how to tie a quilt
 

hello all is there a site that tell you how to tie or is there something on here thanks

Have you tried Google? I just did and there are many tutorials and videos on how to do this. Good luck with it.

Yes try this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YK20gl3Amvo
But try tying a quilt with yarn search find plenty.

I used to tie with yarn, until my hands complained. Then I decided to let a machine do the work by adding bar tacks in place of ties.

Personally, I hate using yarn. I'll use embrodery floss, thin nylon twine, (CRS) the heavier enbrodery stuff. BUT NOT YARN. I think it looks nasty after a few washes.

When I first started, I tied my items with crochet cotton, I think it was called Knit-crosheen. It was cotton, so the ties didn't slip, it came in colors to blend with the design, and the look was subtler than yarn. It worked well and held up till I had practiced enough to hand quilt. I think I used it double with a square knot for extra security.

I also think yotube would be the place.

http://www.quiltingboard.com/links-r...g-t212952.html

cute options from Karen Griska

the key to tying is doing it close enough together because when washed and used the layers shift a lot more than when quilted. So they tear at the tie.

I used doubled crochet thread when I tied comforters. Just take a couple of stitches about every 3-4".

I just use the multicolored embroidery thread, I normally separate it to 3 threads. If you aren't stitching in the ditch or any other quilting then go by the rule of thumb when quilting, they need to be about a fist width apart. I normally do SITD along with quilting, depending on the design and the tie. My daughter loves to tie her quilts too. She normally backs them with fleece which since I've taught her how to use the walking foot she has seen how easy it is to have unpleated fleece on the back. But you can use a straight or curved needle and run the thread down and back up again thru the fabric close together and tie it off. I've also seen where some use the auto thread cut on their machines and do the same thing but you wouldn't have the ends of the thread sticking out. You can also take some of the small designs that alot of machines have built in (like little hearts, etc) and place them ever so often and it'll have the same effect. Good luck.

I've been quilting for more than twenty-five years. I will share this (which I learned on Saturday!) Put your backing/batting/top on big flat table then take six strand embroidery floss and baste the whole top. Where you want the tie is where you catch all three layers with a stitch, then go back and cut the floss midway between each tie. You've got all the ties in place ready to be square-knotted or whatever. Works quicker than a wink, let's you see possible patterns for the ties, uses up some of that embroidery thread we all seem to have hanging around. Have fun!!

We were doing some blankets for tornado victims at church. We had a couple ladies who did not sew at all. So, I'd do the tacking like you said and let them do the tying. Worke jsut great.

A lot depends on the type of bat you are using too. If you have an 8 oz bat you'll want to use a heavier thread than a 2 oz quilt. Also, when you take a bite out of the quilt, try not to have such a wide stitch that it gathers the fabric up a lot. I usually take between 1/4 and 1/8 inch bite.