1st Machine quilted Scrap Quilt!
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This is a very basic scrap quilt. Didn't want to take a chance and ruin a work of art. ;-)
SID (sort of) around each rectangle and then I tied the tread off front and back where they meet. Is that what I should have done???? Looking for any hints for the future as well as helpful criticism.
Thanks for looking!
SID (sort of) around each rectangle and then I tied the tread off front and back where they meet. Is that what I should have done???? Looking for any hints for the future as well as helpful criticism.
Thanks for looking!
Scrap quilt top
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Corner view of the back
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I used to just backstitch a few stitches and cut the threads off at the surface, but then I realized that it leaves thread nests on the back sometimes, so now I start with a couple stitches at "0" stitch length and take a few more super-short ones, then move the stitch length to normal and when the row of stitches is done, do a few short and move it back to "0". Then I cut the threads off at the surface. It sounds like a big pain, but if you do it consistently it becomes a habit and you don't even think about it.
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I bookmarked this because I too am just starting to quilt and don't know what to do. I have quilted bow tuck bags and I thread a needle and take thread from the front to the back and tie the 2 threads in a knot and cut off. But this is before the lining is put on so I also wonder how to do it on a quilt with the back on.
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Originally Posted by Butterflyblue
I used to just backstitch a few stitches and cut the threads off at the surface, but then I realized that it leaves thread nests on the back sometimes, so now I start with a couple stitches at "0" stitch length and take a few more super-short ones, then move the stitch length to normal and when the row of stitches is done, do a few short and move it back to "0". Then I cut the threads off at the surface. It sounds like a big pain, but if you do it consistently it becomes a habit and you don't even think about it.
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