My Nana tied all of her quilts. She didn't have the money for batting so she put old army blankets in the middle. you really had no choice but to tie them since they were so thick. Nana is gone now but her quilts are the warmest heaviest quilt I have. When I use her quilt I don't move all night in the bed..I guess since it is so heavy..lol.

My mom made tons and tons of quilts every year for hospitals and what not. But us kids had to roll them and tie them.I love it but in this new modern world you give someone a quilt that's tied and they give you that " what planet are you from "look

I tie all the quilts I make for the homeless vets. They love them and some keep them for years. I also tie baby quilts but I use floss and a square knot. It must be a true square knot so it will not untie and come out.

I think it depends on the type and size of quilt.

I only tied one the rest are quilted.

tell me what kind of thread you use to tie a quilt, I remember years ago my mother used yarn,,is that what you folks use???? I am ancious to know....thanks

Is there a particular thread/yarn that you like? Embroidery floss?

I have tied quilts in the past. I like them. They are nice . I get the urge every now & then to tie them. Guess it depends on my mood. LOL

I still tie certain quilts. Others I hand quilt. I like the look of both. I use embroidery thread, all 6 strands.

I tie a lot of the quilts I make. Especiall the heavy ones.
sometimes tie part and machine quilt part.

I have tied some, depends on the type of quilt "look" I'm going for. I use crochet cotton or embroidery cotton and a chenille needle or a curved upholstery needle depending on thickness.

My hands just won't let me tie quilts for very long. I do love the look.

I quilt mine on the machine. God bless. Penny

I learned to tie quilts from my mom. God bless her. And I still tie them. But I am learning to hand quilt. But I still like my hand tied ones.

Some times I tie. And it depends on the quilt too.

I tied some "puppy quilts" and my dachies promptly chewed off the yarn!

My grandma used knitting yarn, probably a worsted weight. As for the knot I am not sure what it was called, but I could probably still do it if I spent some time trying to get it right.

I prefer the twisted embroidery floss to tie with. So far it holds up best of anything I have tried.

I tie all the time

I don't tie mine, I did a couple that way and found I enjoyed quilting a lot more

If you get a package of 'crafting needles' the one that says for yarn darning or something similar is the one I use for tying. It is quite fat and fairly long with a point and a very large eye.

Yes, had a choice of completed or quilted, Didn't have the big machine at the time, no extra $$ for LAQ. Tacked and tied W/turkey tracks or 2 loops and a knot, have quitled using yarn it seemed to unravel and friz, (could have been the brand). Like cotton threads, one out there that is really thick, or all strands of embroidery thread, sharp darning needle, and a pair of sm plyers, pinned to the carpet, :) or on a hanging frame, not as painful as the carpet. (that would be on my tush)
Whatever works for you is quilting !!! No QP :)

i love to tie a quilt,,looks to me like a ole time quilt

I learned on my first quilts to tie them from my mother for years ago that is all she did. I like it for lap robes and some other small quilts.

I tied a small childs quilt once but I didn't feel I did a good job. The child loved it however I've never gotten up the courage to try it again. All my quilts go to a friend to be machine quilted. I do admire a nicely done tied quilt. It takes as much skill to make a tied quilt as it does a quilted quilted.

I tie my quilts, because I don't know what to do any other way. I can't afford to send one to the lady here in our town who machine quilts them, so tieing is the best way to complete one..

Yes! I love the comfy feel from a tied quilt.

I tie my scrap quilts. Once in a while I do both handquilting and tying.

yep I do the tie thing because after spending so much time making the tops I'm scared I will screw it up if I try to do it on the machine & since I no longer work (means no income) I can not afford to have it done for me.
But my family and friends are happy with the quilts I make them and that's all that matters. Right?

have you tried tying with dental floss?

No, but that not a bad idea , mint or regular, (you knew I would go there . ;)

Did one a while back where the tacks were hidden between the folds, think floss would work real well with that!! :)

I wonder the same thing. Is it hard to tie with Dental Floss?

I have used yarn and embroidery floss. Either one is good. Also twisted yarns that are for crewel are strong and come in a variety of colors. Watch at garage sales or craft sales at church and use whatever suits your fancy!

Use anything and a good square knot!

I guess I disagree. My mom embroidered a baby quilt for my son's first baby, It had baby animals and now I lay me down to sleep and angles. It was very nice she had it LAQed. It was very special. She makes a ton of baby quilts but usually not so personal and special. He wrote her a thank you and said he loved it because she made it but he would sooner have had one of the "real quilts" like she gave his friend. I laughted and sent him a "real quilt"!!

I love tied quilts , easy and v effective.

I tied one. It was a king size bed quilt made out of tapestry material. That worked out great!