Advice needed! Quilt top restoration
My friend asked me to restore a pieced quilt top made by her grandmother. Each block has hand embroidered state birds with birds name and state on them. The problem is, it is embroidered on a thin bedsheet. While the embroidery is in good condition, the edges of the pieced blocks have started to fray. The entire quilt is made from bedsheets.
My question is, would it be better to unstitch, and stabilize with lightweight stabilizer? (friend and her mother are only interested in saving blocks with embroidery on them.)
I am open to all suggestions. Thank you in advance for your advice!!!!