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Repair Prep

This is the wannabut quilt after laundering. Thanks to the polyester still being strong I was able to put it in the washer and give it a good soak in mild detergent and a little vinegar to remove a faint storage smell.

After laying it out on the floor of the front room, I'm now pinning split seams in need of restitching. Quilting it would be a challenge for me because it's so big, and I'm trying to avoid giant projects like that would be. After that I will probably sew new ties through the top and backing to hold the quilt together.

Because the quilt was never quilted, and only has a few old, disintegrating thread ties here and there it has some bunched places, but I think I can smooth out most of them. I'm renaming this quilt "Survivor" because it has weathered a lot of years and use, and still looks pretty good for its age.

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