Antique Quilt

Antique Quilt

How to repair antique quilt?

A beautiful fully rebuilt heads-up, quilted work of art is in my house but not practical because a torn and worn binding. Does anyone know if it is safe to remove and replace the former connection with the new? It is in great condition except the common law shreds. Thank you in advance for any honest answer. PS I am Quilter, but not a master template and the work that was done! The main concern is the repair to make it usable. The monetary value is secondary but it would be interesting to see if their monetary value far exceeds its sentimental value.

You can check with the quilt before touching ancient. If it is really old, could be very useful and do something to correct it could seriously reduce the value. If your quilt is really precious will find a professional curator to help you make the appropriate repairs. Art galleries and museums of contact to help you find a mentor. There was a quilt Antiques Road Show that was worth something like half a million dollars! People had to bend and supine a chair. Little did they know what they had. If you need to find the quilt was really worth, you might want to frame, give the a gallery, certainly the better deal, or sell it! Otherwise, take it to any quilt shop in your area and talk to people there. They are experts and love to talk about the quilt and have the greatest quality fabrics and may even be able to help you find someone for repairs. They also teach courses and could easily make the repairs yourself for the quilt is beautiful. Your quilt Impressive. I try to make one that seems really old grannies made our grandmothers. "

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