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In the meantime, the first quilt I made for Charlie has finally gotten the long promised and long overdue mending. I have not turned on the Janome since this quilt was first made more than eighteen months ago. I suppose I should clean and oil it.
I don't know what I was thinking when I discharged already tender cottons on the quilt top. Some of the pieces began to fray and develop holes just from day to day wash and wear.
At first, I was afraid I was going to have to deconstruct the entire thing, but the backing is substantial commercial batik so I'm counting on some sturdy, well-placed shirting patches and a new binding to hold things in service another year or two. I'll finish hand stitching that binding when he's sleeping tomorrow.
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4 comments:
Love the colors and that it is so well used already!
Time to start a new one! Even without discharged fabric, I have found my hand-made quilted items only last so long with regular laundering. Get that Janome up and running... time to play!
It is a beautiful quilt. You are so very talented!
i love the mending part really. i have resurfaced entire quilts many times. over and over.
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