I bought an antique quilt top online, and then had it dated. It is indeed 1880's in a Turkey Tracks pattern. The poor maker made a drafting error, and the edges of her blocks came out slightly curved, and then put straight edge sashing on. Needless to say, the whole thing puckers and cannot be made to lay flat. Maybe that's why she never quilted it.
I gently cleaned and then took apart the top to figure out how to fix it, and to be able to replace some small sections that have holes. So far I am thinking of adding some muslin along the curved edges of the blocks so I don't lose the points at the edges. It is consistently off, so I think maybe this will just appear to be part of the original pattern.
Anyone with experience in this please comment. I really want to fix this beautiful red and green quilt top and then quilt it. I want the lady to know I cared for her work. I can post pics if you want to see it..remember it's all in blocks and strips right now. Thanks. This is going to be my summer project.