Nanscan

Good morning! I made memory quilts for my sons and I saw one yesterday while visiting and noticed there were many broken stitch areas throughout the quilt. I used the crosshatch quilting with my machine. I was distressed to see this and want to make repairs. Would you suggest just crosshatching over the entire quilt lines? Not sure how best to proceed. Thank you.

toverly

As long as it's holding the sandwich together, I would probably leave it. It shows the quilt is loved and used. Maybe give them another quilt to be used as a daily quilt so this one could be cherished as a special times quilt.

RedGarnet222

I would say throw out that thread and make sure you are using a needle that is a larger scarf to it. Like a denim size. It is either the needle or the thread in this case.

quiltedsunshine

I don't know what kind of thread you used, but polyester thread is a little stretchy, and should hold up better than 100% cotton thread.

stitch678

If you think the batting may soon shift, l'd say yes...do go over the stitching...perhaps only in one direction is needed, dependinv on the closeness of lines. Don't remove the old. Polyester thread will stand up to use better than cottons, l found.