Tie Knot Quilt Pattern

Cut the strips 1 2 inch wide and tie 2 strips together rather than top and bottom make sure you have an even number of strips on each side.

Tie knot quilt pattern.

Do the same thing on top of the first loop and tighten down the knot by pulling both ends firmly. To practice take two ends of the thread and loop them together as if you were beginning to tie your shoes. Pk ling large sewing needles. King size batting for the inside of the quilt.

Tie the knot quilt pattern download. 1 king size bed sheet for backing dark color time frame for making this quilt is about 2 to 3 months i worked on this quilt on weekends and collected neckties from church members and thrift stores. After the x is finished for the second time you are left with two hanging pieces of thread on the back of the quilt. Thin ribbon for the triming neckties bowtie centers.

There are essentially two kinds of necktie quilts. You may prefer to cut your yarn in the middle between 2 x s and tie a square knot or a cute bow tack the center of the bow to keep it a bow. Practice tying a square knot as this will be used on all the quilt ties. Now the quilt is prepared for the photo shoot.

As long as it stays in place that s the key. Enjoy the tie the knot digital pattern from love of quilting november december 2012 issue. If you will bind the quilt pillowcase style sewing the quilt around the outer edges then turning it inside out like a pillowcase with no binding strips around the quilt edge stitch the edges and turn the quilt right side out before you tie it. Necktie quilt layer cake quilts bright quilts star quilt patterns contemporary quilts cotton quilting fabric quilting designs quilting ideas fabric squares.

It was not square. A square knot consists of two knots that are tied together. Article by v sirag. I like to tie a square knot but you can also just tie a double knot.

After you have taken a stitch leave a 2 3 tail and tie a knot. Leaving a tail and then going from one x to another with one long piece of yarn is more efficient even if you want to cut in the middle and knot. Thread a piece of embroidery floss and starting in the center of the quilt take a small stitch making sure to catch each of the three layers. Pull the knot tight and trim the tie leaving at least a 1 4 of thread.

Double knot those two pieces of thread into a square knot by first knotting right over left and then knotting again left over right. Another method is to cut the strips and make a slip knot at the top of each then pull the knots tight. If you will make a necktie quilt that will act as a memory quilt for a particular loved one then you must include different mementos into the whole quilt pattern.