I have tied all the quilts I have made along with some ladies from our church. That is how they did them and they last a long time. These ladies here did not have the time to hand quilt, they needed bedding to keep warm in the cold North Dakota nights. They were light and warm. If needed they could pile several on the bed. We used yarn of different colors to add pop to the quilts. We also did in the center on some and did the corner to corner on some. They were very nice. My father in law's dad used to quilt in the evenings after the outside work was done and he tied all his quilts. I have some left stored upstairs in this house where my FIL was born and raised and my DH also.