Mending the Fish Quilt

Fixing a Loved Quilt

Last weeks, weekly quilt block was my fish quilt block I did for Husband. 
We have a culture here in our family of NOT giving up our quilts and here is how I fixed Husband’s fish quilt.
Laying out each place to repair
old quilt repairPinned it really good
old quilt repairAnd used applique stitches, by hand.
They were all on seams, fabric becoming weak?
I think YEARS of use. 
AND let me add…PLEASE press your seams to ONE side, DO NOT press as you would making clothes. I know it’s a thing now to press open, but DON’T you will only weaken the threads and seam. 
how to fix an old quiltfix an older quilt by hand stitchingLooks pretty good ! 
fish quiltReady for many more years of wear !
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How to Mend a Quilt

I’m always on the look out for old quilts and IF I think I can save them I purchase them. They have to be washable and usable, nothing better to me no matter the temperature is a quilt to cuddle in. This is the Quilt AFTER, I am sharing this from my Quilt Ladies site, this post is NUTS on Pinterest ! follow me if you LIKE 
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3 blocks that needed attention, 
I ALWAYS wash quilts before I mend, this one turned out 
VERY nice, they usually do !

mending an old quilt how toI like making a paper temple for the applique piece I’m adding
free how to mend an old quiltTry to make it exact and add seam allowance at the time of cutting (it’s easier to do this way)
how to mend an old quilt tutorialThis is the same fabric, one is the right side 
and one it the back side
how to mend an old quilt Add the seam allowance and cut out piece how to mend an old quilt
how to mend an old quiltFold down the point and press
how to mend an old quiltFold 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 !tutorial how to mend an old quilt
how to mend an old quiltApplique the pink down and I then hand quilted, forgot to picture !
how to mend an old quilt

how to mend an old quilt3 baskets I fixed on this quilt

Can you find them ?
how to mend an old quilt

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