Old quilt top

My friend brought me this old quilt top.  This top has been in her friends family for a long time.  Marly wanted me to quilt it so she could give it to her friend all quilted and finished. 

I love thinking of the history behind old quilt tops.  This was all hand pieced and I only came across one hole.  WOW

As I quilted and advanced the quilt I made sure to stabilize the top..bottom and sides as square as I could.  So when I added my binding it was easy with no difficulty.  This quilt top was pretty distorted...not bad for how old it is though!

I also came across extra fabric in the middle of the quilt I could not ease in.  I made a tuck that ran along the seam...basted the extra fabric down then quilted it.  I then took the baste stitch out and  wala..it worked great!

The piece of fabric that was very thin was black and had a few holes.  I took a small piece of black fabric and put it under the bad fabric.  That way you didn't see the batting.  It's not very noticeable at all.

I used Spiral Square on it and used a light gray for the backing.  I had this little polka dot blue fabric I used for the binding and I think it was a great choice. 

I'm sure I broke all sorts of rules handling the old top.  But it looks better than it did and my friends friend will love it!!  I think that's all that counts!

~Jenny~