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    Old 02-17-2011, 08:06 PM
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    Yucky colors and poorly made blocks don't matter in this case. She loves it or she wouldn't ask you to fix it. I think you should do whatever you can to restore it to the way it was originally. There must be a reason she loves it just the way it was.
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    Old 02-17-2011, 08:07 PM
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    Regular people will replace a bedspread every six months to a year but people who have quilts will use them for years upon years. it maybe difficult to fix but it will mean the world to your step daughter! :-)
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    Old 02-17-2011, 08:15 PM
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    I'd replace it with a nice new quilt. If you are close enough to her, to unpick and repair all of those problems, you'd certainly be getting off easy to give her something new. If she insists that the sentimental value of the old quilt makes it special, let her pick it apart and give it back. Hint: people that think fixing this would be easy, don't sew and don't value other people's time and skill.
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    Old 02-17-2011, 08:19 PM
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    If it is a special quilt made by a special person, I would try to fix it. If not, I would make a new one.
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    Old 02-17-2011, 08:21 PM
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    I would fix it, I have fixed worse. A good source of appropriate fabrics for repairs (replacing pieces too worn to salvage) is old aprons from thrift stores. Many times they have been washed and washed until they look about the same as a very worn quilt. You sure don't want to use new fabric for repairs
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    Old 02-17-2011, 08:28 PM
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    Originally Posted by Lisa_wanna_b_quilter
    Yucky colors and poorly made blocks don't matter in this case. She loves it or she wouldn't ask you to fix it. I think you should do whatever you can to restore it to the way it was originally. There must be a reason she loves it just the way it was.
    I agree. I would do the best I can with whatever is salvageable. If you can save the quilt top, simply add a backing and new batting. I've repaired a few that were in pretty bad condition. Using a tight stipple, I machine quilt the top to new batting and backing. To replace any badly worn fabric, I match it the best I can and applique the pieces in before stippling, so that the new fabric gets quilted with the old. Then I put a new binding on. If I'm able to match the worn fabrics really well, I purchase enough for the binding, too. That way the binding matches to something in the quilt. And since it's easier to tell the new fabrics, so this is a way of getting a good match without trying to deceive anyone. I also like to add a label on the back telling of the repairs I made, fabrics used, year, etc.
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    Old 02-17-2011, 09:27 PM
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    maybe do some "time together" you show and let her help....together time....we all need it sometimes!!!!
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    Old 02-18-2011, 05:11 AM
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    I would fix it as is...yucky colors and all. Here is what I would do. I would pull out the remaining ties, cut off the binding. Repair the tattered seams. Replace the batting and reuse the back if possible. Stitch in the ditch or send it out to a LAQ for an overall pattern. Then I would replace the binding with something appropriate. Imagine your step daughter's joy at receiving her favorite blanket back better than ever! Relationships are strngthened over things like this!
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    Old 02-18-2011, 07:05 AM
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    I would sday, " Honey, that quilt is too precious to you for me to try to fix. I just couldn't do it justice!!
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    Old 02-18-2011, 08:54 AM
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    Originally Posted by clem55
    I would sday, " Honey, that quilt is too precious to you for me to try to fix. I just couldn't do it justice!!

    Thanks - I really like that suggestion. :)
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