Dear's mother gave me the quilt of Dear's paternal grandmother. It appears it was made from worn men's clothing, mostly suits. It was in pretty rough shape.
1. I took off all of the ties and the backing.
2. I removed the wool batting and tossed everything but the top.
3. I don't think it had been washed in 100 years. I washed the top by hand in the kitchen sink a few times and rinse a bunch more, until the water was clear (did I say it was dirty).
4. It is now hanging on the clothesline to dry and for the sun to kill what washing did not.
5.On the clothesline, I inspected it for holes and found 4 very small ones that will need some kind of creative patching.
6.Once it is dry it will get new wool guts and a new backing.
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