toverly

Check your library for a book on making quilts with ties. When I made one, I hand washed, line dried, and used fusible on the back of each one to deal with the bias stretch of ties. Most of mine were polyester. I used the book Daddies' Ties by Shirley Botsford? She had a teddy bear pattern that I wanted to attempt.

SueZQ from MN

I don't know if this comes too late to help you, but Nancy's Notions has a free apron pattern made with men's ties:https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/02...f?v=1697137667

toogie

That’s a neat pattern Sue and doesn’t require a whole lot of ties.

Buckeye quilter

Thank you! Someday I'll get the hang of posting pictures

Mkotch

Oh, I wish I had seen this post before starting an apron for my SIL. Her husband had decided to weed his collection of ties so she gave me a whole shopping bag full. I shared about half with a guild friend, and yesterday, I used a butcher-style apron as a pattern, cut out a piece of fabric for the back, stuck interfacing to its back, and started layering on the ties which I had cleaned and taken apart. It's working out OK, but this pattern seems so much easier. The only caution I would offer is that no two ties are the same width. And the slinky ones are hard to work with. Will try to post a photo when I finish.

Karamarie

KalamaQuilts- that is absolutely awesome. There must be memories in some of those tie pieces.

Mkotch

Finished the tie apron and I like it. But I'll never do another! Too much work! I was just about finished when I noticed a big stain on one of the ties. Hence, the pocket. I think the recipient (who gave me the ties in the first place) will enjoy it, though, and that's what really matters.

sewingitalltogether

A few years ago my quilting group had a tie challenge. I collected tie’s from everyone I knew. Took them apart and washed them. They washed up pretty good. Made a crazy quilt wall hanging from them. Used the tags to decorate each block. Lots of fun.

tranum

My friend made a log cabin with ties. It’s nice.