Totally Shocking new Quilt book !!
#1
Totally Shocking new Quilt book !!
I recently purchased a new quilt book that had many patterns that I just loved. I kept looking at this book and knew something was different about the quilts, but could not figure it out. Finally on the second day of looking, I realized what it was: the quilts were all tied !!! Not one of the quilts in the book were quilted by machine or by hand. And I loved every single one of the quilts. They look soft and airy and so comfortable. I am on vacation now so I can't tell you the name of the book as it's at home. The book was written by two English women. I usually am very observant but my DH was in and out of the hospital and I was trying to finish my Christmas quilts etc, I think that is why I never noticed they were tied. I am definitely going to tie my next quilt, no doubt about it and use the lightest fluffiest batting I can.
#3
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Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: Alturas, CA
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I've made many tied quilts, although the "quilt police" say that if a quilt is tied, it's not a quilt, that is NOT my thought. If you want to tie your quilts, then go for it, it's whatever works for you.
#4
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Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Duluth/ Superior, WI
Posts: 1,038
My first 15 to 20 years of quilting, all my quilts were tied. Was not into hand quilting as it took me forever. Now I have a LA but still go to a Wed. group that all we do is tie with yarn or pearl cotton, we use a thicker batt and every quilt is soft and cuddlesome for sure. Tie quilts still hold a special place in my heart.
#6
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Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Seacoast New Hampshire
Posts: 1,182
What timing for this! I'm working on a (Joann's) puppy panel for gs and the fabrics are all different and off grain so I decided to tie it but it wasn't working so I'm sort of quilting it using hand basting stitches and it's coming out cute! I've realized that I prefer the quilting to enhance the fabric because, well, I don't want to hide the prettiness of it, lol.
Please list the title when you can. I'd love to check it out!
Please list the title when you can. I'd love to check it out!
#8
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Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: Corpus Christi, Tx.
Posts: 16,105
Pocoellie, A quilt is 2-3 pieces of material sandwiched together to make a covering. Doesn't matter how it is attached. If the "quilt police" come to your house, show them the door and instruct them to not make an imprint on the door while exiting! The first quilt I ever slept under was tied. Most and bestest night sleep I ever had. And yes I told my grandmother it was the "bestest" sleep I had.
#9
Then the "quilt police" have not read their history correctly or grew up quilting.
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