Originally Posted by
quilt1950
--a lot of the quilting threads have broken, and the stitching has pulled out. I'm not sure why. The LQS that quilted it is now out of business, so I don't have anyone to ask, and really would not expect them to do anything after 9 years. So much of the stitching is missing it is not safe to wash the quilt without some repair work.
--the binding is getting worn, actually wearing through in places. They do rotate the quilt, top to bottom, and these are then edges showing the wear.
--the backing has a rip in it. I did patch this today. Not pretty, but it won't get worse.
It sounds like the quilting is the major problem, and that it just wasn't well done. Maybe the tension was off, or maybe they used bad thread. As for the binding, was it double fold French binding or a single fold? Bias or straight of grain? Double foldbias lasts the longest but takes more time and more fabric.
If you really want to keep the quilt, you could remove the quilting and binding, then replace both. I would recommend sewing the outside edges together as you take the binding off since it has already been trimmed.
Pam