rvsfan

I have a finished quilt that has a L shape tear on the front about 3/4 in each way. How I fix this without putting an applique over it. Don't want to do that. I hope you all have some ideas. TIA

nativetexan

well is it in a pieced block? or border?

Kitsie

Can we see a picture of it and where on the quilt it is?

Peckish

Here are my thoughts:

1. Unquilt, unsew that block, sew a new piece of fabric, re-quilt. Lots of work.

2. Buy some Bo-Nash fusible powder, carefully pull the torn edges up from the batting and sprinkle the fusible powder all around the tear. Arrange the torn fabric as best you can, put a piece of parchment over the area (to protect your iron from the fusible), and press with a hot iron. The fusible powder will fuse the fabric to the batting. Then you can do a zigzag or some other repair stitch over the tear. Use invisible thread, if you'd like.

3. Similar to fusible powder, except you use fusible thread. Stitch the area closed, then place parchment over the area, press.

4. Break down and use an applique.

Ideas # 2 and 3 work very well if your fabric is a dark, busy print.

bearisgray

I can't think of anything that won't show a little bit.

I did hand-darn a tear that my cats put in a quilt. It was very very hard to find again - but it was on a printed part of the fabric.

One can put a piece of fusible tape under the tear, very carefully pull the edges of the tear together and fuse it. Then maybe do some hand-darning on that, too.

Is this on a solid color or does it have a design where stitches won't show much?

Does this belong to you or to someone else?

Tartan

If it is in the background, then an applique is how I would fix it after hand sewing the tear shut. If it is in the piecing, I would remove the piece and hand sew in a replacement.

rvsfan

It's a tear in a pieced print piece. No camera to take a picture.

cindi

I've taken a piece of lightweight fusible interfacing, cut a small piece slightly larger than the tear, and carefully placed it underneath the tear (fusible side towards the tear) with a pair of tweezers and completely ironed it down. After ironing, I used Fray Check on the tear and let it dry thoroughly. It's never come apart - nor frayed - after multiple washings. I made sure to quilt THROUGH the tear to hold the fusible completely in place.

Jingle

I would scatter a few appliques of some sort all over the quilt and forget it.

quiltingshorttimer

what about appliqueing over the tear with a piece of fabric of the same fabric for that part of the block---turn under the edges and use some Misty Fuse to get it positioned and then very carefully (invisible thread ) stitch down. if there's quilting over that part, you will probably have to take the quilting out and re-do so it blends.