How “I” Mend an OLD Quilt – BethAnnDoing.com

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Re-post from 2018 and I still receive this email, I link them to this post. Please, remember these are NOT museum quality quilts, these are love quilts, that are washing, used and loved.

I receive an email like this monthly. LONG ago, when home with kids this is what I did. I repaired old quilt, PLEASE, remember this is NOT a quick project, but so worth your time, how to mend an old quilt. She mentions in her email, that she removed pieces, I don’t do that. I make new pieces and applique to the top and or the quilt back, if you need binding, I do not remove the old, I sew new over it with fabric as close to the original as I can find. I like the idea of the old still being with the quilt….just me !

The Question: “I am trying to repair a quilt my mother made me for my wedding 48 years ago the bindings were torn from so much use as well as some of her beautiful star patches, I have separated the binding am not sure how to replace some triangle patches of her lone star quilt can you advise me I am a beginner have been watching a lot of videos decided I would start with this beautiful quilt that needs some fixing so I can hand it down to my daughter she adored her grandmother”

How to Repair an OLD Quilt
I ALWAYS wash quilts before I mend, this one turned out
VERY nice, they usually do ! I am doing a 100% cotton quilt, usually from 1940-50’s THEY ARE NOT MUSEUM QUALITY QUILTS, THEY ARE LOVED AND USED QUILTS. PLEASE USE COMMON SENSE AND DO NOT EMAIL YOUR NASTY COMMENTS ABOUT OLD QUILTS AND WASHING. I HAVE HEARD IT ALL. That being said, really who wants to work on, use, repair or sleep under a dirty quilt??? These are LOVE quilts.

Three blocks in this quilt needed attention,

I like making a paper temple for the applique piece I’m adding Try to make it exact and add seam allowance at the time of cutting (it’s easier to do this way)This is the same fabric, one is the right side and one it the back sideAdd the seam allowance and cut out piece Fold down the point and press

Fold the sides over, I like to press everything and I use the tip of the small scissors to hold as the fabric will get HOT !

Applique the pink down and I hand quilted with white thread.

There are 3 baskets I fixed on this quilt

Can you find them ?

Beth Ann

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Here is some information that is nice to have when you start quilting, the need to knows.

Basic Quilt Making Information

Standard Cut Sizes of Fabric

Fat Quarter – 18” x 22”

Fat Eighth – 9” x 22”

Fat Sixteenth – 4 ½” x 22”

1 Yards is 36” x 44″ to 45”(width may be different per
fabric company)

Standard Mattress Sizes

Crib – 23’ x 46’ or 28” x 52”

Twin Single – 39” x 75”

Double/Full – 54” x 75”

Queen – 60” x 80”

King – 76” x 80” or 78” x 80”

Standard Batting Sizes

Crib Size – 45’ x 60”

Twin – 72” x 90”

Double/Full – 81” x 96”

Queen – 90” x 108”

King 120” x 120”

There are MANY ways to piece quilt blocks, I’m sharing the way I like to do it. My How to do Squares Tutorial

Cut 2 – 2 ½” x 2 ½” squares the same size (finished size of square plus 1/2 inch)

Good to good Fabric

¼ inch seam allowance, sew

Trim threads

Open and Press to the dark

Triangles
My How to do Triangles Tutorial

Cut 2- 2 7/8” x 2 7/8” Squares

(finished size
plus 7/8”)

Good to good fabric, with a pencil draw a line corner to
corner, this is

The line you measure your ¼” seam allowance from

Sew from edge to edge use a ¼” seam

Cut in half on the pencil line, trim threads

Open and press to the dark fabric,

There will be 2 blocks

Cutting Chart for Half-Square Triangles

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Go Step by Step to Repair an Old Quilt

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There was 3 blocks that needed attention,
I ALWAYS wash quilts before I mend, this one turned out
VERY nice, they usually do !

I like making a paper temple for the applique piece I’m adding

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Try to make it exact and add seam allowance at the time of cutting (it’s easier to do this way)

This is the same fabric, one is the right side

and one it the back side

Add the seam allowance and cut out piece

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Fold down the point and press

Fold the sides over, I like to press everything and I use the tip of the small scissors to hold as the fabric will get HOT !

Applique the pink down

I do hand quilt them too, it completes the look and makes it VERY hard to find the new piece.

There are 3 baskets I fixed on this quilt

Can you find them ?

Beth Ann

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How to Mend an Old Quilt – Beth Ann Doing

I receive an email like this about three times a month. LONG ago, when home with kids this is what I did. I repaired old quilt, PLEASE, remember this is NOT a quick project, but so worth your time, how to mend an old quilt.

The Question: “I am trying to repair a quilt my mother made me for my wedding 48 years ago the bindings were torn by so much use as well as some of her beautiful star patches, I have separated the binding am not sure how to replace some triangle patches of her lone star quilt can you advise me I am a beginner have been watching a lot of videos decided I would start with this beautiful quilt that needs some fixing so I can hand it down to my daughter she adored her grandmother”

How to Repair an OLD Quilt I ALWAYS wash quilts before I mend, this one turned out
VERY nice, they usually do ! I am doing 100% cotton quilt, usually from 1940-50’s THEY ARE NOT MUSEUM QUALITY QUILTS, THEY ARE LOVED AND USED QUILTS. PLEASE USE COMMON SENSE AND DO NOT EMAIL YOUR NASTY COMMENTS ABOUT OLD QUILTS AND WASHING. I HAVE HEARD IT ALL. That being said, really who wants to work on, use, repair or sleep under a dirty quilt??? These are LOVE quilts.

Three blocks in this quilt needed attention,

Fold the sides over, I like to press everything and I use the tip of the small scissors to hold as the fabric will get HOT !

Applique the pink down and I hand quilted with white thread.

There are 3 baskets I fixed on this quilt

Can you find them ?

There are 3 baskets I fixed on this quilt

Can you find them ?

Beth Ann

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