AudreyB

When I had this, I took some of the identical fabric, cut the identical block, and sewed it over the torn block with a blind stitch (yes, that's applique, but it's more of a patch). I then re-stitched the quilting, sewing with the quilt upside down on the machine so I could see the quilting stitches that were on the back. I matched the thread that was used in the quilting. You couldn't find the patch after it was finished.

Quiltngolfer

I agree with quiltingshorttimer. I would appliqué a piece of the fabric the same size of that piece that is torn.

tropit

I also agree with stitching a patch over the torn piece. I have a log cabin quilt where one of the log pieces just disintegrated from long use. I put a new piece over it and top-stitched over the piece. You can't tell.

klswift

So much depends on the fabric with the tear. If it is a busy print or dark colored, slipping a little piece of fusible inside, pressing it and adding a few stitches will make the tear only visible to you (no matter what you do, you will think it is visible!). If it is on a solid fabric or a whitish fabric, you will need to either applique or do the fusible and then do a decorative stitch in a pattern over it. Everyone else will think it was planned.

MaryKatherine

If it's a pieced block you can unpick the seams and insert a new piece. Then "applique" the new fabric in place.

Watson

I've done the same as Cindi, using Steam a Seam, on an antique quilt that I repaired that had big, gaping holes in it and it worked pretty well.

Watson

cashs_mom

I was thinking using fusible interfacing would work. I like the idea of using the Fray Check

Mariah

That happened to me recently. I stitched a flower over it, and you can't see it.
Mariah