These are my favorite ones- 8 fantastic polyester marbled ties from 1969.The one that looks like tree rings is his favorite- mine too. They really are beautiful, but...
...who has EIGHT marbled ties??
Bill recently celebrated his 80th birthday, and this quilt is a gift from his children:
The "Ties that Bind"quilt represents just a portion of his tie collection. It was put together by my husband's sister Joyce and her friend Cindy. It measures 59x80 inches, and is made up of over 50 ties. About four or five of the ties were handmade by Joyce. Some of the tie labels are sewn on the front of the quilt, and we had fun talking about the stores, long out of business, represented by those labels and the beautiful (and not so beautiful!) ties. This photo actually tones down a few of the hot pink ones...
Bill still has over 50 ties, including the marbled ones, a knit tie he wore when he was 24, and the tie he wore to his wedding 60 years ago. Bill now has the quilt displayed on a couch near their bed, so it's the first thing he sees when he wakes up in the morning. Happy Birthday Bill!
Make It...Wonderful!
How amazing! What a great story and life! Wonderful quilt too!
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful thing to do. This will be a charished family heirloom I am sure. Passed on for many generations.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Stephanie for the nice tribute to my ties. The lesson here is that ugly can be beautiful when we look deeply enough.
ReplyDeleteLove, Bill
I am so glad Aunt Joyce thought to do this. None of us will ever forget Grandpa's crazy tie collection and this was a great way to preserve some of it. I especially loved that she included some of the tie labels on the quilt.
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I love how he's peeking out from behind it like he's playing peekaboo!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful job on the quilt!
I just saw your comment on the previous post...yes, doing a group quilt sounds like a great idea. I agree, the fabric choices will make a big difference in their enthusiasm for the project. Remember that fabric store we checked out in SoHo while you were here? They had lots of options I think the girls would like.
ReplyDeleteI'm thinking we will just need to tie it rather than quilt it since I don't know anoyone in the ward who has quilting capabilities. Maybe I'm wrong.
We have 6 YW...how big of an undertaking do you think it would be to do 6 identical group quilts?
-Kate
Kate, the shop in Soho is called Purl. They have a great selection! You can also buy fabric on line. I was thinking that for a first project, how about making a reusable tote or a potholder? Small but useful! Do you have sewing machine access??
ReplyDeleteThis is awesome! Would it be okay if I posted it on my neckties blog? http://sewingwithneckties.blogspot.com
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