I remember when my sister spilled finger nail polish on my mother's new quilt from J.C.Penney. It was a green satin. Now I had already watched my grandmother make a couple. I so wanted to help but was discouraged. Anyway a lady mom knew was an avid quilter. Since the bedspread/JCP quilt was quilted she asked the lady if there was any way she could repair it. Luckily the spread/quilt came with pillow shams that tucked in like an envelope. She used those tucks to repair Mom's quilt. I was sent down with money to pay her. She charged Mom $2.00 at the time but Mom insisted she take $5. I got to see this woman's house. I was in awe of this woman. Every where there was a quilt. She showed me her stash of pieces to be done. She pieced on her sewing machines then handquilted. You could not tell where she did the repair on that quilt. She showed me how to piece by hand since I wasn't allowed to use my mother's. Mom just felt she didn't have time to teach. I used to go to the lady a couple times a week until she became very ill. I missed her terribly. I would help her with cleaning just for a couple tips on different blocks. I cried when she passed.