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Old 11-09-2017, 04:04 AM
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tropit
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Originally Posted by cjsews View Post
My DD's baby quilt was transformed into a stuffed dinosaur for her son. It was faded and thread bare. I stitched it to another fabric as backing to give it some stability. After 23 years as Spike he is still around. Now another quilt made for another GS was requested to be repaired. After I saw a hole the size of a dinner plate I said no. Look in the cedar chest for a new one. He just kept the ragged one as is.
Cute idea...I like the idea of repurposing old, worn out quilts. You might also be able to cutout a usable section of the quilt and make throw pillow covers, potholders, or fancy up some tea towels with strips of the quilt.

~ C
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