How Do i restuff my daughters Quilt?

Question: i have a daughter that i bought a winnie the pooh quilt wen she was two. She grew extremely attatched to it. she had thought she lost it. after fewl washes the stuffing inside began to bunch up and become more like a sheet. is there some sort of way that i can restore it either professionaly or by myself? her 18th birthdy is coming up and i would like to give it to her as a gift.

Answer: It sounds like a great gift idea. I think she will love it! If you can pick apart the seams that hold the front and back together, you may be able to save both pieces. If picking the seams apart is not feasible because there is too many stitches and you run the risk destroying the quilt attempting to pick it apart, would you settle for saving just the top? You probably need to remove the stuffing that has bunched together on the inside. If you can pick the seams apart the stuffing can be removed easily. If you can't pick the seams apart, you will need to remove the bunched stuffing by cutting small holes in the back of the quilt. Do you want to increase the size of the quilt or leave it the same? If you want to make it larger, then I suggest adding borders to the quilt until it is as large as you want it. Then find new backing material to coordinate with the top. My favorite quilt batting is Warm and Natural. It comes in many sizes and colors. (See: http://www.warmcompany.com/wnpage.html) If you are a seamstress, then go ahead and sandwich the back, middle and top together, pinning it or use a quilt basting spray to hold it all together and do your own quilting. Finish the edges with coordinating binding. If you are a novice sewer, I have a simple way of doing it. Use either fabric from a fabric store, or find some cotton sheets that are as wide and as long as the original quilt. Place the top and the bottom right sides together and place the batting on top. Sew all around the quilt leaving a small opening and turn it all outside right. Hand sew the opening closed. Quilt the blanket to hold all three layers together. You can follow the original quilting or make up your own design. You can stitch along the designs already printed on the fabric or make squares or diagnals across. You can define the edge of the quilt by top stitching about 1/2 inch from the edge all the way around the quilt. This is such a fun idea, I'm sure you could find someone willing to help you. This would be something I'd do in a heart beat...and I know I'm not alone.

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