just joan

My quilt group ties quilts all of the time . We are a very poor group, ,post members live on SS. No one owns a longarm and we can not afford to pay for quilting. It is a lot of fun to get a group together and tie a quilt and have a pot luck. And our quilts a re beautiful.




















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sewbelle52

Right--no batting. She appliqued the GFG edges onto a border then sewed right sides together all the way around the border leaving a hole for turning inside out. After pressing she top-stitched all the way around on the border. Hole was whip stitched together.

illinois

My opinion--quilting should highlight the piecing. You have done so much work creating the quilt top, please let it shine! I'd finish it with hand quilting, even if it means finding a group such as at local churches to do it. The quilting won't "match" but it will follow through with all the hours of creating the GFG. From experience I find that tying really doesn't last well on quilts that are used a lot. The knots work loose and need to be monitored that they don't come out.

shy

I have made many hex quilts..I have tie one..because to do that takes away all the pattern of the hexs..it isn't hard to quilt them on a machine..on one I made loops in the hex...just like they do when hand quilted..another I meander..another I made up something..it is best not to get a design that shows more than the pattern u have..if u have no pattern ..then not a problem..I have seven of mine on a ladder in the corner of my front room..the one that is tie gets very little comments compare to the other ones..because all u really see is the ties..people always ask .how long did it take to make that..or how many pieces in it..when u tie..u lose that to the tie..because most don't see beyond the tie..but if u do decide to tie..use embroidery thread..I use the whole six strands..it isn't as in your face as say yarn..one baby quilt I made years ago was white background..with little girls..I used all colors ..it turn out darling..so much so that the place I gave it to.put it into a showcase about the donated quilts..it in the end really ur own personal opinion that counts..if u do tie..it will not take long for u to decide if u like it..as for the edges..as said here there are many places to see how different ones are done..I like to put a small two inch border around..then a larger border around that..it sort of makes a frame look..u could do that then put hexs on the border if u wanted..so many ideas..lol..good luck in whatever u decide..

Tweety2911

I agree with quilting the quilt and not tying it. You will be much happier with it quilted. You can quilt one quarter of the quilt at a time to break up the large quilt and reduce some of the pushing and pulling. I look forward to seeing it finished. Good Luck on which ever method you decide on.

SuziSew

Sisty...I really like your method I think if i ever get mine finished I'll do the same!

madamekelly

I understand your reluctance to machine quilt a GFG, but give some thought to starting in the center, and quilting every third or fourth "ring" out to the edges, or just quilting around the second row of each motif? It is a lot of work making GFG, that the posible problems could make it scary, but you can do it. I believe in you. Just start real slow, using some kind of "not straight stitch" like a wobble or artistic stitch, and I would make an extra GFG to practice on before starting to see what stich looks best to you, then go for it!

Dodie

Our mothers and grandmothers use to tie most of their quilts and the gfg is a vintage quilt so I don't see any reason why you could not tie it if you want a nice soft quilt tied is the answer and distance between the ties would be what the instructions on the quilt batt says I have 2 tied quilts that I made over 20 years ago that are still being used and my grandkids like the softness so well they want me to make them a tied one I did use a polyester batt good luck with whatever you decide there are no quilt police it is your quilt

CGail

Yes, I agree. I plan on using this method for the binding. I do know it will be a lot of work, but it does look so good. I still will have to think about the quilting/tying. I am just not real good at any of it, so I am tempted to have it la; but it would not all be done by me.

roserips

If you decide you really want to tie your quilt it is not that it is easier it is just a differnt look. I would work so there is a tie in every hexagon and the ties would show on the back so as no to distract from the beautiful pattern you made. When you have that many ties it is referred to as tuffting and will give the back a very unique look. Another thing to know is that the more ties you use the longer your quilt will last.