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Saturday, January 5, 2008

Bow Tie Quilt

This is a quilt I made from my friend Verne McConnell's bow ties. Usually bow tie quilt blocks are pieced, but I took advantage of the bow tie's shape and appliqued the ties onto a fabric block. The alternating "dark" blocks are from wool blend suiting fabric.
If you look at the basic form of a bow tie, you can see that a "tie" of the one end can be formed and then a short piece of the straight back band can be used to cross the center of the "tie". This makes it look "tied" rather than just a piece of fabric appliqued onto another piece of fabric. Then the remainder of the straight pieces can be used to make the accent stripe around the quilt.






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6 comments:

  1. Dreaming againJanuary 5, 2008 at 11:45 AM

    BEAUTIFUL!!!!!!

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  2. rlbatesJanuary 5, 2008 at 11:48 AM

    Thank you.

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  3. jmbJanuary 5, 2008 at 7:34 PM

    What a really neat idea R, and what a lot of work, all that applique.

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  4. rlbatesJanuary 5, 2008 at 7:45 PM

    Thanks JMB.

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  5. NUSLPMay 25, 2008 at 1:13 PM

    Thanks for the idea. I am making a bow tie/tie the knot quilt for my aunt's upcoming wedding and I was searching the internet for ideas. This pattern allows me to use a variety of colors.

    Thanks!
    Rhiannon

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  6. rlbatesMay 25, 2008 at 1:15 PM

    You are welcome. Would love to see yours when you are finished with it.

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