Blue Bell

ditto

hopetoquilt

I just read a quilting book that had some cool ideas similar to tying. One was to use your sewing machine to stitch over the center of a ribbon and then tie the ribbon in a bow. You would stitch a ribbon on in the same places where you would traditionally tie the quilt.

Quilter Day-by-Day

I use yarn to cordinate with the quilt. But I'm doing a scrappy quilt right now and when it's finished I think I'm going to have it quilted because of all the seams. Also because it's a king size.

yellowsnow55

Perle Cotton and a long dollmaking needle

Latrinka

I use embroidery thread. I've been into cross-stitching for years so I only have 3000 skeins!

Latrinka

I use embroidery thread. I've been into cross-stitching for years so I only have 3000 skeins! Sorry, sent twice, keep doing that!

wolfkitty

I tied by first quilt because I didn't know how to quilt it. I used yarn and it's still holding up after 30+ years. My grandmother use embroidery floss, because she had blanket stitched around the blocks. The blanket stitching began to wear out. I don't remember the ties as well.

adrianlee

Perle cotton, embroidery floss, and yarn, depending on the quilt and colors.

seasaw2mch

I have used all of the above but here lately I have use the pearl cotton more often. I think it really depends on how you wanted the end results to look, stand-outish, sort of blend in or somewhere in between.

Kitsie

Look at all the posts on this subject! And I'll bet a lot of other people saw the topic and thought "Nobody ever ties quilts anymore." Just 2 or 3 more blocks to go on my "Quilty Pleasures" and it will adorn my big brass bed!