This stunning quilt was made entirely from recycled silk ties and silk tie remnants from the Robert Talbott Tie Company. Virginia Anderson says: “I have been working on this quilt off and on for over 10 years ! I am happy to have finally finished it. It was great fun collecting all the silk ties. Piecing with silk is definitely a challenge!” Her perfect piecing can be seen in the close up photo below.

We loved Virginia’s selection of patterns and colors, with the primary red, yellow and blue hues dominating.  For the design she used the “Untitled” quilt pattern by Karen K. Stone.  Recycled Silk Ties was machine pieced and machine quilted and was exhibited at the 2013 Houston International Quilt Festival.