What Do You Do When the Thread Breaks While You Are Doing FMQ?
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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.
I've never really been told what to do or how to handle this. Thanks for your help.
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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...
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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.
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.
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