A Tale of Two Quilt Tops and a Repair

As I was browsing some antiques last week, 

I found a few exciting treasures to bring home. 

The first one is a top that I will quilt.  

It has fabrics in it that remind me of some of the kits I have seen from the 1970s 

but also some quite older fabrics.  

It makes me think someone was trying to make a quilt with some found blocks

 and had to add some current fabrics to finish it up.  

I will be the one to finish it as a complete quilt.

This next one is also a top in need of quilting.  

It is cross stitch on preprinted blocks.

It also has the quilting lines preprinted on it. 

 If I had not just seen one of my quilty friends working on something similar, 

it would not have occurred to me to grab this one. 

I think it will make a sweet little quilt when done.

The last of the three I have featured on my 365 day blog.  

It is a complete quilt with the exception of the quite large and noticeable hole in it.

The damage is really mostly in the background fabric.

I figure I will need to sew five or six curved seams 

to replace the pieces that are damaged, 

sew the top back together, 

Frankenstein piece some batting, 

appliqué a new chunk of backing on it 

and add some hand quilting to match what is there. 

Good as done.

Wishing you things to be excited about,

Sharon