I repaired a hole in my DD's quilt. I cut the hole in to a square shape and bound the edges. She calls it her Whole Quilt. Granddaughter has loved that hole in that quilt since she was little. She would stick her hand or foot in it, look out of it, put toys in through the hole, anything her imagination thought of. If I had patched the hole the quilt would have been just a patched quilt and no fun at all. LOL