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    Old 10-10-2015, 04:18 AM
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    Maybe make her a new one to fall in love with (to coordinate with the old quit which could be kept, folded and draped across the bottom of her bed)?
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    Old 10-10-2015, 04:39 AM
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    I would ask her, fix or a new one.
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    Old 10-10-2015, 05:40 AM
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    .I would make her a new one.
    Originally Posted by wesing
    Of course she loves it, but maybe she could (semi-) retire it and you could re-create the quilt with similar modern, higher-quality fabrics.
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    Old 10-10-2015, 08:20 AM
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    The very first quilt I ever made was made with bits and pieces of used fabric I bought at second hand stores. (I did not want to buy all new and find out I did not like making them.) unfortunately one of the fabrics had been curtains and because of sun exposure, the fabric began to disintegrate when it was washed. (I gave the quilt to DD1, who fell in love with it.) After she got her own place, the quilt was quickly becoming a rag. Her roomie's mother took it home and sewed bridal illusion over the front of it, and quilted it to the front all over again. It worked, DD1 is still using it 23 years later, so I know that helped it survive. She sewed the bridal illusion over the edges to keep the binding fresh. This might be a solution you could use?
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    Old 10-10-2015, 08:51 AM
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    That is beautiful quilt. I bet it really makes you feel good that she loves it that much. I like wesing's suggestion. Suggest that she save the current quilt for when she has kids of her own.
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    Old 10-10-2015, 10:08 AM
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    Things wear out....even much loved things. Pack it away (instead of throwing it away) and make her a new one!
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    Old 10-10-2015, 12:44 PM
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    Originally Posted by Kitsie
    The idea of putting the loved one on a rack or making a wall hanging out of a part of it appeals to me, and a new one for the bed. That is, indeed, a quilt to be loved!
    I agree. These sound like great ideas.
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    Old 10-10-2015, 02:39 PM
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    I had to repair and re back a quilt I made for one of my grand daughters. It was well used but had been damaged in a winter water line frozen pipe breaking in her apartment ceiling. She was up set but the repair and replaced lining gave thee quilt a new extended life.
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