Find Help for Damaged Heirloom Quilts

So you've inherited a family quilt, and discovered that it has deteriorated over the years. The normal aging process of textiles cannot be halted, but there are some things that can be done to help restore a quilt to its former glory. Every quilt is unique, and prospects for restoration will be different from quilt to quilt, but if your heirloom is in poor condition, this is the place to go for information about getting help for it. As stated on the homepage, "Don't let your family quilt sadly crumble away."

Click on this website link, Heirloom Quilt Restoration at www.restorequilts.com and you will find lots of information about caring for your vintage quilt, and how to store it properly. If you decide that your quilt may need some restoration or repair done, you can see that the process is tailored to the individual needs of each quilt. The specific needs for each quilt will differ. Since there are so many types of deterioration that can affect a quilt, it is important to find out what the specific problems are and what some possible solutions are. You can't un-do the ageing from normal use or previous poor storage conditions, but you can learn how to properly care for and store your heirloom to avoid causing additional damage.

If you want to have an evaluation done, there will be a small fee charged. When you email for more information, you will receive an offer to email any pictures of your quilt and its damage for a no-cost assessment. Specific recommendations or estimates for work cannot be done by email, but it is a good way to find out if help might be possible before you go to the expense of shipping a quilt.

Quilt Careand Quilt Storage each have a separate page devoted to the topic, with lots of information to help you keep your heirloom quilt in the best condition possible for future generations. Read some tips about using acid-free tissue paper to wrap and protect your quilt during storage as well as advice on stacking quilts and how to correctly make a sleeve if you want to display a (non-antique!) quilt by hanging it.

Even if you don't have a quilt that needs restoration, there is much to see on the "PICTURES" pages of the website. There are photo examples of different kinds of restoration and repair work, with before and after references. Several photos show techniques used to restore silk crazy quilts, complete with how the fancy embroidery on these quilts can be restored or how fragile embellishments can be protected. One page has information explaining how colors and print designs in cotton quilts can be matched with vintage fabrics. Another page shows the steps in repairing a mouse hole that had been chewed completely through a cotton quilt. With careful work, the mouse hole repair can be nearly invisible.
A picture really is worth a thousand words!

source:
http://www.restorequilts.com
http://www.restorequilts.com/html/crazy_quilt_2.html
http://www.restorequilts.com/html/quilt_storage.html