Originally Posted by Buckeye quilter

I've made a couple of quilts from ties. The polyester ties will wear well; the silk ones will not hold up to any regular usage and the resulting quilt cannot be handled a lot. If you have a lot of ties, throw them all in the wash and just work with the ones that survive, If you only have a few, wash on gentle with cold water and hang to dry. Don't bother with any red ties-the color will run like Hussain Bolt. The non-polyester ties will have to have interfacing because they are very wonky. You can also foundation piece them, if you like. I preferred the foundation piecing. I just cut the ties into strips and sewed them to muslin blocks. I thought working with interfacing got messy with my iron melting things I didn't want melted. Just let me know if you have any more questions.