Destroying a Quilt
When I was home in January, my mom gave me the quilt her grandma made her when mom was a young girl. It's pieced of rectangles, each probably about 10 inches by 4 inches. Fabric: old and shiny...nothing organic going on...I'm going to say "acetate, mostly". It was tied together over a wool blanket, with a shiny acetate (again, guessing) backing.
It's falling apart. Mom gave it to me to see if I wanted to try and fix it, or find some use for it. I don't think it's fixable in its current state, and, much as I love the story behind it (this is what kept my mother warm through her late childhood and her teenaged years until she moved out and married Dad), it's not going to have much Oomph for a restorer ... or much life on the bed of a family member, truth be told.
It pains me to say this, as I'm really against cutting up old textiles...
...but I think I'm going to cut it up.
I think I'm going to cut apart the rectangles that aren't frayed and torn, and use them to make yo yos. I would then use the yo yos to create/cover a pillow, and give the pillow to my mother (possibly for her mid-March birthday, but more likely for Mother's Day in May).
Thoughts?
Any quilters or textile lovers out there want to gasp in horror and talk me out of this?
It's falling apart. Mom gave it to me to see if I wanted to try and fix it, or find some use for it. I don't think it's fixable in its current state, and, much as I love the story behind it (this is what kept my mother warm through her late childhood and her teenaged years until she moved out and married Dad), it's not going to have much Oomph for a restorer ... or much life on the bed of a family member, truth be told.
It pains me to say this, as I'm really against cutting up old textiles...
...but I think I'm going to cut it up.
I think I'm going to cut apart the rectangles that aren't frayed and torn, and use them to make yo yos. I would then use the yo yos to create/cover a pillow, and give the pillow to my mother (possibly for her mid-March birthday, but more likely for Mother's Day in May).
Thoughts?
Any quilters or textile lovers out there want to gasp in horror and talk me out of this?