Quilt repair and restoration Part 1 | Fixing quilt problems | Old Quilt Repair

Part 1 of repairing an almost 20 year old, well-loved quilt. In this video I introduce the quilt I’ll be working on repairing, the fabrics I’ve purchased to help repair the quilt, and talk about the steps I’ll be taking to complete the quilt repair and restoration. make sure to subscribe so you can follow along with my quilt fixing journey! 😊

[@carolynschulze8801]

Although your post says two years ago I just came upon your quilt restoration because my daughter-in-law asked me to restore a well loved quilt her grandmother made for her. You really appreciate the love ❤️ your grandma infused within the quilt. I think your fabric selections were very good choices. If you have not already finished the restoration since your grandmother liked cardinals and you want to incorporate a few squares replacing a few flannel squares follow through onto the backing. It looked like you had enough yardage to also use the cardinal flannel as part of the quilt backing. If you don’t have enough, sew with another flannel strips so the backing will be all flannel and will be substantial enough for TIE quilting.
My grandmother used Crochet Thread (on the double, using two strands) NOT crochet yarn and make tight knots. She used it because she also made beautiful starched crochet doilies. Hope my suggestions will be helpful for you to keep a cherished memory.
PS. Don’t forget to sign and date a label with your grandmother’s name and your restoration date. 😊😊

[@lindanonnenmann1112]

I found a vintage quilt in a thrift store on sale for $2 and labeled for a dog bed. The fabric was from the 1950s, I believe. The backing was in bad shape and the yarn ties were deteriorating so I took it apart. I decided to use some of the 5 inch squares of fabric from the original quilt and make mostly a new (reproduced) quilt using the same pattern. I tried to match the vintage look and color of the original fabric. I thought that would be easier than patching. That might be a better solution for your quilt. The new fabrics you found would work very well for that. Such a sweet memory to have a quilt from your grandmother.❤

[@lindadalton2668]

Try cutting out one of the cardinal on your material one use for patches leave the edges raw. They will fray and will look old and awesome

[@tlmpainter146]

You can try tying your quilt and then using Fray-chek or something similar on the ends of the yarn. I've had good luck using it on my projects.

[@AngieKT327]

Thanks for the tip! I actually just bought some fray check recently so I’ll have to give that a try!

[@annemegis]

Fraycheck?

[@ruthie8872]

My mom made me a tied quilt where it held together like that. I'm pretty sure it was acrylic yarn.

[@AngieKT327]

I’ll have to look into that kind of yarn! Thanks!! ❤️

[@cmbryan564]

😭 P r o m o s m!