Sounds like you and I have a lot in common! I can relate to the hard work involved here - recently took on a project of refurbishing an old quilt. This lady's idea and mine of 'heirloom' were clashing in my brain! This was one I would have just thrown into the burn pile, but gave her my promise it could be repaired. I have to take the entire quilt apart, slowly, very slowly as the material was pretty well rotten. Once it was completely taken apart, I removed the torn spots, put back all squares and then quilted it all. The binding was replaced with scraps that were removed. Although this was a nightmare for me, she cried when she saw the finished project. I think I'm retiring from refurbishing older quilts.