I haven't made an entire quilt, but I have made a pillow using ties. My 2 SILs and I and my DD made them out of my FILs ties after he died. We made them in a crazy quilt style and added a few decorative stitches. We used a foundation piece of muslin underneath. Some were tough to work with... they were silky and stretched a lot. It was fun, but work! Barb C