There’s nothing worse than realizing your quilt has a hole or tear in it. I noticed that three of my quilts had holes/tears in them recently, so I took an afternoon and fixed them up, and I figured I would show you how I did, there are multiple ways to repair a quilt and I used multiple methods for my different quilts.
Using a patch to repair a quilt
If your quilt has an actual hole in it, you will want to use a patch. I happened to have the matching fabric for my quilt, but if you don’t, you can look for a fabric that blends in.
First, you’ll want to take your fabric for your patch and cut it in a square about an inch bigger than the hole. Fold the fabric in on all sides and press it flat
Next line it up over the hole and pin it in place.
Now you are ready to sew it into place, you will need to hand sew this patch onto the quilt. Thread your needle and knot the end. Run the knot through the top layer of the quilt so it wont show on the other side and will be under the patch.
Next sew the patch on by running the needle through the top layer of quilt and right at the fold of the patch so the thread isn’t visible.
Lastly tie off the thread with a knot and you are done!
Fixing a tear in the seam
This quilt has a tear in the seam of the front design, the seam tore when it went through the washer. This one was a very easy fix.
First I folded in the raveled fabric so it was tucked under itself. Then I stitched the tear closed. It’s important to make sure your stitches catch both sides of the fabric (white and blue fabric on this quilt) so it doesn’t unravel again the next time you use it.
Lastly tie off the thread with a knot, making sure it’s in the spot right where the two fabrics meet so it isn’t visible.
Fixing a tear on the back of your quilt
This quilt had a rather large tear on the back of it, and it wasn’t a straight tear, which made patching it up a little difficult. I would probably have used a patch for this one, but I couldn’t find any matching fabric, ultimately I am fairly happy with how the fix turned out.
I fixed this quilt similarly to the blue and white one. Tuck in the raveled fabric on both sides and start stitching about a quarter inch above the tear.
Make sure your stitches are on the fold so they won’t be as visible, just like the picture shown.
If your quilt has a tear like mine, where it changes directions, sew one side together, then knot it, but don’t cut the thread, then fold the second part of the tear and stitch it together the same way you did the first part, it might pucker a little at the knot, but I didn’t find it particularly noticeable once it was all done.
When you have finished stitching, tie off your thread with a knot and cut, you are all done!
