Is this a thing?

[Theblackdogagain]

My nan started making a patchwork quilt but it was never finished, I don't have the time or skill to finish it but would like it done. Would a seamstress finish it and how much would you expect to pay? Assume 50% done and material and quilting provided

Was she machine or hand stitching it?

I think a seamstress is unlikely to as patchwork is quite specialist but if you can find a local sewing circle, one of them might do it. One of my mums patchwork group has done this for a couple of people in the past.

Depends what stage it's at. I spent hours doing some repairs to my grandmother's quilt & explaining to cousin how to A) how to fix quilt from our shared gran B) why I couldn't repair a half-made quilt from her own grandmother (only tacked together, lots of it had shifted & was damaged in several ways).

(A) I bought some fabric to finish the edges off too, repair some squares, so not just a quick job with a machine.

I imagine a proper seamstress can do a lot quickly but depends on condition of the item a lot, too.

Following as I would like to know the same

Come on gals, post pics of your half-made quilts. I wish I had had more time to repair my grandmother's.

Thanks, I don't know if hand or machine stitching, that's a good question. A sewing circle sounds a good idea, it's a project piece but I won't have time until the kids grow up and I retire!

I agree with contacting local hobbist sewing people, they're a good bunch and if they can't do it they'll point you in the right direction. Try facebook groups

Just a different perspective - we had a similar issue over a decade ago - we divided it into 4 pieces set in frames and gave one to each family. The idea was each family would start their quilt from the piece or retain it as a piece of family art.

Turn it into a cushion 😂
I tried making a patchwork quilt, it's time consuming and tricky, chucked it in the bin in frustration

My grandmother in 1920s made her quilts with machine stitching whenever possible (foot operated one, but still a machine). Only hand stitch where you have to.

I'm still keen to see pictures of these quilts. Can't understand how one could be divided; wouldn't that ruin the existing pattern?

I've made maybe 9 patchwork quilts. Can't be that hard to do. Patchwork is the easy part. Funner creative part. Quilting is stressful because it's boring to do nicely & I hate breaking needles.

The Amish use machines as much as possible, to make their quilts. Just not electric-plug machines.