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09-21-2011, 05:32 PM

#31

mnmgirl

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Thank you for your input, I am going to post the pics tomorrow. I appreciate all of your advice and comments. I can truly take criticism.....thank you ........

09-21-2011, 05:35 PM

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leiladylei54

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I hand tie all my quilts with embroidery floss.

09-21-2011, 05:36 PM

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knlsmith

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I have several machines, new and old, and a longarm. But I have never tied a quilt. I would love to, but just never have.

I would like to see pics. I bet they are great! :)

09-21-2011, 06:14 PM

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LivelyLady

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I have tied several. I like the look. The quilt my DGM made me (which is tied) 55 years ago is still holding together although the fabric is pretty thin from my loving it to pieces as a child.

09-21-2011, 06:18 PM

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MsMel

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One of my favorite quilts is hand tied...I love it, as a matter of fact it has held up just as well as my quilted ones :)...

09-22-2011, 02:38 AM

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19angel52

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I think tying gives a wonderful homey touch to a quilt!!! It's how it was done years and years ago - or so I believe (lol). I've had several comment on how much they liked the tied quilt they were given.....

09-22-2011, 02:46 AM

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alleyoop1

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The only person you have to please is yourself. This is your hobby and as long as you love it, nothing else matters. Tied, rag or pieced and quilted, they are all masterpieces! Keep up the good work. :)

09-22-2011, 02:47 AM

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SharBear

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Some quilts look better hand tied! Just make sure you use a surgeon's square knot. Left over right and through, through again. Then right over left, through and through again. That will insure that it doesn't ever come undone.

09-22-2011, 02:56 AM

#39

capucine

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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:)

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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, 03:10 AM

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oldcottontop

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Originally Posted by Lori S

Tied Quilts are fine... I have been known to machine tack many a quilt ... I like machine tacking better than tieing.

I have tied several quilts and like the look and feel of them. I would like to know more about the machine tacking...type of stitch, stitch length, tension,