The Mystery of the Holey Quilt

Not a typo, this really is a holey quilt. Two holes to be exact. Two, annoyingly round holes.I have no idea what kind of varmint eats CIRCLES in cotton. Are moths that skilled? It is an old quilt, to be sure, probably made in the mid 90's. My first one, actually, not counting the "make it up as I go debacle" that never saw the light of day because our Irish setter used to chill out on the patio on top of it. (Even he knew it was a "dog" quilt.)

I still like this quilt; I like the fabrics and the colors and the miles of hand quilting. My stitch wasn't anything to prize back then but for a starter quilt it was pretty successful. It has been endlessly used, mostly as a sofa woobie, but lately my husband has taken to sitting on it when he comes in from the hot outdoors. (I don't want him sweating on the sofa, dammit.) I threw it in the washer and found the holes when it was hung up to dry. This hasn't been stored for any long period of time, it sits in our family room in a huge basket with other quilts. I dove in to see if any others had sustained damage - nadda.  It reminded me of the importance of refolding and re-stacking quilts, not only to avoid creases but to avoid varmint damage.  Lesson learned!