Tied in knots

A sharp needle with a large-ish eye makes all of the difference when making a tied quilt! It's so very much easier than with a tapestry needle.

Whilst watching a youtube video on tied quilts I learned about the 'surgeon's knot'. It's very similar to a granny knot or a reef knot (square knot in the US), but it has an extra twist of the yarn. It's designed to be more secure than either of those knots. 

The quilt has been pinned with quilters safety pins (bent), and it has also been bound. Normally, and quilt isn't bound until the quilting has been done. As the quilting can distort the fabric. With a tied quilt, or rather with this tied quilt, I am tying it at the corners of the large squares (6"). This will not distort the quilt. It will still be fine if I decide to tie the centres of the squares as well.

I am loving the combination of the deep purple used for the edging triangles and binding, and the brilliant white squares. It's a beautiful contrast.