Our mothers and grandmothers use to tie most of their quilts and the gfg is a vintage quilt so I don't see any reason why you could not tie it if you want a nice soft quilt tied is the answer and distance between the ties would be what the instructions on the quilt batt says I have 2 tied quilts that I made over 20 years ago that are still being used and my grandkids like the softness so well they want me to make them a tied one I did use a polyester batt good luck with whatever you decide there are no quilt police it is your quilt