how many items does she want? It would be lovely to make her ONE something special like a really neat pin cushion but ties are like working with satin, once you cut them you pretty much need to stablize them if you want to make a quilt block.
I personally don't think ties wash well as far a quilts go, and they run and run and run.
How about an ottoman? just search tie ottoman, they are gorgeous and would make a wonderful conversation piece.
this is the largish one, but there are parts for a darling little one too, particularly for a hatpin collector
I'm not sure but I think you could make this in a day and no really fiddly cutting.