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