My childhood quilt
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I too think this quilt should be used by your daughter albeit tenderly. What I mean by that is let her lay on it or under it in her room or in the house but don't let it be dragged around. It would even be a great lesson for her in caring for old family objects. Yes, your granny would love this idea I think. It appears from the photo that those hexagons in the sort of purple color are the only ones falling apart? If so, I would try to find some fabric in that color family (maybe repro fabric?) and applique new hexagons right on top of the old. I did this for a friend many years ago. I found a pale yellow that matched the worn patches very closely. It turned out quite well although they did not use the quilt anymore but just folded up up at the end of their bed. Good luck with whatever you decide. Afterall, it is your quilt to do with as you please.
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Okay, this picture totally chokes me up. That is the most precious sight to behold.You've got to make copies of that photo and save that (plus give her one eventually with the explanation of the quilt on the back). For her to be literally wrapped in the quilt made by her great-great grandmother's hands must be an indescribable joy to you. And to be asleep in the same quilt that her grandfather once slept in? How many children can say THAT? I say repair it by making more hexies of similar pattern, but let her use it. I don't know HOW to repair a quilt, but if I could have one wish as a quilter, it would be that my quilts would be used and loved by my great great grandchildren! Not preserved in tissue or on a wall, but repaired so as to keep its integrity as much as possible.
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