Lyncat

How do you all "bury" the thread tails in your quilt? It's not my favorite part of making the quilt right now. The small one I am working on has a LOT!

C.Cal Quilt Girl

Explain what you mean by thread tails ??

dreamboat

at the beginning and the end of your quilting, you tie a small knotin your therad and pull the needle in between the
top fabric and bottom fabric. That way it will be buried in
your batting. Any way that is what I do.
Hope this helps.
dreamboat

Prism99

Are you talking about thread ends from machine quilting? Here is a good demo about the easiest way to bury these threads:

http://freemotionquilting.blogspot.c...g-threads.html

Lyncat

Yes, I mean the thread ends from machine quilting. Thanks!

Lyncat

I guess I need a "cheater" needle. I've never seen those before watching that youtube video. Thank you.

Boscobd

Thanks for the link to the video. I also need to get a cheater needle!

gale

I just use a tiny stitch at the beginning and end of a line and cut it close to the quilt. Is that not a good idea?

Prism99

Some people do it by machine, making 2 or 3 small stitches at the beginning and end, and the complaint about that method is that it leaves noticeable "bumps". If your method has been holding up for you, I think it should be fine. I would imagine it is not used more frequently because of the fear that single securing stitch will come out.

BellaBoo

I use a size 14 crochet hook to go into the quilt and come back out next to the thread and pull it into the batting.