How to Use Natural Dyes and Hand Piecing with Youngmin Lee | Silk Tie Quilts with Alex Anderson

I washed my ties and have deconstructed a couple of them. But the silk ones are very wrinkled and I think they should be smooth before I add the fusible on the back. I have tried ironing them with a silk setting and a press cloth on both the back and the front, with and without using a light steam. I have also hung it up and steamed it with an upright iron from a few inches away. Nothing is taking the wrinkles out of the 100% silk. Any suggestions would be appreciated.

Back in the 70’s my husband saw a women who made a skirt our of men’s ties. He thought it was really cool and started collecting ties for me to make a skirt with. I started trying to do this, but the combination of ties really clashed and the skirt would have looked awful. Years later I had him help me unsew the ties and I used them to make blocks and mixed the blocks with cotton blocks. Wish I had known about bias and backing back then. I have washed this quilt with my laundry many times without problems.
Barbara Stephenson