Originally Posted by QM

It looks great. I have been given 2 very old handmade tops. With the first one, I consulted a quilt appraiser. She told me that good quilting, either hand or machine would not lower the value. She also said it did not matter which kind of quilting, so long as it was well done. In both cases, skilled LAers in my guild completed the quilts which were then raffled or auctioned for local charities. In the last 10 years, the guild has completed about 5 quilts this way. Doing this could further your church or prayer quilt actions, for example, funding additional fabrics.