SquareOne Posted November 9, 2006 Report Share Posted November 9, 2006 Last year I made a quilt out of 103 designer silk neckties. The customer gave them to me to use (he's a stock broker and has hundreds of Hermes designer ties) and left the design up to my imagination. The finished quilt ended up being a Full/Queen size. My mom named it "Nautilus" because it looks like the shape of a nautilus shell. After I sold it to the customer, he contacted Hermes and they have it hanging in the lobby of their corporate office in Manhattan, NY. I'll try to attach a picture... :-) It is quilted using vertical and horizontal "H"s, and I came up with a continuous line pattern based on the company logo, for around the border. (Hard to see with this size photo) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SquareOne Posted November 9, 2006 Report Share Posted November 9, 2006 That one made me smile. Not only is it CUTE, but by the close-up picture, I see that Daisy's birthday is only 6 days after my own little boy was born. Love it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stagecl Posted November 9, 2006 Author Report Share Posted November 9, 2006 Love the necktie quilt. Very clever. Linda, I'll have to take a picture this morning, as the customer is coming to pick it up. I'll have to wait to post it because I lost my cable for the computer. Need to get a new one. Cheryl Mathre Stone Creek Quilting Sandy Hook, VA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xtraquilts Posted November 9, 2006 Report Share Posted November 9, 2006 I really loved the necktie quilt-beautiful color arrangement and the quilting design was well done! I had a customer make 2 bowtie quilts from silk neckties with the knots 3-dimensional. They were all set in Liberty of London fabric (white), They turned out nice. She also machine embroidered each person's name on the blocks-whoever gave her the ties... Sue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xtraquilts Posted November 9, 2006 Report Share Posted November 9, 2006 Her other necktie quilt: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stagecl Posted November 10, 2006 Author Report Share Posted November 10, 2006 Too many clever ideas out there...makes me want to go to my DSM and piece a top... Love the bowties too. My dad wore bowties to work but I don't think my mom has kept them since he retired 15 years ago. Maybe, I should check since she is sort of a packrat. Cheryl Mathre Stone Creek Quilting Sandy Hook, VA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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