bearisgray

I am going to be the "downer" on this thread.

If you WANT to do this - good luck and God Bless You!

However, if you are feeling like you have been backed into a corner, you can always say something like "This quilt has given long and faithful service. I think we should honor it by retiring it."

And then return it to her, properly packaged!

If you have already agreed to try to fix/restore/repair it - you can tell her that after looking the quilt over again carefully, that it would be more work than you anticipated and that it is not in your best interest to tackle the job - ever.

If you want to go the extra mile, you can give her suggestions for other people that might consider doing the job.