Grandmother's old paper pieced quilt tops
 

I have been given my husband's grandmother's old paper pieced quilt sections with the old paper from catalogs and newspapers still on the back. I would love to prepare them for display so you would be able to see them from both sides. It is interesting to see dresses for 2.50 and two horse wagon for 79.00 but it is also interesting to see the material from the 40's. Do any of you have ideas on preserving these family heirlooms?

my first thought it to put glass on both sides. you can hang it somewhere where both sides can be viewed. or put it on a hinge on one side so you can 'turn the page' to see the other side.

What an excellent idea! And you could display them on a wall in your hallway, around your fireplace, in the den...Give this idea some thought. I enjoy looking at old newspapers & ads & such.

I would make them into a quilt. I wouldn't worry too much about preserving the paper, it is just pieces of catalogs and newspapers, (both items that are readily found elsewhere, like ebay, not cut up) --not exactly the Declaration of Independence!!

I don't know if I would put it under glass. I was always told that needlework and things will rot under glass because they can't breathe. Would like to hear what others have to say about this.

You could always take a picture of the back with a quality camera and have that displayed with the quilt blocks.