Just stunning...to have 171 ties from one man...he must have been quite a business man! I love this. What a super way to use the ties. I saw one other way ties were displayed, and it wasn't in a quilt. On the highway going up to Ainsworth Hotsprings in B.C., the power poles on the sides of the roads, had necktimes TIED..about 20 feet up. It was so much fun to watch them go by. This quilt will be loved even more for the next many years. Did you give it to the lady? She saw him wear them, now she can "hold" them. Joanie