Can I do this? Will it make SID easier? I am working on my quilt and it really seems to to slow me down to get the quilt that I've squished in just right out of the machine to snip the thread after every line. I don't have long, unbroken lines to quilt, as my blocks are a little wonky. Am I making sense? I'm thinking if I brought the bobbin thread through to the top somehow after a line of quilting, I could snip the top and bobbin thread and just kind of shift to a new position.

OR...perhaps there is an entirely different and better way to do this! I don't know how to do a search for my issue!

It's standard operating procedure to bring the bobbin thread to the top when you start a line of quilting.

You do this on longarm machines, but I have never tried it on a domestic machine.

This works on any type of machine just be sure to lock off the stitches. Some people leave a 5" or 6" tail anafter the quilting is done they go back with a hand needle and knot and tuck the thread back into the quilt. Lots of work but gives a nice finish and you know the threads are secured.

I would absolutely bring the bobbin thread up. Every time I've been lazy....I've regretted it as it's gotten caught up in the stitching or I had a big glob of thread.

I do this on the longarm and my domestic. This will prevent you from getting knots on the back of your work.

I should have asked...How do I make the bobbin thread come up to the top?

I usually just leave the thread connected from one line to the next, then trim them all after a quilting session. I do need to plan things out so that I'm not crossing any untrimmed thread, so it isn't always the best way to go.

To bring the bobbin thread up, just manually put the needle through the fabric once, then gently pull on the top thread. The bobbin thread will come up through the fabric.

This is what I do...bit time consuming but worth it. If you don't bring the thread to the top it can get really messy on the back.

Thank you, Mattee!! I knew it had to be something simple I was missing.