However, apparently a mouse liked it, too, as it had a rather large, ragged hole close to the middle. Having great respect for old quilts, I offered to repair it. I replaced several patches, then added a bit of quilting. Now it's almost as good as new.
I'm thinking that I should get back to repairing my own quilts made by my grandmother. A number of years ago, I replaced a lot of the outline stitching on this Peter Pan quilt to restore the designs.
Repairing is an activity that allows for reflexion and brings peace--a sort of meditation that connects one to past generations. It provides grounding in a world that seems topsy-turvy.
2 comments:
good for you....old quilts are such my love I forgot u were from Oregon...my girl just moved to Portland. Take care
My mother made quilts for each grandchild with embroidered squares. The mordants in the black-dyed thread caused the thread to disintegrate but while still partly visible I was able to replace those parts of the embroidery. Hopefully, modern thread will hold out better,
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