I hope to make a quilt using my husband's ties and think I want to do the dinnerplate pattern. any suggestions?

Hi and welcome from Ky.Sorry I don't have any suggestions for you. You will learn lots here.

Hi and welcome from the sunny state of Florida!

How did you actually get started? I don't know what to do first.

Welcome from Michigan! you will find alot of info and guidance here!
first i would start a new thread in the "main" section, reguarding a quilt made with ties.
never done one..and probably never will, i am not real sure of working with fabric other than cotton, or t-shirts.
Good Luck and keep us posted!
do you have the basic supplies to start? sewing machine,rotary cutter,cutting board, and ruler?

Hi and welcome from MA.

Welcome, glad you joined us. This is a great place. I'll PM you with some help. I'm sure you'll get plenty of it.

Go to the top of this page and do a "search" there has been a few posting photos that might be of help,

That's exactly what I was going to suggest. At the top go to search and type in tie quits, tie, etc. and there is a lot of pictures and such that might give you some ideas.

A Dresden patter is what i have seen everybody doing with this other than a stack/whack.

Welcome!

Hi and Welcome from AK. In my opinion using the ties would be a mistake in your very first quilt. Save that for when you have a little more quilting under your belt. JMHO

Welcome to the board from Southern California!

I don't mean that as discouragement. But handling ties made from all sorts of fabric could be... can't wait to see when it is completed.

Welcome form Central California... just joined myself and It's been fun. :)

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Welcome fron Central California :)
Had an Aunt that made those, they were neat looking, and a great re-use, how fun would that be to give to someone retiring, using old ones from his buddys at wk. :)

My thoughts also.

Welcome to the board from the state of New Hampshire! I am sure somebody here can help you with your question.

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Hello and welcome to the board!

Greetings from Northern CA. I saw a tie quilt at the Grass Valley show recently. Let me see if I took a picture.

Hello and Welcome from Northern Indiana ! Glad you joined us :lol:

There are some really great tie quilts here , search them out and send PMs to the maker I am sire they will help you :thumbup:

Hello and welcome from SW Iowa. Glad to have you here.

Hi, and welcome! I'm from SC, I just joined my self and every one is very quick to give you information! I couldn't believe how quick they answered my question! They are just great on here!

Hello and welcome from Idaho. Ties are great! Please show us your quilt when you have it completed.

Welcome to the board joycewoodard, from Va. Beach, VA. I know you'll really enjoy your time spent on this board. There are so many kind, friendly & helpful people! I am a beginner too, actually I'm below that. I'm more of a "newborn beginner." I'm working on finishing my 1st piece - a 9 patch table runner. Can't wait to finish!
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Welcome, waving from Indiana, USA

Welcome from Perth, Western Australia.

A tie quilt is on my to do list. I often work with fabric other than cotton, my preferred method is English Paper Piecing but thanks to the lovely people on this board I am now embracing "The American Way" and learning lots and trying out rotary cutting and machine piecing (machine quilting will be next).

The fabric used for ties is a bit tricky, so maybe try the Dresden Plate in 100% cotton first as a practice piece (maybe a lap size for watching TV). Then you can tackle it with ties and you will be more confident.

Anyway, whatever you decide, come by here regularly for inspiration top ups and we love pictures (hint, hint).

Thanks for your reply. The reason I'm doing ties is because my husband had over 200 when he died and I thought it would be nice to do three quilts - one for each granddaughter. It's a very ambitious project but I thought it would be a very nice keepsake for each granddaughter. I'm afraid that if I start by doing a quilt using cotton pieces that I might never get to the ties. I have already taken the guts out of the ties. I think my next move is to wash and iron them before I start cutting. Once I start cutting, I have to decide what color background I'm going to use. I just need to start doing it and quit talking about it.

I'm making small lap quilts for my dad's grandchildren using his ties. I washed them first & put them in the dryer. After that I took them apart and used an iron-on stabilizer. I've been putting them thru my GO to cut the squares - decided to do a nine patch pattern. So far, so good.

Welcome from Robert, Louisiana!

I never thought about using an iron on stabilizer. Do you buy those in a fabric store?

Yes, you can buy black or white - I use a lot of the black since the ties are dark. It makes them a lot easier to handle for cutting and sewing.

Do you buy stabilizer at Joanne's fabrics - or in the grocery store?

Thanks for the suggestion. I'm just afraid that if I don't do it with the ties, I'll never get around to it because I may be wrong, but I've always thought that it took a lot of time to make a quilt.

Welcome from Michigan.

Please post pics as you go, so we can watch your progress. We LOVE pics!

I buy mine at a local fabric store - I'm sure Joannes or Hancocks sell it. I use a lightweight fusible interfacing - I'm sorry I don't know the brand name. I buy it by the yard.

Hello and welcome from Ontario.