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#11
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Yucky colors and poorly made blocks don't matter in this case. She loves it or she wouldn't ask you to fix it. I think you should do whatever you can to restore it to the way it was originally. There must be a reason she loves it just the way it was.
#12
Regular people will replace a bedspread every six months to a year but people who have quilts will use them for years upon years. it maybe difficult to fix but it will mean the world to your step daughter! :-)
#13
I'd replace it with a nice new quilt. If you are close enough to her, to unpick and repair all of those problems, you'd certainly be getting off easy to give her something new. If she insists that the sentimental value of the old quilt makes it special, let her pick it apart and give it back. Hint: people that think fixing this would be easy, don't sew and don't value other people's time and skill.
#15
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I would fix it, I have fixed worse. A good source of appropriate fabrics for repairs (replacing pieces too worn to salvage) is old aprons from thrift stores. Many times they have been washed and washed until they look about the same as a very worn quilt. You sure don't want to use new fabric for repairs
#16
Originally Posted by Lisa_wanna_b_quilter
Yucky colors and poorly made blocks don't matter in this case. She loves it or she wouldn't ask you to fix it. I think you should do whatever you can to restore it to the way it was originally. There must be a reason she loves it just the way it was.
#18
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Location: New England
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I would fix it as is...yucky colors and all. Here is what I would do. I would pull out the remaining ties, cut off the binding. Repair the tattered seams. Replace the batting and reuse the back if possible. Stitch in the ditch or send it out to a LAQ for an overall pattern. Then I would replace the binding with something appropriate. Imagine your step daughter's joy at receiving her favorite blanket back better than ever! Relationships are strngthened over things like this!
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