I made a neck tie quilt for a friend when her husband passed away. I carefully took apart each tie, backed them with a stabilizer and figured out the sizes I could get out of each one of them. He had ties with names, pictures, etc., so I worked those in. I ended up with a pinwheel block because it showed the ties well. I suggest just taking them apart first get them ready to cut and then make your decision on your pattern. I just felt better seeing them ready to cut before I decided on what I was going to do with them. Good Luck...