I'm in tears!
 

I am just devastated. I have been doing a block of the month. I was working on putting a pieced border on and I was having trouble getting the seams to match. On the third and last try it came together. Then I noticed that one of the other pieces had folded and had ben sewed together. As I was fixing it I noticed two small tears in my fabric. I paid a lot of money for this quilt, please help! Is there anyway I can fix these holes? It I take it apart again more fabric will tear. :(

Show us and lets see if any of us have the peace of fabric for you.

If no one has a match, is it possible to but a tiny piece of fusible (one sided) on the torn spot and stabilize it that way?

When I get a horrible rip or tear, I fuse (use quality very thin fusible) some of the exact same fabric to the torn spot (remember to fuse the right side of your patch to the back side of the tear). You can then sew over the repair or wait until you are quilting to sew it. This gives the patch the the longevity it needs.

Once I used a decorative stitch from my machine with exact color match -less than an inch long. It's one of those "surprises" I tell my family I add on purpose just to see if they can find it. No one knew it was there but me.

Good suggestions, I have done this with my bed spread when the dog chewed a tiny hole.Also on a pair of jeans when I fell and tore a small hole, fusible has helped me a lot. :hug:

I've had do to what Sheri recommended on one quilt & it seemed to be okay. I was a bit extra concerned since it's going to a 3 year old, so I also just appliqued the same fabric over that square just so it was completely sealed (otherwise I know she'd try to pick at it until it began to fray).

Sure wigh there was a way to see the problem area

I've done that, too.

If the fabric is tearing is it just because you undid it or is it a weak fabric fault? You may want to put some light weight fusible behind the fabric for strength. Patch as given or appliqué definite shapes.

How big is the tear. You could applique something over the hole.

I something put problems on the back burner and in a few days, an idea usually comes on how to fix a quilting problem. Wish you had posted a photo because it is easier to suggest ideas that might work for your situation.

I use double sided fusible to fix many little quilt problems and some whoppers too. Also glue, fabric markers, and decorative stitches. Whatever works or I feel like doing at the time. I fix the mistake and forget it.

Is it in a part of the quilt that you could put your "made by" label over it?

Is it on the front or back? If it's on the back, I would repair the tear and put my quilting label over it.

first of all, stop beating yourself up! Go have a glass of wine or a cup of tea and relax - almost everything is fixable and most of the time, only you will know there was a problem. The easiest is the fusible way. This depends on the size of the tear and if you can get in behind it. Then, if it is still noticeable, cover it. Either stitch the same fabric over the top, stitch a different fabric over it or do some sort of applique. Maybe the pattern will lend itself to a couple appliques in different areas of the quilt so it looks like a pattern. It is better to build on it than take it apart because that can cause a weakening. But, whatever you choose to do, it will simply make this quilt unique and your design!

I just repair it as I would any other. Make an applique of same fabric, stitch and move on. We really need a photo in order to help.

I can feel your pain. Years ago, I was making my first commissioned quilt, a Roman Stripe with black triangles, it was a striking quilt. Then, horror of horrors the client called to say that there were HOLES in some of the black triangles. I must have either used an older black in the quilt, or gotten some bad fabric and I hadn't noticed the holes when I was quilting the quilt. OK, now what do I do??? After much brain storming, I came upon a solution: I appliqued black triangles to the damaged triangles, then since I had done straight line quilting, I re-quilted those triangles, which made up about half the quilt. I was so embarrassed, however, the client was happy I had saved the quilt and I was happy he didn't ask for the money back. Like others have suggested, use fusible on the back of the tears and it should be fine.

You can also call the company that you bought the BOM from and ask if they have any extra fabric.

When I do BOM, I get them from LQS. They always have "boo-boo bundles" available for purchase to match each fabric in the quilt. Wonderful if you need them, but nice even if you don't. Good luck with your fix of the problem.

Linda from Missouri

I worked with a long time quilter on a charity quilt made from an antique top, and there were a few spots & small holes she couldn't fix so she just appliqued small butterflies the same color over the spots. Looked beautiful when we were done, and no one the wiser why there were extra decorations.

I'm working on a quilt for my great niece out of her late mother's clothes. There were a couple tiny tears in it. I also removed some small buttons from these clothes. Haven't done it yet but I intend to sew the buttons over these tiny tears and scatter the rest through the quilt.