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When to restore a quilt
In the previous column different scenarios described quilts requiring conservation. This issue’s column focuses on examples of when restoration should be considered.
Let’s say grandma made you a quilt made up of her dress and apron scraps. Over the years pieces have worn thin, the batting shows through, seams are undone, quilting lines are gone, and to top it off, it has a ripped border piece.
This quilt is ripe for restoration. It isn’t historically significant, but it is important to YOU- your grandma made it and you want to continue to use and enjoy it.
You stumble across a quilt at the antique mall and you can’t believe the price. It would be perfect to hang over the upstairs banister or for the guest bedroom. As you unfold it to your dismay you find it isn’t entirely in the best of shape. The binding is worn in places, there’s a stain, and a few patches have been crudely replaced with fabric that doesn’t blend with the rest. This diamond-in-the-rough is an ideal candidate for restoration. Its history is unknown and it was relinquished, an orphan of sorts, kind of like the fur children adopted through the local SPCA! As the new owner, you can give it a new life through restoration.
Your problem quilt intimidates you. You haven’t threaded a needle since Home Ec class and you don’t know where to begin. Relax! As the saying goes, “This isn’t brain surgery!”
Next time: Questions to ask yourself before picking up the needle.
Do you have quilt restoration/quilting question? Contact me at bornagainquilts@verizon.net or 260-515-9446.
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