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    Old 12-01-2011, 05:30 AM
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    I believe I would just tie each corner. Beautiful!
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    Old 12-01-2011, 05:51 AM
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    Beautiful quilt. I would tie it.
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    Old 12-01-2011, 06:06 AM
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    The ties look like they are on the bias, therefore, I would tie it. Beautiful.
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    Old 12-01-2011, 06:18 AM
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    Gorgeous, I vote for tieing!
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    Old 12-01-2011, 08:10 PM
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    I would tie at each corner with the same color thread. Beautiful
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    Old 12-01-2011, 09:16 PM
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    It is truly beautiful....I think I would handquilt it around a quarter inch in from the embroidery stitches....though I know that would be extraordinarily time consuming. I just think, like Butterfly Blue mentioned, it may just give more stability to such a large quilt. Tying does look great, but I would worry a bit about it not being stable enough. Anyway, please may we see when it is finished? Please tell the lady her embroidery stiches are absolutely exquisite.....ah...to be so talented
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    Old 12-01-2011, 09:55 PM
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    Wow! that is quite the question. I really don't know what I would do.
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    Old 12-01-2011, 10:15 PM
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    Sorry, I would HAND quilt it! Tying won't hold up to the weight and might cut the silk ties depending on what they are fused to! They should be fused to keep the silk from shifting, being ripped, etc...
    Machine quilting, might not work depending on the size of this, and if heavy might not be easy to do.

    HAND quilting...simply outlines of the embroidery is my best suggestion!
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    Old 12-02-2011, 07:59 AM
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    I'm no expert, but in my opinion I think that tying would be more asthetically pleasing to the eye. This quilt is extrodinarily beautiful in it's simplicity and handworked embroidery and in its' old fashioned look, and I think that tying would enhance it even more. That being said, some have worried about the strength of hand tying. I'll leave that to the experts, and just say that to the eye, tying would be beautiful.
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    Old 12-02-2011, 08:01 AM
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    I would tie, to give it an old timey look.
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