? Interfacing for a Quilt

[Julie H.]

My son just turned 21 (good God can it be?) and he still has his original Care Bear baby quilt. It is so worn and tattered it is beyond recognition. I was able to find a couple yards of the original Care Bear material from somebody on eBay. What I would like to do is take the original quilt and "sandwich" between batting and then cover with the original Care bear material. This way he has a brand new quilt, but his orginal quilt is nestled safely inside. My question is, should I should use some type of interfacing on the back of the Care Bear material? It is a little on the thin side and I wondered if the interfacing my make it a little more stable.

[Lynn K.]

I don't see why you can't do that. I made a HUGE t-shirt quilt (see my profile 'cause its a cool quilt!) All of the blocks were backed with interfacing before I began assembly. It was hand quilted and hand pieced so it didn't prevent it from being 'workable' fabric.

Oh, yes, my 37 y/o dd has a crocheted baby blanket (well that's what it USED to be!) that my mother made for her and it still accompanies her everywhere and is always near her face as she goes to sleep. Approved by her hubby too! I figure it's cheaper than psychiatrists and therapists! LOL

Lynn

[Eileen K.]

You can use the interfacing but you also have to think about how it's going to be quilted. How many layers will it end up being? I'd think you could tie it.
eileenkny 8)

[Lynn K.]

Good idea, because with all that 'old quilt' inside it might get pretty bulky in places.

[Lynn K.]

This was a common thing to do - when a quilt was too worn to be used a new front and back was put on it and that quilt was used as a batting

I have a very old quilt I bought on the internet - a Welsh quilt that I am sure has another quilt inside. I have undone a couple of stitches at one end and I think I can see the quilt. I would love to know the history and age of it all