my mom has a small shadow box frame with pieces of; a quilt, some tatting, portions of a handwritten letter and an old photo of her mother.
it's very sweet.
I had a very badly worn quilt that my great grandmother had made. We had used it and abused it for years before I realized that it might have some value. After checking with my mother, I cut it into squares and made pillows and wall hangings for family members. I had enough for my immediate family and one of my mother's cousins family also got three sections of it. There are at least two cousins who want to inherit my piece because my children each have their own pieces. This was a basket motive so it made beautiful wall hangings and pillows. (I wouldn't make pillows again because of the stretching some of them started to fray badly but everybody loved them and when they wear out they wear out)
So I would look for the pieces that can be salvaged and make wall hangings for the family members. Unless of course enough could be salvaged for a lap robe or throw and then I would cut off the damage rebind and use as is. But that is me. Good luck with your project. Ann
I have a quilted bear made out of a quilt from my great-grandmother. the quilt was so badly worn that it could never be used or displayed, but spots of it were in pretty good shape.
My second cousin had it made into 2 stuffed bears and on the butts of them she put the quilt label. (She stitched a duplicate of the original for the bottom of my bear.)
It is a prized possession -- much more prized than the holey quilt would have been. (What would i have done with THAT??)
A co-worker brought a quilt to me that had been rescued from her MIL's house fire. I think it's possible to salvage part of it but I need suggestions and advice.
