The giant prints appear to be decorator fabrics, very thick; some of the center blocks are pieced in crazy patch style and then large strips were used to 'get er done'; definitely my kind of quilter. The back is a very sturdy (and dirty) muslin. The majority of the wear and tear is around the binding and on the edges. I would love to restore this baby but what a project! Washing it in the tub is the only option I know of but with that batting, I doubt I would be able to lift it out of the tub once wet. Anyone out there ever taken on a restoration project? Any tips or websites? The selvage nut in me is screaming "take it apart and check out the selvages, you know they are there"!
What a great quilt! It makes me curious to see what other selvages are in there too. But that's like cutting down a nice tree to see how old it is. :) Haha.
ReplyDeleteI have a quilt with old cotton batting (it has seeds in it). I washed and dried it in the machine and it came out kind of lumpy. Same thing happened with my sister's old quilts.
I don't consider the quilts destroyed, though. Just a little lumpy. But they're clean. I'm curious to read what other quilters suggest.