Sew Easy Lesson: String Blocks from Ties

www.FonsandPorter.com. If you have any old ties that are destined to end up in the charity box, consider using them for your quilting instead. Download free instructions for making string quilt blocks from ties at FonsandPorter.com/SewEasy. To see Tie the Knot, a tie quilt using string blocks, and other materials used in this video, click the links below.
Tie the Knot Digital Pattern
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Fons & Porter Ergonomic Seam Ripper
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Fons & Porter Pressing Sheet
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[@MariaLuciaGomezGreenberg]

Love your voice, friendly and encouraging. Thank you for a great idea. 😊

[@gailbrown4210]

This lady is a good teacher.

[@gloriamackenzie5462]

I have hundreds of ties I have saved over the years, now I know what to do with them. u did a lovely job thanks for sharing. nice tutorial.

[@budsmith5]

❤❤❤Thanks for this Lesson

[@tracybrewer3068]

This is a great idea and be a wonderful way to use my fathers ties I have after he passed away. Be a nice memory quilt for dad. Could even put some bits from mums and make it a special memory quilt for my parents to hand down from one person to the next in the family.

[@leandraskinner8433]

I am using that same pattern for my tie quilt. I de-constructed my silk ties & then I washed them in cold water & then dried them. In this way I will not have to dry clean the quilt.

[@scc_crmtu3619]

yes! I wash mine in cold water on gentle cycle before I deconstruct them. Works well and doesn't ruin the ties.

[@Marleena133]

Beautiful

[@jeanmanna993]

Excellent instructions. Thank you! I am making a small album cover out of my husband's ties and I can apply what I have learned in this video to my project.

[@CloudyWishes]

remembering of course that if you choose to use ties which must be drycleaned then the quilt in turn can only be drycleaned. So not such a serivcable quilt for bedding as such. Fantastic Tute so thank you for sharing xx Amanda

[@MsAmberSunshine]

Will your be making women’s jackets, dresses, skirts, and tops from silk ties would really love to see that.

[@sandracedar368]

Thank you for this wonderful use of ties! I love it! There are several excellent questions in the “Comments” section, but I don’t see responses from our P&P facilitator. That’s so disappointing.

[@MystiqueULH]

When taking the ties apart a lot of times when you open the first part of both ends then you can just pull on the string and pull out the thread and they are open. Also the lining on the top and bottom are often stitched with a chain stitch and if opening the first loop on the right end those seems easily come apart.

[@irmgardjacob4127]

Love this tutorial. Can you please tell me how you would finish off a larger quilt with this method, i.e. batting and backing and how to quilt or finish it? Thank you.

[@scc_crmtu3619]

I iron fusible interfacing onto the backs of all my ties after I open them up. I found the block seams don't open up on the seams if I use interfacing.

[@lisahochman4936]

Thank you for this. Would you recommend something other than muslin for backing? Maybe something non-woven that cannot stretch? I have a bad habit of ironing with too much force and stretching fabric!

[@amersklain4706]

What kind of thread? Would you use thread according tic the fabric? I.e. Silk thread with silk tie, wool thread with wool tie etc?

[@lucynielson2386]

Hi Cindy, I am stumped on how to complete the back of this quilt. I know you can add sashing but do you put a batting down and a backing ? Do you have a tutorial on that? Thanks

[@jyuskin]

great video. thank you.

[@jewelogle4502]

This is just a wonderful video. I have a question, ball park, how many ties would you need to have to get started on say a full size quilt? A nice gentleman gave me 20 ties and I have bid on 27 on Ebay. Wonder how many I would actually need?

[@leandraskinner8433]

A whole lot more. I have been working on one for several years.

[@TheBbelk]

Do I need to use the same number of strips for the blocks

[@iowan-ob8zz]

How many ties does it take to make a queen-size quilt?

[@MamaNadina]

Your washing instructions are not practical or affordable. I have lots of experience with using previously owned silk ties . Washing is important and dry cleaning is too expensive. You suggest making the blocks and then cleaning them. Many silk ties do-not have the dyes fixed well and shed dye. Also, anything from a thrift store gets washed as soon as I bring it home! ( Once i bought a box of 100 ties off ebay and they smelled like vomit! ) I group the ties by color and soak them in water with synthrapol ( or another “ dye catcher” detergent. ) then drip dry. After that I put about 6 ties into each large garment bag and wash the bags in my machine on gentle. I dry them still in the dryer, still in the bags. After they are clean I take them apart, iron and make sure the fabric is good, and roll them on to drinking straws starting at the narrow end. PLEASE do not encourage people to work on ties from unknown sources without washing them! Also, each fabric shrinks differently so perfect blocks can become a mess when washed.

[@cheryls4526]

how do you wash a silk quilt?

[@junesmith618]

Cheryl S drycleaners

[@nefisetaskn1997]

Çokk teşekkür ederim

[@ОльгаИщенкова]

Жалко такие галстуки порезала,из них делают очень интересные вещи,женские украшения.

[@patchildress1389]

if you don't use steam the silk won't run.