Comments on: How to Repair Holes and Tears in Quilt Tops

By: Pamela Swanstrom

Pamela Swanstrom — Wed, 13 Mar 2024 04:31:14 +0000

I am currently working on restoring a quilt my great grandmother made around 1904. Lots of worn places, exposed batting. I began collecting cotton fabric in similar styles (more than likely, many of the little squares were made from flour sacks or shirts). Can these be fused in as well.?

By: Customer Service

Customer Service — Tue, 20 Feb 2024 21:53:53 +0000

In reply to Sandy.

Hello Sandy,

Thank you for reaching out. We had helped earlier with a similar response. If the hole is on the quilt top in a place where you can hand stitch it, that would be the best way to repair it and make it less visible.

I have also fixed small holes by cutting a small piece of lightweight fusible interfacing, inserting it into the quilt under the rip with the fusible side facing the wrong side of the quilt top. You can then align the edges of the rip and “fuse” it back together.
Sincerely,
National Quilters Circle
Ashley

By: Sandy

Sandy — Tue, 20 Feb 2024 15:48:13 +0000

In reply to Jackie Dufford. I am looking for the same response with a 55 yr old double ring quilt. The center of the rings, the material has a lot of deterioration.

By: Jan

Jan — Wed, 01 Nov 2023 18:54:52 +0000

My daughter’s dog likes to nest when she gets up on the bed. If I make a bed and the blankets are tight, she has made holes several times in quilts. I have fixed the quilt I made for their wedding at least three times. Luckily I still had some matching scraps in my stash. I’ve done what the previous poster said. I used double sided fusible tape and put a strip in between the layers and then folded the repair fabric quarter-inch to match the original seams. It’s kind of like making a puzzle and then laying it on top of that ripped areas. I then hand sewed the seam lines together after I ironed them down with the tape.

By: Jackie Dufford

Jackie Dufford — Tue, 31 Oct 2023 15:46:12 +0000

In reply to Margate. I have a 55 year old quilt (a wedding present) that also needs repair. It is a double wedding ring pattern. Would love to be able to repair the many signs of aging.

By: Margaret collins

Margaret collins — Fri, 27 Oct 2023 21:20:48 +0000

In reply to Margate. Appliqué a new hexagon over the tear/hole. Sometimes you need to do more than one

By: Pauline

Pauline — Fri, 27 Oct 2023 20:16:18 +0000

To repair a little hole I do a small embroidery…like a flower or a heart…..same color…..it makes a conversational piece at the same time….Good Luck

By: Customer Service

Customer Service — Fri, 27 Oct 2023 20:07:00 +0000

In reply to Margate.

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By: Margate

Margate — Fri, 27 Oct 2023 10:08:20 +0000

Could you please tell me how
To be mend a hole in 20year old exhigon quilt?. Thanks

By: Marjorie Miller

Marjorie Miller — Thu, 26 Oct 2023 23:20:38 +0000

In reply to Tracy. Search for Quilt Guilds in your area on the Internet or Facebook. Also ask at local fabric stores. Many have beginnings quilt classes. National Quilters Circle and others have instructional videos on YouTube. That’s how I started before I found a guild.