chris_quilts

I bought a quilt last fall at a tag sale. The lady wanted $20 for it - A STEAL!!! It's older fabric BUT some of the seams are coming unsewn - best way to describe it. It's like the fabric has ripped at the seams, mostly where white meets white and I've examined some of the seams which are miniscule. Less than 1/8 of an inch. I bought the quilt intending to repair it and give it to my favorite charity as an auction item. I could sew over the seam (backing is just white fabric) but have thought of fusing the two seams together. Are there any ideas/suggestions out there????
FYI: She also had older quilts labeled cutting quilts!? Any ideas what those were? I asked her and she said they were cutting quilts like that explained everything.

dakotamaid

Cutter quilts are quilts that are damaged but parts of them are still in good repair and can be used for other crafty projects.

isnthatodd

If you could post a picture that would help with design ideas.

chris_quilts

I agree with you and am working on finding the camera. Have discovered that there appear to be previous repairs which appear to be done by hand. AAARRRGGGHHH!!

chris_quilts

Thanks for the info. Love your avatar. :)

Prism99

I would probably hand applique over the seams -- an entire patch if necessary. It sounds as if the narrow seams have frayed, which means there is no solid fabric left to fuse together.

chris_quilts

Might be difficult but doable, I guess.

quilt addict

I look forward to seeing a picture. Usually, the best method is to applique a patch over the area of needed repair. It should have the same pattern and value of the area that you are covering so as not to stand out in the pattern of the quilt.

That is very nice of you to do.

jljack

I think I would just zigzag machine stitch over where the seams are coming apart. You could do in a color thread that goes with the colors in the quilt, or you could do white and it would probably not be too obvious (from a distance). I would like to see it....I have a real "thing" for old, well loved quilts!! :wink: :D

chris_quilts

The zig zag idea iss good and doable at my skill level. Will try to post a pic later tofday when I get home from a training I'm facilitating. Picking colors in the quilt may be complicated and you'll see why when I post the pics.