Originally Posted by Evie
Originally Posted by jaciqltznok
Originally Posted by plmsmith
Yes all quilts are worth saving
NO..not always...we like to think they are..but honestly even the textile historians will tell you that there are many that simply can not be saved.
And that is my question: When is it time to "retire" a quilt? Why would every quilt need to be "rescued"? Am I too unsentimental, with no regard to the hard work and time that goes into making a quilt? I don't think so. I just think each piece has a life span.
i understand what you are saying, but if you come across pieces like this in your life, please look up a quilt group, there will be someone who would love to re-do it and would hate to think of a piece being discarded just because it was in a different family... and as i said earlier....please document everything you know about your pieces, whether they are being worked on or not.... our children tend not to ask till they are middle aged themselves....get those details down now...your children may never ask and then that quilting/handwork gene will pop up in a grandchild or great-grandchild and they will have no info and no one to ask....