Originally Posted by butterflywing
Originally Posted by bearisgray
If your MIL was going to throw it out? seems like she is no longer attached to it.
it's if the fabric has holes in it - that's another matter.
if you look at it carefully you will see some worn-out places along what seem to have been fold lines. there are a number of spots that are simply worn through. you can't ignore them. . imo, this doesn't have a lot of life left no matter what you do. it would almost be easier to make a completely new quilt and insert bits of this one into it for remembrance sake, but the fabric would wear out before the rest of the quilt there also.
if you want to preserve it's history, why not keep the best parts and frame them for hanging, with a label describing the history. make one for each member of the family who you think would be interested. sometimes things can't be saved no matter how much we would like to.
This is true - sometimes a thing is worn out - and it simply isn't worth the time, effort, or expense to try to salvage it.
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