Irishrose2

The first cut is the hardest! I cut a ragged quilt that my grandmother made for me. I am framing pieces for my children - and one for me, of course. They remember wrapping in it when they didn't feel well. Grandma was so pleased that someone used a quilt enough to wear it out that she made me another. After I get my 6 cuts, I may just bind the rest for my youngest daughter. She's having her knee replaced in a few weeks. There are lots of ideas if the quilt suits your decor. I would use three blocks for a table runner.

sJens

Love your quilt. I would try to preserve the blocks as much as possible. I have one that my grandmother and her future mother-in-law made before grandpa and grandma got married. It is not in good condition but I will never take it apart to make something else and I hope one of my daughters will treasure it as I have.

Rose_P

I rescued a tattered mess of a quilt from a garage sale for 25 cents one time, questioning my sanity as I walked off with this treasure. I had to put it into a mesh bag to wash it because it looked and smelled as if they'd let the dog whelp on it and cotton batting fluffs were falling out. I was able to salvage enough to make a good sized teddy bear, and it sits in an old doll crib in my sewing room and smiles at me when I walk by. I've had it more than 20 years.

That said, I regret that I didn't just frame some of the better parts of it. A teddy bear doesn't go with the general decor in a house as well.

RuthiesRetreat3

That looks exactly like a quilt I received from my mom (it was great grandma's). Right down to the color of the sashing.

ccthomas

My children all received a Christmas angel when they were young from a vintage quilt from a grandmother's ragged quilt.

Jingle

I think it is beautiful. I would try to keep intact if any way possible to do it.

Maire

I found 1/2 of a beautiful handmade quilt at a thrift store, some of it ragged, don't know why someone cut it in half. but I cut the good pieces into approx 12 inch squares & had those pieces framed, a friend took one & one hanging in my sewing room, love it, adds character. I think whoever made would be happy that it is still loved.

mac

IMHO, the pattern for that lovely quilt really doesn't lend itself to be cut up. The pattern is way to big, except for maybe displaying the blocks individually in frames. I think those that suggested that it be displayed on a quilt rack or displayed just for decoration is a really good idea. You could fold it in such a way that only the good blocks show.

Your quilt has 3 generations of quilters behind it and I think that it would be sad to destroy it by cutting it up. But as I said, that is just my opinion.

jclinganrey

It's a beautiful quilt even though it may be showing signs of wear. I hope you do Not cut it up. It's way too special for that. I vote for displaying it on a quilt rack or something similar.

sewNso

I was so dumb, when i was younger. let my kids use my grandma's quilts, then, when they got raggidy, i thru them out. i hope you are smarter than i was, and just display it, and not use it. or if you have to put it up, till your kids are grown. maybe store it in a plastic container inside a pillow case. then display it, when you have the room.