Go Back  Quiltingboard Forums > Main
Tie AND Hand Quilt? >

Tie AND Hand Quilt?

Tie AND Hand Quilt?

Old 09-28-2012, 08:47 AM
  #1  
Junior Member
Thread Starter
 
Sewhappytoquilt's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: Michigan/Florida
Posts: 203
Default Tie AND Hand Quilt?

I know, I know...it's my quilt, but has anyone ever seen a quilt that is both hand quilted AND tied? I have a 10-minute block quilt that seems to be calling me to do both... Would it look silly?
Sewhappytoquilt is offline  
Old 09-28-2012, 08:53 AM
  #2  
Senior Member
 
Prissnboot's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Houston TX
Posts: 783
Default

I started FMQing a baby quilt and the machine kept acting up, so I put it down. Then I had to get it finished to gift the thing, and for time's sake I tied the other half of it. It looked really strange, but I suppose if you made it look deliberate, it might actually work.
Prissnboot is offline  
Old 09-28-2012, 09:40 AM
  #3  
Senior Member
 
Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: Texas
Posts: 451
Default

I'm seeing some of this and i like it!! i can see hand-quilting and hand-tying very easily bc they're both hand-work but i'm seeing machine quilting along with hand-quilting and tying too! i like the variety and especially like the utility stitch being used w/ machine or hand-quilting. the examples i've seen were very nice and did not look odd. i'm considering doing this one my hidden wells quilt but its going to be pretty big so i might not want to commit to even the utility stitch but i thought ditch quilting the big squares and then utility stitching some of the bands could maybe look nice.
mea12 is offline  
Old 09-28-2012, 09:47 AM
  #4  
Super Member
 
GailG's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2008
Location: Louisiana
Posts: 6,764
Default

Originally Posted by Sewhappytoquilt View Post
I know, I know...it's my quilt, but has anyone ever seen a quilt that is both hand quilted AND tied? I have a 10-minute block quilt that seems to be calling me to do both... Would it look silly?
Two of my tee shirt quilts were hand quilted and tied. I had not learned about the fusible interfacing yet so I hand stitched around the logos, etc. I also tied in the negative spaces. It was a "primary grades" type tee shirt quilt so the bright ties added to the design. Another tee shirt quilt (also not interfaced) was SITD around sashings and then hand stitched around logos on the tee shirt parts. I also SITD on an attic windows quilt and tied inside the windows. Also cute. Let your quilt talk to you. And remember: silly is as silly does. Good luck.
GailG is offline  
Old 09-28-2012, 09:49 AM
  #5  
Super Member
 
Join Date: May 2011
Location: Oregon
Posts: 1,614
Default

Why not - it adds another design element to the quilt!
DebbE is offline  
Old 09-28-2012, 12:00 PM
  #6  
Junior Member
 
Join Date: Mar 2011
Posts: 246
Default

I recently embroidered some deer blocks for my grandsons. I ended up hand quilting around the main part of the quilt and tied other places. It turned out great and has withstood many hours of cuddling.
schoolteacher is offline  
Old 09-28-2012, 05:35 PM
  #7  
Super Member
 
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: SC
Posts: 1,909
Default

If there is a UFO that is crying to be completed, I will use any method available to do so. However, in my case, that usually means that a long-ago hand-quilted (started) quilt will often be finished on my LA just for the sake of getting it done. I have done this to at least 2-3 that I can think of and I don't see anything wrong with it!
momto5 is offline  
Related Topics
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
Raggiemom
General Chit-Chat (non-quilting talk)
11
09-05-2014 11:48 AM
Butterfli19
General Chit-Chat (non-quilting talk)
3
10-19-2013 05:41 AM
bj riley
Main
14
08-14-2011 06:55 PM
Annaquilts
Main
16
01-04-2011 12:37 AM
LastGrandma
Main
16
06-13-2010 11:28 AM

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is On
Trackbacks are Off
Pingbacks are Off
Refbacks are Off


FREE Quilting Newsletter