Well about 40 odd years ago, my grandmother gave her youngest son and his wife a quilt as a wedding present. macine sewn, but hand quilted.
I never paid attention to the quilts that have come into my possession over the years till I started quilting (I say that loosely) about a year ago.
Needless to say, I have quite a few quilts and this spring went to a reception for an uncle and brought quilts for my aunts to see.
Well, the 40 year old quilt appeared. It was frayed, hardly any batting left and very very thread bare.
My aunt asked me to "repair" it. I actually restored this quilt, although it isn't the size it was once, but it's a remembrance of my grandmother.
when I posted it on my blog, I got quite a few emails regarding it's restoration and repair.
Some quilts just need a bit more loving I think and the old quilt I repaired looks absolutely amazing, even if I do say so myself, in amazement of myself!
http://quiltingforfunandmorefun.blogspot.com sometime in Feb/March