Old quilt: identification and restoration input appreciated
#21
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Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: Hudson Valley,NY
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What fun! How lucky you are to find such a treasure! My family has always moved a lot so there's nothing like that to find. I think it's quite attractive, I have pictures of my great grandmother with her mother and grandmother. The fabrics in your quilt remind me of their dresses.
#26
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Location: Southern California
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There is a book probably only available on the second had market called: Quilt Restoration, a Practical Guide by Camille Dalphond Cognac. I took a lecture from her at Quilt Market in 1994. She goes thru the options of when, where and how to save a quilt and if the damage is too great other options.
#27
I think you have a wonderful treasure here, and I would definitely have it appraised, and even consider having it restored. It is, after all, a family heirloom, and a good quilt appraiser could date the fabric for you, and add to the history of the quilt.
#28
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I am not a quilt appraiser, so I do not know the value of this Carpenter's Wheel quilt. It's beautiful. If it were my quilt I would add a new backing over the old one, then since you said there is minimal quilting, I would quilt it over the new backing, first by SID around the blocks. Hope this helps as it's a beautiful quilt, even if it is just displayed over a quilt rack or a guest bedroom bed, it needs to be seen and enjoyed.
#29
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I am not a quilt appraiser, so I do not know the value of this Carpenter's Wheel quilt. It's beautiful. If it were my quilt I would add a new backing over the old one, then since you said there is minimal quilting, I would quilt it over the new backing, first by SID around the blocks. Hope this helps as it's a beautiful quilt, even if it is just displayed over a quilt rack or a guest bedroom bed, it needs to be seen and enjoyed.
#30
Wow, that is a gorgeous quilt. I would put another back on it and then display it on a bed or a quilt rack, out of direct sunlight. And refold it periodically when it is on display. It is such a stunning quilt.
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