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WWCD? Repurposing or repairing a damaged quilt.
in Crafts
We have a quilt from DH's grandma, it's seen better days. The blocks are in good shape but the white borders are torn and thin. Should we try and patch it or rip it apart and put it back together ?
What would you ladies do?
Re: WWCD? Repurposing or repairing a damaged quilt.
It depends. If it had great sentimental value and it matched my house, I'd probably do as much repair as needed to hang it up somewhere where it could be protected.
If it wasn't quite a style we loved, I'd probably heirloom pack it away.
If it was too far gone to be salvaged as a quilt, I'd maybe try and make a table runner or tree skirt or something. Or cut and frame.
I can't see your picture? So I'm not sure if patching or taking apart would be better.
Could you just put a new binding on it?
When you say "white borders" do you mean the binding around the outer edge of the quilt? if that is the only really damaged portion, it's relatively simple to remove and rebind.
if you are talking about sashing between blocks in the main body of the quilt, they will be a lot more work to replace, as you would have to take out the binding, remove the quilting, remove the sashing from the blocks, then put everything all back together again, re-quilt and rebind.
Sorry, I meant the sashing--the binding is fine. She used a thinner fabric for it than for the rest of the quilt.
I might ask DH's aunt, who took over the family quilt duties when their mom died, and see what she'd do.