Neesie

I recognize a couple of the fabrics! I'm pretty sure I made a dress from one of them, in the late 60s.

Marcia_PA

You're right about that. I just need to decide if it's worth it to me or not. It certainly won't be a project on the top of my to-do list!

Marcia_PA

I did think twice before purchasing. It is a homely-looking quilt, maybe made by a teenager in the 70s, and doesn't show a lot of skill in piecing or block placement. But for $2 I decided to rescue it. I'm a sucker for rescuing things but I usually try to control the urge. The quilt rehabilitation won't be a priority.

bearisgray

It looks like it had been used - and that was the point of making it.

So - I would consider that it was a successful project for whoever made it at the time.

sewbizgirl

Wow... did that need to be said?

sewbizgirl

It looks like some very cool fabrics made in the 60's to me. If you are up for tearing the backing off and re-sewing, I'd take all the blocks apart and press them and re-arrange them in a more pleasing pattern before sewing. Remember not to try to wash anything until it's all sewn back into a quilt. Hope you will let us see it when it's done!

GrammaNan

Yes, it should have been brought home by someone, I am glad it was you. I believe some of the fabrics are from the 60's, Flower Power and all that. I think if it was worth bringing home it will be worth making it as good as new. I think you will enjoy bringing it back to life. BTW...I really like it.

ptquilts

just an opinion.... the quilt made me smile when I saw the pics - what a happy, chaotic pattern and great colors! I would say 60's to early 70's.
Would be great for a kid's room.

Geri B

When I first looked at it I thought wow what a mess, then I looked again and remembered my very first attempt at making a quilt....I used scraps from clothing I had made....some cotton and some poly blends...I don't even remember now what it actually looked like or what ever happened to it...seems like 100 yrs ago. But, I do remember how proud I was when I finished and it " dressed" my bed for a few yrs until I married........so, thinking of that, this too was someone's pride and joy and kept someone warm on a cold night.....looks like a lot of the stitching is coming apart, so it shouldn't be too hard to disassemble and maybe recut some of the odd shapes and I bet by rearranging those squares it will come alive again......

sewmary

I happen to agree that I would have saved my two dollars. And I would no more use the time to remake such a poorly made quilt than I would buy somebody's poorly made dress to remake!

We are allowed to have differing opinions. She did ask what we would do.

That is not to say that the op shouldn't do what she wants. If something about this thing speaks to her then she should go for it.