Do you backstitch
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Originally Posted by Zebra2
Before I send a quilt to the LAer I stay stitch around the entire quilt. Saved her alot of headaches. Now that I'm doing my own I will continue doing that.
BLESS YOUR HEART!! Wish everyone would do this!!
Zebra2, LAQ[/quote]
Okay Ladies... even if the quilt has borders? Please educate me! Do you stitch with a regular quilters 2.0 stitch or do you baste stitch it? and how far 'in' from the edge?
I'm new... it shows... ! Sorry and thanks!
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I do, but ... at the beginning, I don't forward and then back ... I sew back 1 stitch and then forward; at the end, I do the opposite. With only 1 extra stitch on either end of the seam, I don't have a thread bulk problem. It only takes a millisecond to do and saves me time in the long run. Even though I use a small stitch, I still have some seam ends to come apart if I do not backstitch and it's very annoying to have to re-sew part of a seam when I'm putting a quilt together.
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I back stitch most of the time, it is a habit from making other things for years. I do starch my finished blocks and stay stitch around each when I am done with them. I also stay stitch around outside of quilt top.
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