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You will want fabric that is the same type as what is all ready in the quilt and looks old and faded so it won’t stand out as a patch. Probably there is stitching around each patch so you will want to attempt that as well.
What a timely question!! I JUST finished fixing a quilt where the cheap muslin I used had broken down.
match the fabric as best as you can .. you said it was crazy quilt, so you might have some older clothes that have similar material so it’s not ‘new’ looking …
Using your seam ripper, remove the quilting that held it in. when that is done, then remove the ripping patch by taking out the stitches. This is going to be time consuming and it is very meticulous work! It took me longer to take out my quilting and stitches that it did to sew the new patch in. You’ll also need to remove some of the quilting / piecing stitches from the surrounding patches.
Putting the patch in will be relatively easy – cut it to shape leaving 1/4″ seam allowance – depending on the condition of the batting, you might need to put a patch in for that as well .. cut the batting patch and fabric patch the same size. Ease the patch under the other patches, making sure that you have your 1/4″ seam allowance underneath. Pin it in place. What I did was just quilt in the patch and batting all in one go – it is recommended to actually sew the patch in with blindstich or whip-stitchh, THEN quilt down the pieces.
March 28th, 2009 at 7:24 am
heather
You will want fabric that is the same type as what is all ready in the quilt and looks old and faded so it won’t stand out as a patch. Probably there is stitching around each patch so you will want to attempt that as well.
March 29th, 2009 at 5:32 am
hesma
What a timely question!! I JUST finished fixing a quilt where the cheap muslin I used had broken down.
match the fabric as best as you can .. you said it was crazy quilt, so you might have some older clothes that have similar material so it’s not ‘new’ looking …
Using your seam ripper, remove the quilting that held it in. when that is done, then remove the ripping patch by taking out the stitches. This is going to be time consuming and it is very meticulous work! It took me longer to take out my quilting and stitches that it did to sew the new patch in. You’ll also need to remove some of the quilting / piecing stitches from the surrounding patches.
Putting the patch in will be relatively easy – cut it to shape leaving 1/4″ seam allowance – depending on the condition of the batting, you might need to put a patch in for that as well .. cut the batting patch and fabric patch the same size. Ease the patch under the other patches, making sure that you have your 1/4″ seam allowance underneath. Pin it in place. What I did was just quilt in the patch and batting all in one go – it is recommended to actually sew the patch in with blindstich or whip-stitchh, THEN quilt down the pieces.
I hope this helps!!