and then stitch them on.

I agree, put a label over it.

I agree!

Bo-Nash is wonderful. I have had to use it a few times, not always on quilts, but works like a charm.

I keep a supply of cute little appliques for just such times. I have small seizures and once in a while, it will happen when I am cutting/ripping. When I am "blocked" I just make a few more.

maybe you could applique a couple of key spots, not just one, maybe three on the top somewhere.

Your quilt is wonderful. I always add something to the back. I purchased fifty butterfly patches years ago and I always add one to the back of the quilt, but in your case if it is one the front, you can add a cute applique anywhere on the quilt to make it very special.

what about maybe an iron on patch used for repairs..on the underside ??

I had an "accident" leaving one inch rip on front and backing. I appliqued a butterfly on the front, and put the label over the back rip - after a bit of stitch repair.

use a piece of steam a seam or heat and bond and applique a tiny piece of the backing mat. from the insde

After an accidental pricking of the finger, and blood happens to get on your piecework, your OWN saliva will be the best blood remover. Then you can rinse the area. Worked for me...several times.

LOVE THAT FRAY CHECK!

LOVE THAT FRAY CHECK!

FREY CHECK is a must have for Everybody, quilter or not. for cut ends of ribbons, anything that might frey out or ravel. I like to put a small dab at ends of button holes .

If you have more fabric, such as the butterfly print, cut out a butterfly and apply over cut with iron on fusable.