Is it your mother's quilt? Did she make it? If so, how many of her quilts do you have? Would you enjoy doing it?

If my mother (or some other ancestor) made it, I would probably fix it. If not, and I had plenty of quilts already, then, no I probably wouldn't fix it. I might add it to the stack of UFOs, but unless it's sentimental, I wouldn't do it.

(I'm getting more realistic about what I am going to do the further I get into retirement.)

bkay

Ditto bkay. But if you have sentiments over it you could maybe find areas big enough with no damage to make pillow shams or something.

If it has no sentimental value to you, I would use the good parts for stuffed animals, or to line a shadow box.

If it has no sentimental value and you aren't interested in repurposing it yourself, you could donate it to a local quilt guild. Someone in the group would probably be happy to make it into pillows or a baby quilt,

Donna

I found one like this in a thrift shop and made Xmas stockings with it. They hang as a group along the mantle. But if that isn't your style, let someone else use it that way. The term is a "Cutter Quilt".

If most of it is OK, I'd cut it into 2 large pieces, removing the damaged areas, and bind the raw edges with some vintage looking material and have 2 baby or lap quilts.

It is now a jacket, and I have taught my niece to sew!

That is an amazing transformation!

I love it.

Apparently these are the rage with young people, sometimes selling for very big bucks. She wanted one, so I said I'll teach you to sew!

Just lovely.

I probably would have appliqued a matching color over the frayed pieces; That being said that jacket is awesome. I would love to know how to make that.

PatchworkandPoodles, an Etsy seller, $20 downloadable. My SIL downloaded it and had it printed at FedEx Office. I am way too cheap to spend that for a pattern, let alone one that had to be printed out!

Instructions weren't bad, except for sewing twill tape around neck. If I made it again, I might line the collar flat and bind it. I lined it, RST, turned it and understitched it (pattern called for topstitching).

That is gorgeous.

Theresa

How fun is that! What a great way to teach your niece to sew and use your vintage quilt.

That turned out fantastic! Excellent way to repurpose!

Beautiful! You feel so good when you can repurpose something!

That is an awesome transformation!