Actually making a quilt — not just buying one from Vacilando ... which makes it stable for more precise patchwork,” says Caggiano. If you want to go the upcycling route, Aschehoug recommends ...

Each square, or block, has a different appliqued design. "The quilt was worth $60,000 at the time and was in excellent shape. You could be a quilt appraiser all your life and not see one like that ...