Do You, or Don't You Bury the Threads?
#21
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I bury threads. It’s a carry-over from when I did hand quilting, and I can’t stop! For table runners and wall quilts, it’s been a big step for me to pull the threads to the back, knot them, then clip them off without burying!
#22
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I learned both ways. The first quilting class I took was HAND! Arguh. Needless to say I convienced the teacher that machine quilting was fine and acceptable. When it came time to quilt I understood her need to pass on the original basics but we all live such fast paced lives we have a need for speed. I took a machine quilting class some time later. The teacher was from "Batts in the Attic". It was suggested using a few stitches in place and off you go. I do this to this day. If it's a color change I'll think about it or as previously stated if using different color on back than front but if your stitch is well balanced that shouldn't be a problem.
#23
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Please don't turn me into the quilting police, but I confess that I do not bury my threads when machine quilting. If I have to start a quilting line in the center of the quilt, or if the thread breaks while I'm sewing a line, I just start anew with 10-12 tiny stitches in place, or over the broken thread. I've never had the stitching unravel, or even be noticed in the final product. Is that bad?
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I have tried doing a few small stitches, pulling both threads up or not, and it always looks Just Awful - on one side there is inevitably a lump that really stands out. Or drawn in.
I sure wish I could watch some of the rest of you do it.
hugs,
charlotte
I sure wish I could watch some of the rest of you do it.
hugs,
charlotte
#28
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That's what I have always done. I didn't even know what burying threads meant.
#29
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I was given a table runner in swap. The threads were buried but after a few washings the quilting started to come loose. The buried threads had worked out. The were not knotted before burying. I had to redo the thread ends. I didn't mind because I liked the runner. I told the giver about it and she got upset.. Said I shouldn't have washed it in washing machine. I only told her so she would know about the problem but apparently she didn't want to know. LOL
That made me laugh.
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