A friend asked if I would make her 4 year old a quilt and I gladly said I would. She asked that I used some Chinese silk which used to be her grandmother's wedding dress. Embroidered and stitched by hand by her grandmother 100 years, may be more, ago.
There isn't enough for a whole quilt and I will need to add fabric to it. My worry is that the Silk will not hold up to wear and tear. I noticed that there is feed sack on the back of the 'collar' pieces, stabilising the embroidery.
There are little areas where there is weakness in the embroidered tapes already, mainly along the edges. There is wear and tear, water marks and also little black spots. What do you think? Is there any way to try and secure the fabric pieces with new silk or cotton?
I am open to suggestions. My friend would really like to have these fabrics on her son's quilt and I would like to try and do a good job of it.
The other question is weather machine sewing will damage the fabrics? I would really welcome all help with this one!
There are quite a few pictures to come.
Thank you for taking the time and for the advice.
One of two pieces making the skirt of the wedding garment
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Close up showing the lovely embroidery
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Not sure what these pieces are but at a guess must be the collar. All embroidered with different flowers
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Water damage and tiny black spots on the back
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Feed sack on behind of 'collar' pieces
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Damage on tape along the edge
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Another close up of the embroidery
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THe other side of the 'skirt' panel
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Another area where the tape has perished
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Close up of embroidery
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Close up of embroidery
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