Originally Posted by JustAbitCrazy

Was it initially machine quilted in straight lines? That's what it looks like. If so, do the same with it---machine quilt they same way the original maker did, same stitch length, same color thread. Try to make it impossible to tell which quilting lines are original and which are restoration. If the original quilting is meticulous, make yours the same. If the original quilting is haphazard, make yours the same.