cashs_mom

When I was doing FMQ on my last quilt using Invisafil thread, I had a couple instanced when the thread broke. When this happens do you just start again with a few small stitches over where it broke to hold the ends in place or do you stop, take a few stitches out, knot and bury the tails?

I've never really been told what to do or how to handle this. Thanks for your help.

MaryKatherine

Pick up the line a few stitches back. I usually go back an inch and bring up both threads and go.

soccertxi

It depends one what the quilt is going to be used for...and how busy the backing is! If I can Really see the start and stop, I make it as invisible as I can. I bury the threads -both the start and the stop. If its a busy quilt and the start and stop will not be seen, I do a couple of stitches to lock them in , trim it all the ends and keep going...

Stitchnripper

Mostly what everyone else says, depending on the use, backing, area where it breaks, etc.

Tartan

I remove enough stitching to knot and bury the thread ends. I then start by bringing up the bobbin threads, fill in the missing section and knot and bury those thread ends.

cashs_mom

Thanks everyone. That's pretty much what I thought and what I did. I just wanted to make sure there wasn't some magic fix that I didn't know about.

JakesMama

First: I swear. Profoundly. Second: I do what everyone else has recommended above. Third: I pour a nice cold glass of white wine.

Repeat as needed.

Jingle

I have been lately bringing up top and bottom threads tie a small knot, go back past there, do a couple of stitches back and forth and go on.
I use to just go back and forth and move on.

I just make regular quilts, nothing fancy. If it pleases me it will please anyone.

NoraB

I do what Tartan does.

SusieQOH

Patrice, what is Invisafil? Have you had that problem with other threads?