Quilt Repairs & Restorations at Quilted Lovelies

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Quilt Repairs & Restorations

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This pretty 12 patch butterfly quilt was showing its age terribly. There were holes in places that were from wear, plus rips and open seams. The biggest
problem though was that the batting had separated, forming lumps and flat patches. The entire quilt had to come apart, the batting replaced and the quilt
restitched by hand. In some places, the fabric had worn away so much that it couldn't be sewn together and had to be patched.

1940s Quilt

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The paisley print
used in the
butterfly on top,
left, was worn to
tatters, so it had

Butterfly Quilt Before

The gray print used
in opposite wings of
the butterfly, left,
was fraying away at
the seams, and
embroidery around
the body were gone.
I covered the worn
out wings with a
solid which
complemented the
gray, but was sheer
enough to allow the
print to show
through a little. The
embroidery was also
replaced.

The seam between the block and the sashing, above
right, had been previously repaired, but not well. The
seam was taken out and re-sewn straighter, above left.

The new and improved
Butterfly Quilt after being
cleaned, receiving new batting
and being re-quilted.

Norman's Handiwork

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Norman, the chocolate lab, developed a taste for vintage quilts.

This is a bow tie quilt that Norman also found irresistible. I didn't have a stripe that looked good with the original fabric, so the client decided that
contrast was the order of the day and chose a polka dot. The back had to be replaced too.

Destroyin’ Norman, the
Labrador Retriever is one lucky
dog. When his owner brought
me the product of his labor, I
wasn’t sure I could put
Humpty Dumpty together
again. The Grandmother’s
Flower Garden quilt was over
70 years old and fragile. Now a
dog had taken a big bite out of
it. How is one supposed to age
gracefully with a chunk missing?

One of the half flowers at the
border needed replacing.
Here it is in its new form.

The batting, back and binding
for the section also had to be
replaced. Then the new
section had to be hand
quilted, matching the stitches
of the original quilter.

All done! The quilt was all
handmade, and the
measurements were not
precise. The repaired border
section was 2" on one end,
and 2 3/4" on the other. None
of the hexagons were the
same size either, which made
for lots of rollicking fun!

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