I bought this baby quilt for $8 at an estate sale back in early April. (Pictures from then. Jazzy was napping on the bed and I draped it atop him to take the photo.)
Most of the appliques had areas where they had lifted away. I spent this afternoon repairing them. I also hand-darned a couple of small tears - one on the ground fabric, two on a hat. The quilting is broken all over the place but I'm not sure I have the skills or patience to fix all the breaks.
Two of the three fisherboys had lost most of their fishing lines. I re-embroidered those. I need to put a new binding on the quilt, but I don't have any appropriate fabric. I do, however, have a couple gift cards to Orange Quilt Bee, so I figure I'll take this there on Wednesday and ask for help.
Then, after I repair the binding, I'm planning to soak it for a couple days in some Retro Clean and see how many of the stains come out. And put on a label detailing what I've done to the quilt. Then... I dunno? It's not sturdy enough that I'd want to use it as intended, but it's also not really right for a wall hanging. Maybe I'll ask my guildmates for suggestions.
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