So I have been trying to come to terms with the "next life" for my great Grandmother's quilt. She lived with us when I was a toddler and in kindergarten. We called her Grandma Bobbi. Her given name was Myrtle. I have such fond memories of my brothers playing with the quilt that my great grandmother made.
The fabric is so frayed, repair was not really possible, so I created a duplicate. I worked with scraps from my other quilt projects. Here is a picture of the two quilts are side by side:
So today I go shopping for red backing fabric to honor the old quilt as much as I can. Right now my copy is just the top. I debated putting pieces of the old quilt in the new one, but I'm afraid the fabric won't hold up. I plan on tucking a few pieces in with the batting and quilting them in - hidden, but still a part of the quilt.
So what to do with the newly made duplicate? Well, my mom is in her 80s and unhappy that she is not a great-grandmother yet. So I put this out there to my children and all my nieces and nephews -- First baby gets the quilt!! You give great grandmother Bobbi a great-great-great grandbaby and I'll give you the quilt. We will see how this works out!
Off to the quilt store for the backing fabric.... I'll keep you posted.
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