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Old 12-20-2015, 04:20 PM
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just_the_scraps_m'am
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Originally Posted by tessagin View Post
Each repair is different. I did a couple. the one I had to take the backing off. Hard to get paint out. It was a lap quilt. Some seam repair so I stitched in some ric rac in all the seams. Used some very little hexies with yo yos to look like flowers. Had a 3 corner tear in the border so I put an appliqued flower there. Used different fabric for the back. I used different batting. Paint soaked through to it. It just depends. This was not a sentimental quilt, my sister got it at GW and asked me to repair it. She got it for $2.
sounds like a TON of work! but hexies are a great idea if i didn't have so many seams to cover.....
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