tying quilts
09-22-2011, 02:22 PM
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Originally Posted by capucine
I, like you have trouble with the quilting and that put me off when i think of finishing a quilt it's my nightmare i have never tied a quilt before but would love to try and maybe finish a couple of quilt that's just laying. Maybe you can show how you tie yours? I would love to know how it's done, i am about to start a single bed quilt for my 7 year old grand daughter who has put in an order and has even design one on my quilt wizard:) with lots of squares and triangles God help me when I will start cutting and sewing:)
Tying is so easy. I take a large needle and put about 24 inches of the color I matched to the front of the quilt in it. I then put it through the quilt and make sure I have gone through all layers. Then I bring it back up and tie it. Then I cut it to whatever length I want it. I do this every 4-6 inches over and up and down. I start in the middle of the quilt. I usually do this on my table it makes it easier. I hope you find this easy to do. Just look in the search engine for tying a quilt. Good luck. Will post pics soon.
Tying is so easy. I take a large needle and put about 24 inches of the color I matched to the front of the quilt in it. I then put it through the quilt and make sure I have gone through all layers. Then I bring it back up and tie it. Then I cut it to whatever length I want it. I do this every 4-6 inches over and up and down. I start in the middle of the quilt. I usually do this on my table it makes it easier. I hope you find this easy to do. Just look in the search engine for tying a quilt. Good luck. Will post pics soon.
Originally Posted by mnmgirl
Good morning....... I just wanted to know something. I have seen some beautiful quilts here, and am put to shame. I am a recent quilter, but my hands will not let me hand sew my quilts. I have tried to machine sew and it has ruined two quilts. So, I ended up tying my quilts. I have 7 quilts that are tyed.,and they came out fine. I would like to know how yall feel about tying them. I just feel inadequate about sewing them and i can't afford to have them quilted. So please give me some feedback......I will post pics soon..
09-22-2011, 02:37 PM
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I have never done tying but after reading all these replies l have just the quilt to do this on for a first time, a king size disappearing nine patch scrappy. I was going to do an enlarged zigzag instead across the ditch in multi coloured thread which l have done before and looks very nice and also cover's a multitude of sins as some time my joins are not the best but tying sound easier doing it by hand.
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09-22-2011, 03:25 PM
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I would staple them together if the staples were not likely to scratch me. Quite frankly, it is only a method to keep the three layers together so I don't see anything wrong with quilting,machining, tacking or tieing.As soon as permanent gluing is invented, that's the one I will use.
09-22-2011, 05:16 PM
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There will always be someone who doesn't like hand tied quilts. In fact the guild I used to belong to would not allow tied quilt in their yearly quilt show. I was lucky enough to be able to take a class with Helen Wieneman (sp) of Heartbeat Quilts in Hyannis, MA on machine quilting. When asked about tied quilts, she pointed out a cover quilt on a well known quilt magazine was hand tied, and disagreed with the guild's decision not to have tied quilts in a quilt show, as that particular quilt was a lone star quilt. Until she told us it was tied, I doubt any of us would have known. If a tied quilt is good enough to be the cover quilt of a quilt magazine, your quilts deserve the same consideration. I believe, above all, that we should do what makes us happy and always that a quilt is our own art work, so we should do what works for us. I'm sure your quilts are beautiful.
09-22-2011, 05:26 PM
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Originally Posted by mnmgirl
Good morning....... I just wanted to know something. I have seen some beautiful quilts here, and am put to shame. I am a recent quilter, but my hands will not let me hand sew my quilts. I have tried to machine sew and it has ruined two quilts. So, I ended up tying my quilts. I have 7 quilts that are tyed.,and they came out fine. I would like to know how yall feel about tying them. I just feel inadequate about sewing them and i can't afford to have them quilted. So please give me some feedback......I will post pics soon..
09-22-2011, 05:34 PM
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I'm with you on this, I tie all my quilts because I haven't learned to do them any other way and don't have time to stop and learn right now.
I have been able to kick out at least 70 quilts this year because I hand tie them. If I had to do them any other way, they would not have gotten done.
Sure I love some of the work I see others do but to me it only adds extra time and/or cost that I can't afford.
So all you folks that make the really pretty quilts with all the extra stitches, keep up the good work, they are oh so pretty to look at. But I will stick to my ties as long as I can do them.
I have been able to kick out at least 70 quilts this year because I hand tie them. If I had to do them any other way, they would not have gotten done.
Sure I love some of the work I see others do but to me it only adds extra time and/or cost that I can't afford.
So all you folks that make the really pretty quilts with all the extra stitches, keep up the good work, they are oh so pretty to look at. But I will stick to my ties as long as I can do them.
09-22-2011, 06:33 PM
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hand tied quilts are generally fluffier and cozier to sleep under or wrap yourself in. I once fretted about that too and like each method. You dont get that warmth from a tightly quilted quilt. Just my humble opinion.
09-22-2011, 06:35 PM
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Originally Posted by ladybalcom
hand tied quilts are generally fluffier and cozier to sleep under or wrap yourself in. I once fretted about that too and like each method. You dont get that warmth from a tightly quilted quilt. Just my humble opinion.
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