Sometimes, bad things happen to good quilts. Sometimes, quilts get loved to death, or some 4 legged, furry family member decides that nursing on your favorite quilt is the best thing in the world. That's what happened here. One of the pups, needed some comfort so nursed on the quilt. There was a hole through to the back, and the humans had loved the quilt so much that the binding needed to be replaced. On the second quilt, on the left above, the fabric just fell apart in places leaving open seams. I had planned on doing a straight stitch to close these up, but the fabric was beyond that stage, and they all had to be zigzagged closed. Moral of the story? Keep the dog away from your quilt, or make them one of their own to use and destroy if that's what they want to do with their quilt. Start by buying your fabric at the local quilt store, not the chain store. You may pay more for the fabric at the quilt shop, but the quality will be so much better and will last for many many years to come.
Another zigzagged seam.
Two patches. Top one is the backing, notice the applique stitching around the outside of the patch on the back. Below, the front of the quilt, covering up the hole. Ready for many many more years of love.
The patches and fabrics in the patches were chosen by Melissa. She wanted the quilts to be repaired, but not look like restoration, just something to hold them together and add to the history of the quilts.
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