It's stunning! Too bad about the hole, but you can do something creative with it - put an obvious patch on the hole, then embroider something around it.

A friend, a former teacher, who is a quilter, taught several forms of quilting and smocking too, her work is unbelievable, took an order from a mum asking her to make a quilt for her new baby girl using some of the big sisters old clothes - she had it batted up and was ready to roll when she noticed a 1/2" hole in one of the pink jeans patches. So! she gave it an obvious patch and embroidered "My big sister's jeans were just too cute to leave out of my quilt!"

I was doing a - I call it quiltlet - with a pretty duvet cover and muslin back and I CUT A 3" SLICE THRU ALL 3 LAYERS!! Yikes! I did double sided blanket stitching thru the 3 layers, then decided on an Amish explanation + embroidered "Only God is Perfect!" around it - who could argue with that!!

The Old Order Amish Quilters often turned one block in a different direction deliberately to show they knew only God is perfect; I love their example, they are an inspiration and a great help when errors strike!

So take heart with your backing hole and it will become an even greater treasure - these bits of our humanity jog creativity more than we think they will!

Kathy it is just beautiful are U able to mend it before so it wont been noticable the quilt is so very pretty,at least it is on the back

It's a beautiful quilt. Maybe you could make a block that matches one on the top and applique it over the hole, or put your quilt label over it.

WoW, amazing quilt. Your group is very talented! So sorry to hear about the hole. You didn't say how big, but I would make a block, something to represent the front, and stitch it down over the hole, maybe at an angle. If it looks odd, then make another small block and stitch that down also. Now you know, once you start, you may want to make more, but keep it in odd numbers :thumbup: :lol: :thumbup: :lol:
Good luck. I am anxious to see what everyone else has come up with ;)

Beautiful, put a few circles or what ever on the back (applique by hand carefully) and it will look like it is suppose to be like that

OMG ... You are kidding! Bless your heart. Can you put your label there to hide and reinforce it?
That is such nice work on both the quilting and the rounds.

Could that be the place you stitch on the label? I did that once when I found a flaw in the backing fabric.

this is a great idea - you are acknowledging everyone - yet its still yours

Sounds like a great place to affix an applique...

Absolutely stunning.