Help! Should I tie or quilt this?
#33
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Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: NW Kansas
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I fully agree that to tie it would be the best and most period correct, I would back it with muslin, which would also be
the most period correct. Have fun and watch your father-in-law enjoy his new quilt.
the most period correct. Have fun and watch your father-in-law enjoy his new quilt.
#34
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Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Southeast Georgia
Posts: 2,526
I love it, as is. It adds to the authenticity of being a scrap quilt. Please don't rearrange it! Definitely tied with perle cotton. Your FIL will love the fact that you took so much time to make something this beautiful for him! Please post finished pics!
#35
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Join Date: May 2012
Location: Central Wisconsin
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Do not use pearl cotton to tie a quilt. We used that as per the instruction of our 4-H leader, and within a few months all the ties were coming loose. I pulled each tie tight again and used Fray-check to keep them tight. I had made a second quilt at the same time and sent it to Kentucky with a group that were going to work at the missions. I can't get it out of my mind that I sent something that was going to fall apart in a short time. These people have so few nice items, I had hoped I was sending something that would be useful and would last.
I usually tie with yarn. If you use wool yarn, the more the quilt is washed, the tighter the tie gets.
I usually tie with yarn. If you use wool yarn, the more the quilt is washed, the tighter the tie gets.
#40
Definitely tie it, make sure you use real square knots (right over left, left over right) and not granny knots, which come loose. Also, Cotton crochet thread, rayon is too slick and will come undone even if you do square knots. May your FIL snuggle under your beautiful quilt in good health for many more years!
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