CJQ Posted May 7, 2009 Report Share Posted May 7, 2009 I'm curious if any one has made a quilt out of men's ties. A client is wanting me to make one from her father's ties. She has at least 50. Pictures would be wonderful. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonnie Posted May 8, 2009 Report Share Posted May 8, 2009 If you GOOGLE Men's Tie Quilts you get a ton of free and books with instructions on how to do one.... I did find this picture interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daisy2018 Posted May 8, 2009 Report Share Posted May 8, 2009 I did a tie quilt , replaced a stolen quilt(ex wife took quilt his mother made years before). I copied his mother's design, crazy quilt in sashed blocks, I changed the brown sashing from the past to navy, and did gold and red feather stitching on the seams. The businessman from NYC liked it a lot, I had seen pictures of similar design in museum catalog. Advise on ties: they are silk, are kind of creepy to feel , sew, and they are always cut on the bias. They are lined, sometimes the lining comes out easily, sometimes not. They are hard to clean, so sometimes are not like working with new fabric. They fray. In short, I earned every penny. Be careful with any design requiring accuracy, they stretch a lot. All that said, I really liked how his quilt turned out, he had ties from West Point Academy, Harvard, and many others. I kept the labels when I could and put them together on the back panel. He had the last laugh on his ex..... Pat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JillFrazior Posted May 8, 2009 Report Share Posted May 8, 2009 Karen Stone has a pattern called "Untitled" that is made from ties. Mine is still a PHD, but someday in the near future I'll get back on it. Here is a link to a picture. http://www.sews.com/quilting/patterns/karenstone/1027818l.jpg P.S. If it were me, I would have my client "gut" and open the ties out before giving them to me....that part is a major PITA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Betsy Posted May 8, 2009 Report Share Posted May 8, 2009 I have just been asked to do a tie quilt too and I don't know how much to charge for it. It sounds like ALOT of work. I was thinking of using foundation piecing to help stabilize the bias fabric of the ties. Anyhow....how much do you think I should charge for a queen size quilt made from ties, foundation pieced and quilted with an all over pattern! Any thoughts?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AbigailE Posted May 8, 2009 Report Share Posted May 8, 2009 A Lot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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CJQ Posted May 8, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 8, 2009 Pricing is something I am not sure of. I would like any ideas. I was thinking of having the customer open the ties and take out the filler. I have not met her yet so I am not sure if that will work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JillFrazior Posted May 8, 2009 Report Share Posted May 8, 2009 ditto Abigail!! I have worked with ties a few times, and in my opinion, paper piecing is the best way to go....if you don't want to pp, then I would get a light weight, knit fusible to iron on the back of the silk...this helps greatly to control the bias issues. Also, Robert Talbott makes gorgeous ties...Nordstroms as well as other high end department stores carry them. There is a Robert Talbott outlet in California, and they sell 10 lb. bags of tie remnants. Opening one of these bags is like Christmas morning!! The fabrics are delicious!! The majority of the remnants are approximately 18" square....some larger...very few smaller. All the fabrics are the beautiful heavy woven silks....not thin, flimsy silk. And, you don't have to dissect the ties!! This is the phone number for the Robert Talbott outlet...831 659-4540. I have ordered more than one bag at a time and always have a wonderful variety....in other words, the bags do not contain the same fabrics. Have fun!! Last time I ordered, a 10 lb. bag was $20. +$6.00 shipping to Texas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anniquilter Posted May 8, 2009 Report Share Posted May 8, 2009 I took a class at VQF years ago with Shirley Botsford who wrote a book called 'Daddy's Ties'. She recommended stabilising the tie silk with a light iron-on stabiliser. Of course, I still haven't finished the tie quilt so can't say how it quilts! Anne H APQS Sales & Education Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sewlinzi Posted May 8, 2009 Report Share Posted May 8, 2009 That tie quilt is funky. I once hand pieced silk ties in diamonds then didn't know what to do next - threw it out in the end! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
April W Posted May 8, 2009 Report Share Posted May 8, 2009 I charge $15.00 an hour to make a cotton quilt. For a PITA silk tie quilt I don't think I would charge less than $20.00 an hour and give a rough estimate of piecing, quilting and binding charges. Quote high and you'll find out quick if they really want a silk tie quilt. Good Luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnnHenry Posted May 8, 2009 Report Share Posted May 8, 2009 I think I would ask for $.15/square inch and see how much they flinch. It's called pricing by the flinch factor. And that's not counting the quilting. Flinch, flinch! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gable428 Posted May 9, 2009 Report Share Posted May 9, 2009 Bonnie, I love that quilt. I have all of my late brother's ties [about 100] and have wanted to do something special with them. I think I may have finally found it!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonnie Posted May 9, 2009 Report Share Posted May 9, 2009 Gable...I know that picture really perked my interest as well. I don' think it would hard at all to recreate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ginnysnowden Posted May 9, 2009 Report Share Posted May 9, 2009 I made a quilt of silk ties. The ties provided to me were all wide ties. I ripped them apart and made a flat piece of them. Washed them gently. Ironed on a knit stabilizer then cut strips on the straight of grain. 3 or 4 silk suits were provided also and incorporated into the king size Log Cabin patterned quilt. Turned out beautiful. A lot of work though, it was for a dear friend and customer though (she paid me well). Ginny Snowden Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AHuffman Posted May 9, 2009 Report Share Posted May 9, 2009 Here's a link to the process I used to make a quilt from ties recently for a client. She was thrilled with the end result! This post shows how I did it. This post shows the final product. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJQ Posted May 10, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 10, 2009 Bonnie, I saw that quilt when I googled men's tie quilts. That's a lot of ties! Ginny, Do you have a picture of the quilt you did? Angela, Yours is gorgeous! What kind of fabric did you use in the borders and sashing? Did you use it on the back also? Thanks for the ideas! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corey Posted May 10, 2009 Report Share Posted May 10, 2009 HI, I USUALLY CHARGE BETWEEN $15 TO $25 PER SQUARE FEET, AND ITS REALLY UP TO YOU. MOST OF THE TIME, ITS MORE WORK THAN YOU WILL EVER QUOTE THE CUSTOMER, THAT IS BECAUSE I/WE QUILTERS LOVE THE ART. COREY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ginnysnowden Posted May 10, 2009 Report Share Posted May 10, 2009 I do have a picture, however I will try to scan it into computer and post a pic. I have never done this. The suits and ties I used were mostly dark and medium colored fabric. I purchased some wool gabardine fabric to border it and used some of the red ties for a narrow inner border. Ginny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AHuffman Posted May 10, 2009 Report Share Posted May 10, 2009 Originally posted by CJQ Angela, Yours is gorgeous! What kind of fabric did you use in the borders and sashing? Did you use it on the back also? Thanks for the ideas! I used plain black Kona Cotton for sashing, borders and backing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bekah Posted May 11, 2009 Report Share Posted May 11, 2009 Angela thank you for sharing how you did this. The quilt turned out fabulous Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lindasewsit Posted May 11, 2009 Report Share Posted May 11, 2009 I did a small wall hanging quilt for a friend. Her husband had died quite a while back when her daughter was only about 3. She had hung on to all of his ties, wanting to do something with them. Last Christmas, she hired me to make something with them for her now college age daughter. It turned out really nice and the daughter just loved it and appreciated it, but I tell you, I will NEVER make anything with ties again~! Lesson learned!! linda Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Betsy Posted May 11, 2009 Report Share Posted May 11, 2009 Nice quilt Angela. I like that pattern. It lets the fabrics take center stage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calicoquilter Posted May 12, 2009 Report Share Posted May 12, 2009 Jane, I used to work in a library and I know there are several books on making quilts from neckties. Here are a few titles: Ties-Ties-Ties: traditional quilts from neckties by Janet B. Elwin Shirley Botsford's Daddy's ties by Shirley Botsford Colleen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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