Originally Posted by IAmCatOwned

I tie quilts all the time. Don't beat yourself up about it. I live in MN and everybody wants a thick quilt anyway. In fact, my very favorite quilt, that I brought out of storage tonight, is a tied Maple Leaf quilt. One of the advantages of tied quilts is that if your batting goes flat, you can put new batting in. Not something you can do with a quilted quilt. I have 2 quilts I can only use for summer quilts now - they are not warm since they lost their loft.
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I nearly always use flannel and thick batts on the tied ones. Nobody complains. I found using Cascade 220 wool yarn to be the best choice. It's thin enough to go through relatively easily, and the knots felt, making them more secure. Scads of yarn in a skein - it's almost enough to do 2 queen sized quilts.

Still, don't consider your quilted quilts ruined. Everybody is a beginner at some point. I have a couple of quilts I am less than thrilled about, but the recipients loved them. My first two projects are horrible, but one - a tree skirt, I only have to look at 6 weeks a year (at most). The other, a table runner, I actually have hung up on a book shelf at the entrance to my sewing area. It reminds me of where I started, so I feel good about it.

Other examples of my tied quilts (note: none of these are kid or baby quilts). They are Full or Queen size.
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