With all of the machine and hand quilting being so popular these days, does anyone else strictly "tie" their quilts like I do? I've never learned to machine quilt, and quite frankly it isn't in my budget to send my quilts to someone to do it for me. I have on occasion, "stitched in the ditch" on wall-hangings, but find it difficult for me to do on bed quilts. Who shares the "traditional" tying with me?

I have done machine, hand and tied quilts. I never thought I would tie one, but I recieved a cooky string quilt made in the 50's and it was screaming for ties! It's our favorite quilt in the house. I look forward to doing some more.

I haven't tied a quilt yet (even the one I just finished which is double bed sized), but I think I might tie the one I'm about to start, because I think it "suits" the quilt. lol All of my quilting is straight stitch in the ditch or straight echo quilting, for now. I have a plan (and fabric) for one for my bed, that will be a king size, so I'm going to QAYG and try my hand at FMQ (after lots and lots of practice...anyone need a mug rug? lol)

I like doing both types of quilts when my last son was born I recieved one as a shower gift he loved playing with the yarn
he is now 15 and I have saved this quilt for his children to
use one day hopefully he'll have a boy since it is blue and white

My quilt shop was called TIED & TRUE QUILTING my mom only tied her quilts and my tops were just piled because I didn't want to TIE and didn't want to use my machine (all big Tops) Hubby said NO MORE MATERIAL to some get finished Got a used long arm started on my own tops upgraded machine in 2002 now do quilts for other people and Yes now I have more material then I can handle So I do Tie on occasion but think machine holds up better than tie or hand quilting. To each there own.

I belong to a group that makes quilts for charity (double/queen size) and we always tie them. It goes faster so we can turn out more quilts. And some quilts just beg to be tied - a scrappy patchwork or nine-patch looks great when you add some colorful ties.

I made a full size patchwork quilt with sashing, and I whip stitched everywhere the sashing crossed, so this is kind of like "tying". The back was fleece. After whipstitching, I went back and sewed a 1/4" pink satin ribbon, then tied it in a bow, sewed it down and fray-checked the ends. Eighty One of them. Eighty One. It bears repeating - I hope my niece appreciates it. It's a Princess quilt, and I know she will cherish it. But I agree - tying is much easier than quilting...and you don't have to deal with stuffing the huge size of it through your machine either!

I tie and hand quilt. I hope to someday get a machine capable of free motion quilting. Mine is pretty old, but she's a real workhorse...(and heavy as a mule) :o) Some quilts look just right tied and they are pretty quick.

I do a mixture, some are tied, some machine quilted and a special few are hand quilted. Although in my mind, I call a tied quilt a comforter.

I have been doing both. My friend only does Tie...and her Grandmother from Canada always did Tie. She like the look better. I like the look but I agree the machine quilting seems to last better. or maybe it just seems that way.

I've tied a couple using perle cotton, and I really enjoyed doing it that way. Probably will tie the baby quilts I am working on. I don't think I can handle quilting on my sewing machine ,just not enough room to give support to the extra, andf hand quilting is out, arthritis in hands, and like you, I just can't afford to send them out.

I have heard people comment that if you put a stack of quilts in front of kids & let them pick what they want----they will almost always pick the tied ones. they are softer, so me.
but, I quilt most of mine. go figure !

I have never tied a quilt.

I am on my first quilt and I am tying it. It seems like it is taking forever. :?

It's pretty quick..you do not have to do every block. Make sure to put your cutting board under the area that you are hand tying.

I tie occasionally and also machine quilt. I find to machine quilt, since I have just an ordinary sewing machine, to break the quilt down into sections, quilt those sections, then put them all together with hand stitching on the back, bind them and their done.