My DD's baby quilt was transformed into a stuffed dinosaur for her son. It was faded and thread bare. I stitched it to another fabric as backing to give it some stability. After 23 years as Spike he is still around. Now another quilt made for another GS was requested to be repaired. After I saw a hole the size of a dinner plate I said no. Look in the cedar chest for a new one. He just kept the ragged one as is.