I'm planning on making a scrappy old-fashioned quilt (made from miscellaneous charm packs) and would like to tie it rather than quilt. Is there any particular knot that is better (or worse) than some? How about yarn, floss, pearl cotton?
Thanks in advance! This board is such a wealth of information! :lol:

I have had great success with perle cotton. Haven't tied one in awhile but love them :)
I may tie my brother's b/c he sleeps with his big dog lol

I like pearl cotton too. Try and keep a little space between where you went down and came up again and also I go through twice and then do a double knot.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PeaIyAyg_cs

I go through twice though before tying

Thank you for the link to the tute! This will be the quilt after my next one (I have several lined up to make!!) and am really excited about tying one. I think pearl cotton will be what I use.

I tie mine with embroidery floss and use a square knot.

When I was in the Oregon Coastal Quilters Guild in Newport, Oregon we tied our community quilts. We used crochet thread (easily found in garage sales and thrift stores) and used the surgeon's knot (stronger hold). Here is a UTube video showing how:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ldyWE...eature=related

I gave up tying quilts when I discovered machine tacking. Just use the zig zag stitch set on the widest width , and zero for stitch lenght and stitch inplace several stitches. It goes much faster and no pulling a big needle through the fabrics. Because it goes so much faster I use more tacks than ties, not because I need to but because I can. I have used invisable thread on some quilts.

Thanks for the additional idea. I normally FMQ my quilts on my home machine, but I really want to make a tied quilt. I may only ever make one, but I want to experience it!

Just wanted to give you a option .. you may find useful for a future quilt.

Sorry for the double post
Just wanted to give you a option .. you may find useful for a future quilt.

I have only tied one quilt, and I used embroidery floss (all six strands), and tied with the surgeons knot. I think Eleanor Burns demonstrates the knot somewhere, possibly online or in one of her books. If you use colored embroidery floss, be sure to pre wash as some colors bleed a little.

Thanks for the ideas and help. I think I'll start this quilt this weekend at an all day quilting event at a local church. My first hurdle will be NOT obsessing over the fact that in a scrappy quilt, some fabrics won't "go" with their neighbors!