The wheels in my head are turning!! I just had this vision of taking sections of an older quilt and cutting it into new pieces like broken glass and restitching it into a new top. and then re quilting it. I haven;t that this possible until now. I have a number of quilts that have come apart over time that I can take a part here or there and put into a new quilt instead of trying to repair as the same quilt. I like the idea from above about cutting like broken glass into another quilt of fabrics that are stronger. Great idea something new to try.