Restoration Quilts

I'm rearranging my quilt closet this week, and deciding what I want to keep and what I can donate. Among the keepers are three I'd like to restore, and there's no time like the present. Here they are:

This one is a hand-pieced and embroidered tumbling blocks quilt with crazy quilt border, all silk. I'm not sure of the age on this one because it has a very new red velvet backing, but I'm going to guess early 20th century. Several patches need replacing.

I love the border:

Late 19th century attic windows quilt, all silk including the ruffle and backing:

The ruffle has shattered and torn in several places and can't be repaired, so that has to go. The blocks are repairable, but the quilt is extremely fragile so I'd have to be really careful. It's a beautiful piece, though:

Cotton Dresden plate quilt, maybe about twenty to thirty years old. This is an old practice piece I started to restore, and then set aside for another project and never got back to. I'm pretty sure it's an import, but it's in very good condition and worth repairing. I planned to replace all the plate patchwork with violets and greens as I did with the one plate I repaired to give it a different look. Might still do that.

I think I'll probably start with the cotton Dresden plate, as I'm a little rusty on restoration work. If I can do one patch every day I think it will help me get back into my quilting mindset without pushing myself to be too creative.