Amy's Creative Side is holding her 4th quilt festival for all of us to enjoy. This is my first time to join. (I was a few days early and my previous post would not work so I deleted it.) Go to her site and enjoy all the bloggers' quilts!
The quilt I have chosen to show is a quilt made from men's ties.
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| "Tapestry" |
The pattern was very easy and no seams were suppose to match because different widths of ties were used, using a specific number of strips in each block.
The pink fabric was from a dress of mine that I had worn twice several years before and still hanging in the closet. (Tell me some of you save those old outfits too!) The quilting was done by a longarmer (also a friend) who did a fantastic job.
After making this, I made the decision that I prefer working with cotton fabric and not the ties. BUT, I enjoy trying new things--you just never know what you WILL like!
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How creative! I love quilts with a collaborative effort...
ReplyDeleteJennifer :)
Special creative solution beautiful Quilt
ReplyDeleteNow this is unusual! The design itself is great, and I love the way you used the tie labels! Just goes to show you can use every little last bit! Lovely quilt!
ReplyDeleteWow!! I love this, I'm not showing my partner this , he'd want one straight away. I particularly love the way you've put the tags every where. They look like they're floating.
ReplyDeleteFabulous. I love the movement in the design.
ReplyDeleteI love your quilt:)) Thank you so much for visiting my blog:)
ReplyDeleteI love the design of your quilt, but I don't think I could ever work with ties like you did.
ReplyDeletethe tie labels had interest to the quilt, I like the diamond pattern, and I bet the quilt is really heavy.
ReplyDeleteThis is an amazing quilt ! Will have to bookmarkt this side - I have a box full of ties, and I would love to do something with them. Thanks for the inspiration ;-))
ReplyDeleteFun Diamonds. I want to try a string quilt in the future after working wtih my current quilt of diamonds.
ReplyDeleteGreat layout for showcasing the tie fabrics. I love the fact that you also used the labels.
ReplyDeleteThis is such an effective design with the ties.
ReplyDeleteIt looks great and the quilting is wonderful!
Hi Linda! My tree skirt is a modified version of Linda Marcou's "Treasured Tree Skirt" pattern. Mine is for a table top tree, and it's only a 28" diameter. Thanks for stopping by Consider My Monkeys!
ReplyDeleteI love repurposing items. Great use of those ties!
I think you were very creative to use ties that way. A friend asked me to make a quilt of ties for her son in memory of his grandfather using his ties and although I had some ideas of how it might be done, I don't sew by machine so was afraid to attempt the project.
ReplyDeleteYours turned out nicely.
clever and super interesting quilt. great colors, using the tags is really a neat thing to have done, too. thanks for sharing and have a great day
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