On 10/14/2016 09:04 AM, Bobbie Sews More wrote:


"Brian Christiansen" wrote in message ...

Some months ago, I made a post about repairing a quilt that my
grandmother had made when I was really little (I think when I was born).

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Brian sometimes my thoughts are a little unusual, BUT, depending on what
shape the quilt is in, maybe you could consider
copying the old quilt in the same colors and using the old quilt as a
batting.

Like I said, I did consider totally remaking the quilt, and what I
actually decided to do is almost what you suggested, since I have to
replace the backing, and I counted the number of blocks I have to
replace is over half of them.

It turns out I have to replace the brown blocks as well, and the grand
total is: yellow, 23, purple,6, brown, 3 for a total of 32 out of 56
blocks.

I am also considering replacing the brown blocks with a plaid that is
not a gingham, but still a kind of plaid, and in the end, I will have
the following: ~1/2 the blocks being the originals, ~1/2 the blocks
being new but the same pattern as the original, and a very small number
that have a new block that is sort of similar, but also very different
from the original (if I do the "pictoral history I am thinking of, I
will include a picture of the non-gingham plaid I am planning on using).


On one of the blocks write "Made with love by ****** my
grandmother 19---. Remade in 2016 by Brian.
Christiansen.-----Something that lets people know it was made by a
family member.

I have some quilt labels (I think) and was considering just using one of
those, but actually making my label one of the blocks as the label is
something I never considered, and now will.

--
Brian Christiansen