There's Something to Be Said For Tying a Quilt
12-15-2013, 07:33 PM
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Originally Posted by paulswalia
I have "machine tied" a quilt and it works really well. Do a few zig zag stitches in the tie location and then lay a piece of yarn, pearl cotton or ribbon over the zigzag, take a couple more stitches then move on to the next location. Tie your choice of yarn, etc in a knot and it looks like you hand tied the quilt.
12-15-2013, 07:55 PM
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Keep in mind that machine tacking can involve only two or three short stitches, backstitched of course. When done that way, the effect on the back is minimal. In other words, it's looks not very different from a stitch taken by hand.
12-16-2013, 02:28 AM
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The best memory I have when we use to visit my grandma on my dad's side was sleeping under her big heavy tied quilts. The room would be on the cold side, and she had about 2 of these quilts on the beds, and they were so warm and cozy. I would see all those little ties, and just thought that was how a quilt was done.
12-16-2013, 02:48 AM
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Originally Posted by barri1
I tied my first quilt using the machine, and buttons.. I love the way it came out.. It was so easy. I wasted a lot of thread, as the squares were 3", and there are buttons in each corner. I didn't cut the thread between the buttons until after, so used a lot of thread in the bobbin, and upper thread.
12-16-2013, 03:04 AM
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I have a really big king size scrappy quilt that I was going to have longarmed, but I think I might just tie it! It would save the high cost of quilting it. Thanks for reminding me how wonderful it is to tie a quilt 
12-17-2013, 03:56 AM
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I can't stand a quilted quilt at night. I grew up with the old wool batts in between two layers of fabric or sometimes a crazy quilt top. The wool batts were removed once in a while, sent to the woolen mill and re-carded. I have found that if I tie the quilt with wool it won't pull out and it shrinks when you wash it rather than pull out.
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