Hand tied quilt ideas

Learn 3 ways to finish a quilt by hand, besides a running stitch. Amanda from Broadcloth Studio shares creative ways to finish your quilt.

Tying a quilt is an easy and quick way to finish a quilt. Tying a quilt means using thread or yarn to attach all three layers of a quilt together. This is a great option for beginner quilters as well as more advanced quilters! To add some extra interest, ties and quilting can be used...

A video tutorial showing you how to tie a quilt! Use this simple quilt tying technique to finish your quilt, or add handmade texture to your machine quilting. The supplies used include DMC Pearl Cotton thread #8 and a DMC Gold Eye embroidery needle.

This is how I tied my Summer House Quilt. I am sure there are different ways of doing it but this worked out really well. I used Pearl Cotton #8 as a thread. Cut a long piece and thread a needle with a sharp point and relatively big eye but not to big. It is a bit fiddly to get the thread in but with patience it works. I choose to tie in the cross between the squares. I started about 1/4 inch (0,5 mm) from the corner pushing the needle through all layers and pulling the thread leaving about…

Tying a quilt by hand was a popular way of quilting in days gone by, but it seems quilt tying is a lost art, especially in the modern quilt era.

A warm welcome if you've joined me from the marvellous Moda Bakeshop. Here, as promised, are my favourite tips for those of you considering hand quilting your Woodruff Quilt. Or any quilt, for that matter. I love hand-quilting and find it very relaxing. I particularly enjoy the transformation of three separate layers of fabric - feeling their weight draped over my palm - to one continuous piece of quilted fabric, which somehow takes on a life of its own, feeling lighter in my hands as I…

Hand quilting is the technique of sewing together the three layers of a quilt (batting between two layers of fabric) in a decorative freehand stitch.

Learning how to tie a quilt is a great way to give some hand quilted charm to your projects. Continue reading for 6 fun ways to try it out!

Here's a nice "Sheath" stitch for tying a quilt. It's basically three parallel lines cinched in the middle and tied with a square knot....

This quilt is from Quilter's Pastiche on Tumbler. It looks like it was made from a collection of shirts. The buttons go well with the ...