Vintage/Historic Quilt Top - Now What?
Writing this has been really hard.
A very, very close friend passed away several years ago, leaving me the entire contents of her sewing room to distribute according to her verbal instructions. Everything has been re-homed with the exception of a very few items that have personal meaning for me.
The one quilt top I kept is especially rich in history and connections. This particular quilt top was hand sewn by my friend's grandmother during the Blitz in London, WWII. She sewed it while sheltering in the London Underground. It is unfinished - just a top. There were bits that needed to be connected to the main part of the top and I was instructed to use a machine. After a lot of agonizing, I did it. The top is together as per her instructions and I'm stuck. There was no discussion about how this top should wind up: stored, hung, etc.; just strengthened and joined and with me.
Your help, technical, conservation suggestions, etc. would be much appreciated.