My previous post featured a grandmothers flower garden quilt that was in need of repairs. Happy to report that mission has been accomplished. How does one repair a quilt one may ask? My method was to take it one step at a time. Before repair:
First I made two hexies in a yellow fabric that was the closest match I could find.
Then I added a patch to backing (with a bit of batting)
Next I quilted the two hexies
Narrow bias binding was hand basted and whip stitched.
Final result. Can you spot repaired hexies?
Here they are!
Backside
After that challenge, a new one was discovered.😱 Another hole and not along the edge. 😩
The same method of repair was used. Add batting, applique a replacement hexie, applique a patch on back and requilt hexie.
Back patch
Repaired edge.
Draped over a queen size bed.
Quilt repairs were not a solo project. I had an assistant.
Since quilt restoration is behind me, I am looking forward to more pleasurable hand stitching while joining others at Kathy's Slow Sunday Stitching party. I'll start another needlepoint ornament round. This time London is calling 😉.
If you made it this far, thank you for visiting!
Jill
21 comments:
you did a great job of repairing it!
Thanks Karen! It was worthwhile and done. Everytime I looked at it, it was reminder that it needed repair.
Awesome repair and what a beautiful quilt, well worth the save
Excellent job on the hexie quilt. If one doesn't know it was repaired, one will never see it. Bravo! Love your little assistant. ;^)
That's a wonderful job you did on your repair mission. Fiddly to do, I'm sure, but well worth it ending with a great result.
That's a really impressive repair! Great colour matching too. Looking forward to seeing London develop.
You did an amazing job of repairing it. It’s beautiful!
Thank you. The maker did an excellent job on piecing and quilting. The binding is wonderful. Narrow and sewn around all those 1-1/2 inch hexies.
Actually while writing this post, I had to double check where the repairs were made. They are more obvious on the backside. Sometimes I sew when my assistant is napping. ;-) Thank you!
Perfect description of repairing quilt - very fiddly! I patched and sewed in bits of time over a three-day period. Lol! Thank you for taking the time to comment!
Color matching blends decently which is the best I could do, after all, the yellow hexagons is probably at least from 50 years ago. I saw London finished in my local needlepoint shop and I knew I just had to stitch one. Thanks!
I'm delighted that you like the repair and the quilt! Thank you for visiting!
Great job on the repair job. I love seeing how others do that so when I come across repairs I have a clue what to do. Thank you.
I've been thinking about you and your quilt repairs. It's a great job and gave that beautiful quilt a long, long life.
You are welcome. Since this quilt and all fabrics were sturdy, I decided doing applique over the holes were best. All seams stayed intact. Same with binding. Thanks for reading and commenting.
Thank you for your thoughts as certainly, they helped me along each step of repair. ;-) Once I committed publicly on Slow Sunday Stitching there was no turning back. The quilt maker was an excellent seamstress and put much time and skill into its making. Therefore, it was well worthy of a little bit of love and attention.
what an excellent repair! and gorgeous example of GFG. I love the yellow.
what a great assistant.
You did a great repair job. You can hardly tell the hexies have been replaced.
Why thank you! Front looks good, but the back of quilt has those two patches. However, there was no other choice and at least the patches on back make the repairs more sturdy. The yummy yellow fabric initially drew me to the quilt. At times my assistant is overzealous on helping that I wait for her nap time.
It was fortunate that I was able to find similar shade of yellow. The muslin hexie blends in. There are some original hexies in a couple flower gardens that are different shades of muslin also which makes the quilt look consistent overall. Thank you for visiting!
What a beautiful job you have done in repairing this pretty quilt, Jill. It looks fabulous. This Grandmother's Garden quilt is so pretty.
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