Wow, that is so interesting! I adore old quilts and you found a nice surprise!! There is something so endearing to me about old quilts, in good or bad shape!
I've also rescued some. If the fabrics are strong I will use them, and just take off what is in shreds. Yes, dyes were unstable in some of them. I just found 2 yesterday cleaning out my sewing room. One is beautiful, but the back is made out of something like chintz- really weirdly done. I'm going to take the back off, batt it and hand quilt it. It has some great fabrics in it.
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