Annie68

Phew, very pleased to read all looks good in the end. I've struggled with removing stitches because of pleats on the back, I'm sure it's happened to most of us.

feline fanatic

Ugh, I hate it when that happens. I quilted a pleat in the back of my Karyukai quilt but it was my quilt so I just left it. But since then I have gotten into the habit of checking well and giving my backing fabric a good strong tug on both sides with every advance before attaching the side clamps. Then I look again to make sure I have no ripples. Amazing how a situation like this makes you form new habits!

tessagin

So happy everything worked out for you. As far as the needle goes, I found a big blue magnet with a handle that picks things up pretty good from the tightest spaces. Have had trouble with my back so little painful depending on how I bend, so I just clamped it to the end of a yardstick. It's great for those objects hard to get to.

quiltstringz

Great save and thanks for sharing! Now hoping I will remember it when it happens to me!!!