I think you will do fine. Just take your time with it. I was and am no expert either. The friend's quilt I did, I thought, "Oh my!" But it worked out. Yours is too pretty to not try to save it.
Originally Posted by sarge1
The brown is just the carpet showing through.
After reading these posts, and doing a little more online research, I actually think it can be repaired. I was reading about appliqueing directly over the worn patches, which I never thought of! I'm going to try to repair it, taking my time and pictures as I go. I'm no expert, but I'm looking forward to trying to salvage this.