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02-24-2011, 09:47 AM

quilter2theend

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I found my son's old postage stamp quilt and it was pretty worn out with lots of holes, thinking of trying to salvage parts of it and make a new quilt top for his queen size bed. Any ideas about how to go about it?

02-24-2011, 09:48 AM

Vanuatu Jill

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Hi and welcome from Southern California! Sorry, don't have any ideas-but someone here will!!

02-24-2011, 10:04 AM

Sadiemae

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Hello, and welcome from Idaho!
Sorry, I haven't worked with old quilts.

02-24-2011, 10:32 AM

babyfireo4

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welcome from Indiana. If you cut out the sturdier sections and maybe put a sashing (that blends the two dif. quilts) around them and add them as blocks to the new quilt.

02-24-2011, 01:42 PM

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Welcome to the board from Southern California!!!!

02-24-2011, 01:42 PM

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Welcome from Virginia

02-24-2011, 02:27 PM

CarrieAnne

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welcome!

02-24-2011, 02:29 PM

isnthatodd

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If the fabrics are fragile, what about ironing on a stabilizer on the back, cut out the best parts and proceed from there. They could be the feature blocks mixed in with some simple ones.

02-24-2011, 02:33 PM

gollytwo

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My old wornout postage stamp quilt became the batt for another quilt.

02-24-2011, 02:46 PM

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watterstide

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Welcome from Michigan!
can you post a picture of it?!

stabilize it ,like suggested, and maybe make a crazy quilt out of it..not so much embellishments, but different shapes..with fancy stitches joining the pieces...mixed with a solid color..