Well, it's called patchwork for a reason! Many people used to patch their quilts.

Like Bobbinwinder I thought about applique...how about a little puppy shape? Or a bone? A doghouse? You could use fabric to blend or stand out. Maybe one day you'll smile when you see that patch and remember your precious pooch!

I had to repair a baby quilt and this is what I did and it worked well.

My son had pet rats which did the same thing during the night. (Their wedding quilt was just a little too close to the cage.) I was able to find scraps that were the same fabric and on the top I just appliqued the same piecing over the top. I did the same on the back. If I were to try to find the spot from the top I couldn't do it. The back was a print whole piece so it was much harder to hide but they don't look at the back so it worked great!

i agree with many others, I would make a patch of sorts. but what i would do, since i see you already quilted it..GREAT job by the way.. is sew around the edge of the patch and then kind of take the way you quilted the rest and apply that to the patch as well. hope that helps!

I have one that has a tiny chew hole as well. I have not fixed it yet, but what I intend to do is use fusible web to cover it. I will put a bit of batting in and see what I can do to match the backing fabric. I found a piece for the front that matches. Rocky did not get yelled at because I know it was an accident. He was chewing his rawhide bone on the bed, and a corner got in his mouth.

My dog chewed a hole in the couch, foam and all. That was tricky to fix -- a new use for quilt bat scraps. But everytime I look at it I have to smile. Dogs don't know the difference, and they do get up close and personal with the things they love or have familiar smells. Your quilt is beautiful, and any way you patch it you will remember that beautiful dog you rescued and how much joy it brought to your life. That's what a quilt is for, isn't it? Comfort and memories. That will make the quilt that much more precious to you.

Ditto! Love your sense of humor.

Reminds me a little of my Trixie (in avatar <-----)

I would do several appliques on the quilt at random. The large daisey fabric would be nice to start with. I would make all three pieces using the flip and stitch method and I think it would be beautiful. By the way your quilt is beautiful! :thumbup:

I have a Quilt my grandmother made for our 25th wedding anniversary . My sons girlfriend got off with it and her dog chewed a hole in it. As My grandmother had already passed away because this happend 10 yrs later I made a Label with her name and that she made it for me and the year and slipped stiched it over the hole. Didn't blame the puppy blamed the ownr

I have a Quilt my grandmother made for our 25th wedding anniversary . My sons girlfriend got off with it and her dog chewed a hole in it. As My grandmother had already passed away because this happend 10 yrs later I made a Label with her name and that she made it for me and the year and slipped stiched it over the hole. Didn't blame the puppy blamed the ownr

great idea.

Beautiful quilt. Sorry it happened.

First, I'd shoot the dog! Second, I'd make sure where I put my quilt next time! third, Then, I'd fix it using new pieces in the area, certainly would help if you had some scraps of the real thing. You do know what this is, a memory that you will tell over and over again, I'll just bet cha. Silvia

Applique a few plain colored "funky' flowers with center circle of fabric used in the quilt and sprinkled across the quilt. All of a sudden you will have a better than new quilt. Hand applique to keep stitches from back or machine with a zig-zag and let it show on the back. Your back will have funky flowers on it too from the shapes and bobbin thread.
Barbara

What a beauty, sorry you had this accident happen to such a pretty quilt, hope the repair goes smooth.

When our pet bunny nibbled three holes in the very first flannel log cabin quilt that my daughter made I appliqued a few solid yellow stars over the boo boo's and it really added a little pizzaz to the quilt.

Welcome aboard. I can certainly sympathize with you. My dog did the same thing to the border of my first big quilt and she wasn't a puppy (she was six years old!). She must have been mad at me for something I don't know - she is kind of neurotic but I love her to death. She'll be 10 on May Day and she has her bed right there in the sewing room. I would follow butterflywing's suggestions. It is a beautiful quilt and once it is fixed, only you will be able to tell where. P.S., I never fixed mine but its still on my bed!

I would try what bellaboo suggests. Good luck! It sure is a pretty quilt.

One of my quilting mentors did such a repair before Christmas for a coworker. You had to look very had to find it.

She used the method that ButterFly suggested. Make the needed 1/2 triangle blocks to "applique" over the damaged areas by hand. Put in replacment batting and patch the backing. When finished redo the quilting for this section.

It is a beautiful quilt.

Your quilt is exquisite! The front can be patched any one of the ways that have been shared by others. The back can be nicely patched with a block ( 2 half square triangles) and make it whimsical> put it on askew> poetic license by a quilt ARTIST.
dotti

It is so pretty. I would take it apart and replace front pieces since it is scrappy and when done, put label on back and say dog did it!!!

I have had the same thing happen with a quilt I made and our dog, lab. Only she took it off the clothesline. I appliqued several stars on the hole with a solid color and it turned out very nice. It looks like a planned it that way. This is frustrating I know.

[quote=butterflywing]i would make 4 new .5 squares and put them properly together, turn under a .25 seam allowance, then blindstitch them over the dog's mouth, er,

Love it!!!! Oh and uh....I own four Chihuahua's!!!

Replace the four patches and blindstitch to the front. Patch the hole in the back after you add a little batting and then put your quilt label there to hide the patch. No one will know.

Hello everyone!

Well I have good news.... my quilt is 90% repaired! I'm just waiting to give it to my friend who has a long-arm quilter, so she can redo the stippling.

There were a few lessons learned here, so I'll tell you about them! Firstly I got really distracted trying to think of some creative to do on the back and I wasted about a week trying things out, in the end when I had a bit of time pressure (someone wants to see one of my quilts tomorrow) I made a decision and did a circular patch in the same fabric as the back and that suited me just fine.

I unpicked the front which was a heart-breaking experience as it felt so destructive, but sewing it back on was nearly as good a feeling as unpicking it was bad!

Oh and would you believe I bloomin' well sewed the squares on the wrong way round to start with... yes, you couldn't make it up! I could only laugh when I realised I'd wasted an hour on it!

There is a photo of the finished repair on my blog if anyone would like to see it (I don't think I can post photos on here in a reply?)

www.mansellcyprus.blogspot.com

Thank you all for your words of wisdom, I really appreciated it and I know where to come with my next drama!

Please post your pictures here. If you click on "reply" at the bottom of this post, you will get back to the page where you can file attachments like when you first posted. By the way, your quilt is beautiful. I'm sure your repair will not be noticeable until you start telling the story.

Ahhh... that's better! I could see the "quick reply" box, but not the full reply. Thank you!

WOW! That's perfect. I really had to look to find the patch. Once it's quilted, my prediction is that YOU'LL have trouble finding the patch. Disaster averted!!!!!

Great job fixing the problem! Next time someone on this forum has a similar problem, YOU'LL be the "expert" !!

Quilt looks fabulous!

Sue

This looks great!!! You have to feel very good about it! Beautiful quilt.