Quilt Repair Done!

I have finished the quilt repair!

I'm thrilled to have this done.

It took way longer than anticipated but that's OK, I learned a lot.

Repair patches on the backside.

Pin basting a recycled flannel sheet to the quilt.

Instead of removing the old backing I covered it.

This is how the original quilt was made, by adding new layers.

In some places I think I saw two layers inside.

Which is why it's so heavy!

This is the second quilt I have backed from our old moose flannel sheets.

The material proved challenging to pull a thick needle through.

Pliers to the rescue! (Thanks to a tip I read.)

It took about a week to untie and re-tie.

I did the binding in the same fashion as the original by folding the back over to the front.

It took a little over a week to sew the binding down.

Before (bottom) and after (top).

We asked relatives as to when grandma made this quilt.

The best guess was sometime in the 50's.

This is a HEAVY quilt. We dub it the "lead" quilt because of its weight.

I weighed it before I started because I was going to add to it.

It started out at 9 pounds.

It now weighs a whopping 10.8 pounds!

Repaired size:

66" x 78 1/2"