justme CA

Thank you for reminding me. The first quilt I ever made I did Eleanor Burns turn it inside out using the backing and batting attached system. Then I stitched the outer border firmly with my regular sewing machine and tied the center. That was made with thick polyester batting and is still my favorite nap quilt. It washes well and wasn't really a great job for it was my first but has lasted more than twenty five years. It is certainly cheaper than my long arm quilter's two hundred dollars per quilt. I'll do some than way again.

IAmCatOwned

Quite a few of my quilts end up tied just to get them done, but ALSO because family members want fluffy quilts (they are warmer). I personally use wool yarn to tie because the yarn felts and the ties don't ever come out then. However, lots of people use poly yarn - spend some time learning the special knot or the knots will come out.

As for batting, it's hard to find truly fluffy batting. A good bet is to get the thick poly-on-a-roll at a sewing store. It takes a long time for this to lose its loft,but it is a bit stiff. I really liked Joann's Soft and Crafty high loft when it first came out - fluffy, fluffy, fluffy. It was easily 3/4 inch of loft. Doesn't even reach the 1/2 inch now listed on the package. However, they have since cheapened it and you need to packages laid on top of each other to get a similar loft.

svenskaflicka1

the very first quilts i "knew" were the ones my "grandma on the farm" made. i slept under them in the upstairs bedroom--my favorite is one i still have--thirties feedsack and fabric, done in a bowtie pattern. the batt was thick grey wool, and it was tied, not "fine quilted". that method preserved the height of the wool inside, making the insulation factor that much better for that cold old house. i have three of her quilts--all three were tied. i think it was a habit that came with her from sweden, where warmth in the winter was prized over the "pretty" factor. two of those quilts were heavy enough to keep a 5 year old in bed from weight, alone! i still tie fluffy quilts for the grandkids--they love the poof more than pretty stitching. when they get older, the quilting will be prized more than the fluff...

mjhaess

My mom used to tie a lot of her quilts...That was many years ago.

JoanneS

I have a very old - probably 100 years - quilt made by my grandmother from men's shirts and trousers with battomg made from sheep's wool from their farm. It is tied. It was a utility quilt, and it is still in excellent condition - one of my treasures!

dee1245

I did not grow up with quilting. My first experiences with any kind of quilt was to help my SIL tie a quilt. That was all I ever knew about quilting. Then my MIL cut up all my old wool skirts from highschool from the late 50s and created a quilt top while I was at work. It has a sheet for backing without any batting and we tied that quilt. I am still using it. It is now about 35 years old and just as warm as the day it was made.

Roma Bauder

My SIL and I went to a quit show today. Its a community in Aurora (sp) Oregon.There were some VERY old quilts there. So much history.

KarenR

Please tell me the name of the book.

tenngal

I tie most all of mine.

GrannieAnnie

Tying a quilt will work for any age recipient and any size of quilt. The choice is yours.

And its fast, too.