This was so interesting to read. I have my grandma's quilt that she made at age 10. The date is 1904. It will need a lot of repairs but I am up to it. I just didn't know how to go about it. But the suggestion of appliqueing the pieces on would work. Some of the squares are 1" squares. I can imagine my grandma learning to sew by making this quilt as a little girl. My quilt teacher said that it looks like someone added on to it at a later date because the material does not match. So it is interesting. I haven't had the courage to really start on it yet.