Hole in quilt help needed
 

I have 2 baby quilts on my 12' LAQ frame, sitting side-by-side. I'm using a pantograph pattern and I noticed that there is a small hole in one of the quilts, in an area that has been quilted. What should I do? These are my own quilts and I have no idea how the hole got there. It is about the size of the top of a large pin head, so it isn't huge but I want to somehow repair it. How do I do that? The hole is not in a small block of fabric but in a fabric piece that is 4x42".

Thanks,

CJ

Could you applique something over top of it? A small heart perhaps?

I would applique a tiny heart over it. (the voice of experience....lol)

That's what I did too! Actually mine was a dragonfly.

applique anything that would look good

and you can go back and quilt over it if it's that small.... a heart, a word, a ladybug, whatever you can think of...

A heart would work, the pantograph is 'Hearts a flutter' and the baby quilt has some appliqued hearts in the sash this hole is in. Or maybe a flower cause another heart might be too many hearts but I think I can find something to applique there.

Would you do it while it is on the LAQ frame or afterwards?

Thanks!

I'd applique the flower or whatever after its off...easy to have on your lap/table to sew something extra special

If you're not going to fix it on the frame, put a tiny safety pin on the spot so you can find it later to mend. I don't have a LA so I don't know if it is fixable on the frame? A small applique seems to be the way to go. Examine the hole and see if it's a cut or a moth hole. If it's a moth hole you may find others.:(

It looks like a tear and thankfully not a moth hole.

The 2 baby quilts are off the frame and finished. I'll look into an applique --- thanks!

CJ

I did this on one of my 1st quilts I quilted on a track mounted system. I put the needle down and walked away. DON"T DO THAT! I really learned my lesson! I used a small bit of the background fabric. Appliqued it in a small sq. I pointed it out to the owner, and she could not find it again. It just blended in...

I would put an applique on it. My son cut a hole in a quilt..like just came off the frame and he snipped a hole in it. I just did a few appliques on the quilt and it was fine. Nobody will ever know it was there!!!(except me) :)

I would also put some fray check on the tear before doing whatever you're going to do w/ it. That'll prevent it from tearing out more.

This would be my solution - butterflies, hearts or embroidery.

How about a few hearts scattered over the body of the quilt, so the one heart doesn't look out of place. No one will ever know that there is a tiny whole under on of the hearts.

If you do the heart or flower route maybe you can add another one or two somewhere so it seems like it was planned!

An embroidered design works well and will strengthen the area.

You could applique any shape...hearts, stars, flowers, circles...just do more than the one so it looks planned, and not just covering up the whole.

This is what I do. I did this once and now everyone wants one on theirs. It is sort of my signature now.