Thanx for this post!!!! I have been commisssioned by a lady at the cancer center to put all of her 90 year old Sundbonnet Sue blocks into a quilt. They need cleaning, but I didn't know wether to wait or not, I think now I will wait. Still don't know if I will find vintage fabrics or use repros. They are all out of at least flour sacks, and the backing is some sort of sack, a little heavier than a flour sack, but a really loose weave that scares the dickens out of me. Sure hope I can do a nice job for her. I am hoping she doesn't want to use it on a bed, but just for display, I am afraid it is going to be very fragil. The applique is not done really well on some blocks, and the needle turn is nonexistant in some places. I figured to put a little fray check on those areas and hope for the best. Cant wait to get my hands on it and actually get started