Men's Necktie Quilt

King size 110 x 110

Titled: " My Dandelion In the sky "

materials used to make this quilt

• Collect used neck ties a lot 89 total
• heavy weight quilting thread
• Sissors, pins and Lg Safety pins
• Choose a solid fabric color(light color) For background(4yd) or 1 King size sheet
• King size batting for the inside of the quilt
• pk ling/large sewing needles
• sewing machine
• thin ribbon for the triming neckties/ bowtie centers
• 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. (88 total)

The weight of this quilt: Approximately 20lbs

Cut the neckties in half making 2 stacks; one with the fat ends, one with the thin

arrange the neck tie wide ends into a circular pattern using color patterns with simularities to make a circle.

Using large quilting safety pins attach the pieces together. Thread a large needle then sew them in the desired pattern using small tight stiches.

Place a large Circular piece of coordinating fabric to cause the center circle of your system; pin it down from the reverse side; flip it over then sew it to the ties.

Lay your piece in the center of your king size background fabric; pin it down using straight pins; then sew.

Time to create mini size bow ties made from the smaller tail of your original neckties. Fold these to look like a bow use the tiny ribbon to knot in the center holding the bow together. Create a stack for step 7.

Lay the bows around the outer edges of the fabric front to create a design then using a large needle and matching thread start attaching each bow securely to the Fabric.

Using Fancy or dust thin ribbon and fabric glue. Outline every neck tie in the center circle itself. This makes the ties pop out. Also make a boarder around the 4 sides of the quilt with the fancy Ribbon.

Using leftover tails/small ends of the neckties to outline the quilt. I made 2 rows around.

Use king size battery inside the quilt. Attach top, batting and dark king size sheet backing. Pin together all 3. I did a roll over boarder showing my dark fabric that matched my center circle. Your circle size will depend on how many neckties ( wide pieces) you sewed together. Machine stitched all 3 pieces together. This was not an easy quick quilt to make 99% was hand sewn using thimbles and large needles and a box of band aids.I have made 4 total all king size. I admit it was fun to make and its a great conversation piece.