Two more from Louie

Last year, Louie brought me a quilt a blanket that meant a lot to him from his studies in Japan.  It needed some help and love, so here is another 2 from Louie.  

This time, it started as a comforter from his childhood that holds special memories, and I took it apart to make 2 quilts for him.

Both are the same
fabric on top, and backing, quilted with wool batt and a gold thread.  The only difference is the quilting design used.  I believe that these will be Christmas gifts for his brother and nephew.    What a great way to pass on memories.

 

Quilt repair for Michael

No not "that Michael", this is a new customer.  Michael's sweet puppy got hold of a quilt that Michael's grandmother made for him, and the quilt didn't fare well.  Grandma is no 92 years, and still making quilts, something for me to shoot for.

A few of the fabrics were able to put pulled back together and then zigzag stitched back together.

In most of them though, the pup pretty much at the fabric.  Raid my stash, and find something of a similar color scheme, and then keep that consistent throughout.  Grandma had tied the quilt, but since there were large gaping holes in the quilt top, and then large patches of batting also were lost.  I added some batting pieces back in, but then the quilt needed some actual quilting to hold the batting pieces in place. So just a big loopy meander to hold things together.

Now that Michael takes pup for LONG walks, she is too tired to be after his quilt anymore.  I think that the quilt will now stay together for many more years of cuddling and "hugs" from grandma.

 

Repair of Melissa's 2 king quilts

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.