You never know when you select a fabric for a quilt if that fabric will 'behave well'. Even if you take all the actions you need to make sure the construction is good, there are some fabrics that just don't hold up as well as the others around it.
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This is the case with this quilt. Re-sewing the seams together on the top side would make the fabrics uneven and drawn. The yellow bordering strips are coming apart at the seams in places. Since it wasn't heavily quilted in the first place, patching it is easy.
So I searched in my reserve pieces and found a yard of this wonderful ikat. The colors all relate to the colors in the quilt. How lucky can you get.
So, in my spare time, (what is that?) I have been cutting custom squares and laying them over the loose seams covering the whole area.
I'm amazed at how the new sections seem to disappear and blend in. This is a 'reckless' quilt, so the new areas fit right in.
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