tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7400399864487355753.post3252451439129899133..comments2024-03-24T20:08:05.772-07:00Comments on Quilt Inspiration: Waste not, want not: quilts from men's tiesQuilt Inspirationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11976052222538291847noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7400399864487355753.post-17121890282772081912011-08-31T06:32:28.140-07:002011-08-31T06:32:28.140-07:00Great idea for recycling old company ties. Besides...Great idea for recycling old <a href="http://www.jamesmortonties.co.uk" rel="nofollow" title="company ties">company ties</a>. Besides they are wonderful apparel that enhances an individual’s over-all appearance when worn, they are also good resource for quilt.scarlet reynoldshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16212372376217699208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7400399864487355753.post-27623695008168136142011-06-07T02:53:30.722-07:002011-06-07T02:53:30.722-07:00A number of years ago I was asked to make a memori...A number of years ago I was asked to make a memorial quilt for a boy using his grandfather's ties. I had no ideas other than a kind of dresden plate. I think with a machine it might be easier and some kind of paper piecing might work to overcome the bias.Julie Fukudahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15704374750710761269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7400399864487355753.post-63729370775840776752011-06-06T11:58:25.913-07:002011-06-06T11:58:25.913-07:00Nann, thank you so much for your comment and the h...Nann, thank you so much for your comment and the heads-up ! We especially loved seeing "I've been working on the railroad", which you made from your Dad's ties. What a wonderful memory quilt. Readers can find these quilts at http://withstringsattached.blogspot.com/2010/05/railroad-ties-guild-challenge-quilt.html and http://withstringsattached.blogspot.com/2009/06/take-along-handwork.htmlQuilt Inspirationhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11976052222538291847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7400399864487355753.post-36242143613979446252011-06-06T11:41:29.810-07:002011-06-06T11:41:29.810-07:00Thanks for the link to this artist. I love to work...Thanks for the link to this artist. I love to work with silk ties! (See my 5/5/10 and 6/30/09 blogposts.)Nannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09239289676429380866noreply@blogger.com