What to do with vintage threadbare quilt?

crackerjackprinter

Most of the squares are totally gone, but there are some that are still intact.  The material is SO thin and they aren't in one section of the quilt or I'd jut cut and frame it.  I could frame a few squares I guess, but I'd love to turn it into something more useful.  Ideas?

tommigirle

my mom made x-mas stockings out of one that was in pretty bad shape. potholders?

crackerjackprinter

tommigirle:

my mom made x-mas stockings out of one that was in pretty bad shape. potholders?

Oooh I like the stocking idea...it's way too thin for potholders, and ours get SO dirty that it wouldn't hold up well. 

This is one my great-grandma made so it's REALLY important to me.

panicked228

Could you maybe cut the squares out and use them as matting/background for a picture of your great-grandma?

KiminAustin

i like panicked's idea!  

could you double it up and sew it up so that it's half the size but now double the thickness?

could you turn it into a pillow?

could you sew it into a little outfit for LO?

i hope you find a good project for it.  i love stuff like this.

you might also try googling it.  i'll bet there's a ton of stuff on there as well...

crackerjackprinter

panicked228:

Could you maybe cut the squares out and use them as matting/background for a picture of your great-grandma?

Hmm...I don't have many pictures of her as I remember her, but I do have  a bunch from when she was a kid.  Maybe I can do something with that...