 I decided that the logical second step in this quilt was to work on the back. I had 3 areas of holes with one of the biggest right in the center. One corner had several holes that could be covered with 2 patches.  I could have probably found some hand dyed fabrics that would have matched the backing color closely but I really wanted the patch fabrics to be as soft as the backing fabric. That's when I remembered that I had a stash of "white" feed and sugar sacks.  I was excited to find this bag printed $10,000 plus a couple of sugar sacks with the printing still visible. I decided to use them double layered for stability. I simply cut out a patch and pressed the raw edges under and topstitched them to the quilt.   If you can't match a patch them make it stand out as much as possible! Now it was time to do some batting repair.  I don't know what batting looked like when Flora made her quilts but it's thick and heavy and I don't know how she hand quilted through it. I cut out the bad areas and basted in 2 layers of scrap batting to approximate the thickness of the original. It took a couple of hours to fix the batting.  While I was up close and personal with the quilt I noticed this fabric throughout the quilt. I don't know what color the floral image was but the dye ate through the fabric all over this quilt.
The next day I tackled the front of the quilt.
Mary Anne
5/21/2019 05:38:09 pm
Guess I shouldn't admit to my age and say that I used to wear feed (sugar) sacks as slips when I was young. I remember them being so soft. Wonder if - in this day of trying to reduce plastics - they will go back to them. 5/22/2019 08:03:11 am
It is great to be seeing how you tackled this repair and restore project.
patty
5/22/2019 08:23:58 am
You are making great progress on repairing the quilt. I find that if I do easy stuff first to get over the fear of tackling a project, it makes it easier to dive into the more challenging areas and easier to make decisions.
Kay Welch
5/22/2019 11:16:22 am
I love the patches you chose for the back. I haven't attempted any quilt repairs in many years, but I have at least three that need some attention. One is a wholecloth cross-stitch my grandmother made in the 50s hat has a couple of small holes and a bad stain. After seeing your patches, I am thinking I will choose some of her embroidery work to use for patching. The other quilt is made from the last blocks the same grandmother made with blocks added by her daughter (my favorite aunt). Mostly the blocks just need redoing because of loose stitches. This one will wait until we fire the fireplace back up, and I can crawl under it and stitch away. Your post has inspired me to get those on my "to do" list. I love that you are repairing and restoring this precious quilt. Comments are closed.
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I'm Vicki Welsh and I've been making things as long as I can remember. I used to be a garment maker but transitioned to quilts about 20 years ago. Currently I'm into fabric dyeing, quilting, Zentangle, fabric postcards, fused glass and mosaic. I document my adventures here. Categories
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