When we repair old quilts we need to remember it will be an ongoing project. I repaired one for a gentleman and told him when I saw it that if he planned on using it that maybe just to cover it with a reproduction print and tie it. The quilt had been tied. He said no he wanted it repaired. I shopped for fabrics similar, trying to match prints as best I could. It was 4.5 inch blocks. I replaced 92. When I started taking out the irreparable blocks I could see underneath that it had been pieced and quilted. She had been an elegant lady in her day. Those fabrics had totally disintegrated except for the shreds held down by the quilting. He was thrilled with it. Now, 5 years later, he is asking me again to repair it and now saying that maybe it should be covered with a whole piece of fabric as he wants to continue using it. Those are tough decisions.