I won a vintage patchwork quilt on eBay on the weekend, and have been chatting to the seller over email. She mentioned that some of the squares are worn / torn and in need to some minor repairs, which I knew before I paid for the item.
There is no back on the quilt, it's basically just a whole heap of squares sewn together.
What would be the easiest way for someone who doesn't do a great deal of sewing to fix this up?
Perhaps you could take it down to your local patchwork shop for some advice. Not a big chain store but a proper quilters shop. They are usually staffed with passionate, knowledgeable quilters who could steer you in the right direction and maybe even suggest some products for repair.
Let me know how you go, I'd love to see what happens! Sorry I can't be more practical in advice though, not sure how I would tackle that.
The link won't open for me, so I'm not too sure what the damage is.
Have you fixed the quilt??
Could you possibly unpick the squares as gently as possible, and cut new material, matching the exact size of the one you just cut out, and sew back together??
Jackrose has some good tips - the local quilting shops are full of the oldies who just LOVE to help when it comes to crafty projects!
Thanks girls, I have cheated a bit in fixing it up. I got some material of a similar colour and sewed it behind the damaged squares as a bit of 'reinforcement' I guess.
I've been able to get some sheets from my Nan's place that us grandkids grew up sleeping on, and have used them as backing. I'm now able to use the quilt without worrying that I'm going to damage it a great deal further.
Patchwork quilt - advice
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