I do both, I guess the tying is more economical if you cant machine quilt.

I have read not to 'tie' quilts because the thread doesn't last long.

The reason some charties company like C.P.S don't want to take tying quilts is that the children chew on it.Or play with it and open it up.I do a lot for C.P.S.

Most of the quilts I have seen that are tied have the thicker batting...so I call them comforters. Quilts with thinner battings are usually quilted...either by hand or by machine. There is no right or wrong though...just what you like and want to do.

I stopped tying quilts several (30+)years ago after two I put together that way were ruined after washing once. Even though it was hand washed, the batting shifted and bunched up. It may have been a problem with the type of batting, since I tied the ties closely together. If it works for you, and you like the look, then keep typing.

I like to tie my flannel quilts. It seems to fit in with the softness of that type of quilt.

Tied quilts can provide a different tactile experience that is positive. That truth came home to me last month when seeing a young girl in a hospital bed after she received a tied Linus quilt. I don't know what her illness was, but her face showed no expression. However, her fingers were continually touching and playing with the ties on her quilt. Prayer quilts -- same thing -- often a multitude of ties are placed near the top edge, so that the patient can feel the prayers from the people who tied the knots.

My grandmother tied all of her quilts - they were utilitarian and used year around. I'm still using some of them and I'm in my sixties. I would never put them in the dryer and I wash them gently, but I do that with all my quilts -- regardless of how they are finished.

The only reasons I can understand for NOT tying a quilt:

1) Some battings/waddings shift and bunch up when the item is washed

2) Sometimes the ties come undone

3) One does not care for the look

4) If one used a very thick needle, one could possible break some of the threads of the fabric.

5) If only a few ties are used - there could be a lot of stress on the fabrics where the ties are if one is using some of the polyester bats that are not needled.




Like almost everything else in quilting, there are many variables involved - so a technique that is appropriate and works well in one instance - may be a poor choice for another project.

I never heard that. Some patterns really lend themselves to being tied. Just be sure to use a surgeon's square knot (L over R, through, through again. R over L, through, through again). That way they are sure to hold and there is no risk of the knot coming out!