Judy.....thanks for bringing up the tied quilts. I attended a sewing group at church a few years back, where they were making lap robes for nursing homes. Some of the women "tied" them with donated yarn. I took my sewing machine and made one that I tacked with a snowflake-like stitch.
They loved it and asked me to do most of them as it freed up time for other things.
From that, I got the idea that if I made a quilt, I could do the same type of tacking on my machine, and not "machine quilt" the whole thing. As a result, the first 6 or 8 quilts I made, I tacked. But I want to learn to machine quilt and my current project is destined to be my "experimental project."
Quilts, I think, can be tacked, or tied or quilted. Whatever works for holding them together and keeps the batting from shifting.
Thanks fo sharing your experience in that area. And, I agree wtih everyone else, 9 YoYo quilts is quite an accomplishment.
Give us some more of your expereince and wisdom please. June