great idea for the ties, nice quilt

Just perfect....colorful and different.

That is the prettiest tie quilt I have seen. You did a beautiful job on it... so colorful. :thumbup:

That's really pretty. Love the look and you did a great job.Sue

I love your necktie fan quilt and would like to make one too! Was this your original pattern or did you have directions to go by? I need more detail. Thanks for the help!

Oh, that is beautiful! Great job!

Just wow is all I can say, its beautiful.

Wow,that's gorgeous. Did you already have the ties or did you have to scrounge at shops? I would like to make one and have checked Goodwill, etc. They're a little expensive for used!!!

One of my all time favorite tie quilts!!

Very nice! I just might have to start looking for ties at the 2nd hand store and yard sales. No one in my family wears ties on a regular basis, so any ties they have a minimal and they wear the same 1 or 2 ties when necessary. I know there is a lot of work in getting them ready to cut and piece but the effort is well worth it.

Sorry for this post. I am new to the forum and I see now that the information was given many times. Thank you!

WOW!!!! That is beautiful. Thanks for showing it.

Your quilt is beautiful!

Great use of those ties!! Wondered what I was going to do with the two bags I have been saving. Now, I think I know!

Your quilt is just gorgeous.

I need to go tie shopping! Love it!

Really great way to use the ties. Love the border you used too.

I love your quilt! I have some vintage ties to play with that my mother-in-law collected. I wanted to make this quilt for my brother-in-law and his wife who took such good care of mother in her final years.
I bought the Fons and Porter book and will use their instructions as a guide. I cut out some paper templates from the templates in the book and laid these out, just to see how the block would come together. When I laid out the fan pieces, they were fine on the 12 1/2" white material block as per instructions. But, when I used the template in the book for the corner piece, it was so small that it did not even touch the fan. I had to increase the curved side of the template by 1". I am glad that I used paper first before cutting the fabric.
Has anyone else had this issue or am I looking at this wrong?
Thanks!

I am so excited now. I have so many ties that have come from missionaries and now I know what I want to do. Beautiful quilt!!!

Absolutely gorgeous! :-)

I have collected ties for many years, and plan to make a quilt out of them next year (after retirement). Your pattern is just beautiful!

Love it! That's so pretty!

It came out really nice. Who is getting the quilt?

Hi All,

Here is a pic of the necktie quilt top [without any borders yet] that I started around Christmas time.
Some of the vintage necktie pieces were pretty stretchy and tended to ravel, so I sewed lining material to each piece, and turned and ironed them before appliqueing the pieces to the blocks. This took some extra time, but I hope it will help with strength and use over time. [ATTACH=CONFIG]508189[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]508190[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]508191[/ATTACH]

Very beautiful!!!

Wow!!! That is beautiful!!

Thank you so much for posting your tie quilt. My dsl rough me 3 bags of his ties. I have looked every where for this pattern and found several, but not this layout. Please tell me the size of your blocks.

My blocks were cut 12 1/2" square, before seaming. The quilt is for a Queen size bed.

I love this idea. Thanks for the picture.

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Beautiful! Are these blocks 10 inches? Did you line each block?

Oh my!! This is so pretty! Now, I know what I want to do with my old collection of men's ties.

Tie Quilt
 

If you go to Amazon.com there are some Quick Quilts from the Heart books by Fons & Porter, if you should
need one.

Peg

From the fans to the border this quilt is stunning. BrendaK

Your quilt is awesome! I have been trying to gather ties to do this same quilt but I only have about 40 ties, so it is going to be a while before I can find enough of them to make the project.

Check your local thrift shops for neckties. I have been collecting them to make bags and have found some very nice ones for $0.50 each.

Wow! Beautiful. The white really does make the colorful ties pop!

I'm looking for a quilt to use up the ties I accumulated and I have more than enough to do this one. Thanks for the inspiration.

Beautiful!!