littlehud

My grandmother tied all her quilts. I like to machine quilt them. Just a matter of preference I guess.

pocoellie

I have nothing against tying a quilt and have tied many. I've read and heard from some quilters that if you tie a quilt, it's not really a quilt, to me, that's wrong, it has 3 layers, it has blocks in it, so in my opinion, it's a quilt. If you want to tie a quilt, then go for it, it's your quilt.

ShabbyTabby

I tie a lot of my quilts, in fact most of them. I make them for friends, family, charities, and so far no one has complained. I have machine quilted a few (on my Viking) but tying is so much faster and also I can do the "birthing" method instead of having to baste the sandwich and put on a binding. To each his own. After all we all qulilt for our pleasure and there are no "quilt police" watching....

granny216

I have tied many quilts....especially flannel and they have been washed and rewashed for many years. I've also tied others, hand quilted some, machine quilted some, and had some machine quilted and they all seem to hold up well in the laundry. Made a baby quilt for a grand daughter that is now 23 and she treasures it and believe me I had to g0 over the seams but the ties all held.

Cosy

My grandmother thought tying a quilt was slothful, and she thought sloth was the orginal sin, wouildn't ever give a tied quilt "houseroom". She handquilted all her quilts, maybe only 2 or 3 a year in her later years. But The group of quilters I hang out with who do charity quilts tie all of them. I've tried handquilting, not happy with my results. So I long arm or FMQ or tie. Just depends on what you want, what your skills are,

chaskaquilter

I just finished tying a queen size quilt for my daughter. She wanted a puffier quilt and requested it be tied. She doesn't like the warm and natural batting with machine quilting look on her bed. I will tell her to wash and dry on gentle tho.

jeanneb52

It depends on the quilt. If I want a rustic look I sometimes tie them.

veryvirginia

I was told that it depended on when the quilt would be used. That tied quilts allowed for more air circulation and thus were better in the heat of the summer, etc. (Before AC and central heat) and quilting allowed the heat to stay with the body better but now the choice is all yours.

sueisallaboutquilts

One of my sons loves tied quilts so that's what I do for his!!

Alice Woodhull

I always thought that quilts were quilted and comforters were to be tied. That's what it was called in my day.