Too much loved quilts....
 

About 25 years ago I started with patchwork: at that time no real patchwork fabric was available so I used the left over scraps from clothes sewing!
But these fabrics are not very solid and so it happens: they began to rip...
One of my first quilts I made for my daughter, she loves here quilt because there are many memories in touch with it!
But it begins to rip so I started a rescue mission!!! One block had to be renewed: because all fabric was decolored after such a long time I searched for similar fabric and I used the wrong side as right side because this side is much lighter!
I think now the quilt will stay for next 10 years...

Great recovery. I can’t even tell where you did the repairs

Great job, You did amazing job !

25 years of loving use - wow! It looms great with the 'fix'.

Great job on the "fixer upper". Many years left to love.

great fixing! not even noticeable

You can tell just by looking that it's a very loved quilt.

I was so startled when I saw this quilt as it is almost identical to one my son had . My MIL made it by hand for him as a baby/little boy. He loved it SO much that I repaired it many times and finally it started to disintegrate. I took a picture of it for the scrapbook.
I encased it in new fabric, but it just wasn't the same. He was so sad, I asked him if he wanted to give it to a doggy who was cold and needed it. We went to an animal shelter and he picked out who would receive it, and everyone was happy.

You did a great job fixing it up.

Same here, when I started I was using sewing scraps. First quilt had Indian print bedspread fabric, lining fabric, whatever. It was used on our bed. Over the year I must have replaced 50% of the pieces.

I love to see quilts that have been used up! The love lingers on somewhere.

What a wonderful way to handle a child’s sadness. I still have the quilt my grandma made me 30 years later. It’s a carefully folded (to hide all the stains) display.

That must have been difficult to take out blocks of an already quilted quilt. It looks terrific. I'll bet your daughter is very happy.

Leslie

so happy for you that you were able to restore it. It is back to being a wonderful quilt. Can see why your daughter loves it.

Wow you did a great job repairing the well-loved quilt. I hope it last even longer this time.

You did a great job. I visited my brother recently and came home with a quilt I made him many years ago. It is falling apart. I think I will cut it down to crib-sized to give to charity. I have repaired other quilts, but this process is not my favorite or my best work. Kudos to you!