I agree with Tashana. On the label you could reference your mother like "This quilt was to become a loving memory for a daughter by her mother, but was finished by the daughter in loving memory of her mother." You could insert your names and approximate date started and then the finishing date. Leave your mothers stitches in and finish with yours. I wouldn't rip one stitch out. Every time you look at that quilt you can point out to everyone which stitches she lovingly created for you. I would look at each stitch as a gift from her heart to yours.

Very pretty quilt. Good luck.

The quilt is very pretty! I would finish that quilt as she intended, flaws and all, and I would regard it as an absolute treasure!

It is a beautiful quilt. I agree, fix what you can and finish it!

If it were mine..
I'd fix what needs fixing and then finish it. That's what your Mother was trying to do (I'd guess).

Before my Mother passed away, she had given up on her quilting as it wasn't turning out right. Alzehimers is a cruel thing for people to endure. At one point, she handed me a quilt top she had been working on and said.."here, you finish this cause I can't make sense of it."

((hugs))

Finish the top and then spray baste it to a piece of muslin to help with the spots where there are holes. Then layer and quilt. You will be so happy to have it!

I agree with Dina and Mic-pa. It's too beautiful not to use it as intended!

I do not see any obvious places where the seams don't match up, or holes, but maybe you could "whipstitch" where the fabric doesn't meet. The size it appears to be now looks like a good sized wall hanging, but I would do my absolute best to finish it; you will never be able to get another one from your dear mother, and after it is finished, you can get {hugs} from her every time you use it. That is a treasure, for sure.

It's very pretty. I'd finish it as she planned, repairing the errors she made.....unless working on it is upsetting to you. In that case, I'd ask (and pay a reasonable fee) another quilter to do it.

Finish it as you will always treasure it! And whomever you pass it down to, will also treasure it! Make sure they know the story behind this quilt. The additional bocks, if you have children, please frame one for each as a wonderful keepsake of grandma. I have 2 blocks framed on my wall and they are very special and as I look at them the memories are wonderful. Several people have asked me about the blocks and I love to share with them. Several have said they wish they would have something like this on their walls.