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About twenty years ago, I found this quilt at an estate sale. This flimsy, I should say as it was just the top. It was all hand pieced, if not well, as shown below:
A friend of mine, who has a master’s in Textiles said the fabric was from the 19-teens based on the white fabric being a type of ticking.
There is one small hole which I’m not concerned about as I can embroider a small rose, or something over that. It also has some stains, and the red fabric of the time, I am told, was very much not colorfast.
I can work on the areas that are stained individually, or just let them be.
Here’s my big question: what do I do with this?
Should I finish it, knowing it likely can never be washed. (I’m not sure of the color catchers abilities if there is a lot of color flow.) The stitching I’m not sure will hold, but with professional quilting…. maybe? I’m just not sure.
About 10 years ago, I finished a quilt that used a loose weave linen as one of the fabrics. After two washings, I’ve set it aside. At some point, I will try to repair it. It pulled apart at the seams in several places.
We have cats. They sleep with us. There will come a time when they throw up. I like saving what I call “women’s work” because too often it is undervalued. I like giving it a new home and use, but not sure I can do that with this quilt.
What do you think?