Tie quilt pattern ideas

Pictures - Tie Quilt - Hope this works this time. My son had to help me.

DADDY'S TIES Pattern From Cut Loose Press By Heatherly, DebIn DESCRIPTION What a great quilt for that special man in your life. Cornered Tool (CGRDH5) to create these ties. Setting them on point brings each block to center stage. This pattern is fat quarter friendly but if you can cut up some of his old ties to preserve the memories, all the better! 52in x 60in. Creative Grids CGRDH5 is required, CGR6 or CGR6LEFT is recommended. Project Time: 6 Hours +. Fabric Type: Fat Quarter Friendly.

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Good Morning to you! It is Scrap Happy time again:). I always look forward to linking up with Kate over at Tall Tales from Chiconia each month. This month’s project is one that I actually feel guilty about. My sister-in-law’s father passed away back in 2015. She gave me his ties and asked if…

This post will show you how to prepare a silk tie for quilting. I always open up my ties instead of working with them as is (closed). Usually the ties I get are from people who have passed away and the ties themselves hold a great deal of sentimental value. I believe that it is best to get the maximum amount of fabric out of each tie, so opening them up yields way more fabric for your project... First of all, I always wash the ties I will be working with. Wash a silk tie?!? I just throw them…

UPDATE: There has been some confusion about washing the ties. When I originally wrote this post I was showing another quilt maker how I made quick quilts for homeless men. Homeless men don’…

For Father's Day, how about a show of quilts made from shirts and ties? We love the idea of making something new, useful and beautiful from ...

I haven’t forgotten this project….though I have tried. Every now and then, it yells at me from under a pile of stuff in the sewing room. I liked where this was headed, but I knew if I d…