Years ago, when my husband graduated from college, his mother made him a quilt. Not just any quilt, this was made from 5" squares cut from his old pairs of blue jeans. Tied with blue yarn, and lined on the back with flannel, this toasty warm quilt has always been our favorite. This was the only quilt he took to college with him, and once we were married, it has always been on our bed.
Alas, 30 years has taken it's toll on the quilt. The back tore, and the batting began to fall out. The back tore some more, and more lining fell out. Last year, I finally bit the bullet and tore off the remains of the batting and backing. I picked up a new backing - in the form of a flat sheet at Target, and more batting.
I spent a quick hour on the floor of the church, pinning the layers of the quilt together.
And now, the time consuming part. Tying a quilt goes faster than hand quilting, but it's still a time consuming proposition. The yarn has to be cut, and each tie needs to be hand tied. I am putting the new ties in the same spots that my Mother in Law had placed them. Originally, I was attempting to tie the knots in the same direction, but I gave that up as a lost cause after 50 knots. That was just too much detail work for me.
I began working on tying the quilt before Christmas, but I stopped about a week before and put it away for a while. I pulled it back out again last night and started on it again. I'm about a quarter of the way through re-tying it now. I'd like to think that I'll have this finished before the end of January so that I can start on daughter's quilt while it's still cold out and I don't mind having a ton of fabric on my lap!
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| Pre-Cut yarn, the needle and the quilt. |
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| Getting ready to run the needle into the middle of the square. |
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| One more knot! |
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| Another one done - so much more to go! |
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