I finally finished the quilt made of ties for my friend
02-15-2013, 09:59 PM
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Did you do anything with the ties before you made it, like wash them or unrip them or anything like that. I have saved ties for a long time now and don't know what to do with them. Is that the only block or are there different ones? How big is the quilt? I'm sure full of questions, aren't I? haha
02-16-2013, 02:35 PM
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I started by washng them in my machine and drying them in the dryer. If they were going to go bad, that was the time to see it! They did fine. I undid the stitches holding the tie in the 'tie position'. I used a dresden plate ruler and extended it to the length I needed. I placed the straight edge of the ruler at the point where the tie began to come to a point. I did not take out the stitches at the pointed end of the tie.
I wish I had used iron-on stabilizer on the tie pieces before I sewed them toghether. It would have made it more stable, and I could have done some decorative stitches in the seams between the ties. As it is, I washed the quilt once I was done, but I will recommend that she dry clean it as I am not sure the seams between the ties will take much washing.
I just did one block. It is about 45 by 45 square. It takes twenty ties with what if guess is the regular dresden plate angles.
I wish I had used iron-on stabilizer on the tie pieces before I sewed them toghether. It would have made it more stable, and I could have done some decorative stitches in the seams between the ties. As it is, I washed the quilt once I was done, but I will recommend that she dry clean it as I am not sure the seams between the ties will take much washing.
I just did one block. It is about 45 by 45 square. It takes twenty ties with what if guess is the regular dresden plate angles.
02-18-2013, 12:23 AM
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Originally Posted by nygal
I regret not keeping all of my dad's ties when he passed away. He wore one every day for over 50 yrs. He had a BIG collection. But at his funeral each of the pal bearers wore one of his ties. It was very sweet and touching. My husband wore my favorite of my dad's that looks like a stained glass window. So at least I have THAT one.
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