Wowser! You should print out your post & give it to your co-worker so she will appreciate all the work you put into it. The only repair job I did for a co-worker's daughter was not on a quilt but on a comforter. Her dog chewed a hole in it so there was an area about 5" square that needed to be repaired. She was not particular at all about how it was to be repaired so I suggested an appliqued heart over the area (she LOVES hearts). The comforter was white so I appliqued a red heart with blanket stitch & she absolutely loved it. Thank goodness she's easy to please.
