Found! My 40 year old quilt top!
I am so excited! While having a quilting discussion with my mother a few days ago, she remembered that buried somewhere deep inside a wooden chest in her bedroom, is a quilt top I made when I was 12! That is 40 years ago! I remember it very clearly, it's a rectangular hand stitched scrappy hexie top, the size of a baby quilt (approx 40" x 35" if I remember correctly).
Unfortunately I have to wait for the weekend before the happy reunion with my quilt top but in the mean time, I have been trying to think of ideas to enlarge the size to that of a lap quilt so that I could use it myself. Bearing in mind the fabrics used are all 40+ years old and obviously not available now, what would you suggest? I was thinking of either a solid border in a matching colour or making more hexies out of modern fabrics in the same colour range and adding these? The quilt has not been squared off. Any suggestions would be really appreciated. Can't wait! I'll post a pic as soon as I get the top