To reverse stitch or not
#11
The only place I reverse stitch is on the borders or whatever pieces will be on the outside edge of the quilt. That way if it is pulled while I am quilting or putting on the frame I do not have any areas that come undone. The rest is held together when the blocks are put together.
#15
Thank you for all such great tips.
I have a clearer idea now on when to and when not to backstitch.
Right now I'm doing 5" I Spy quilt combining prints with white 5" charms. It will be a full size quilt. I got two sets of 50 5" charms ea. at the quilt shop. For the rest of the charms, I'm using my own stash to hunt for fabrics with I Spy prints. This is really fun.
I have a clearer idea now on when to and when not to backstitch.
Right now I'm doing 5" I Spy quilt combining prints with white 5" charms. It will be a full size quilt. I got two sets of 50 5" charms ea. at the quilt shop. For the rest of the charms, I'm using my own stash to hunt for fabrics with I Spy prints. This is really fun.
#18
Total waste of time for me. I use a smaller stitch than default and chain stitch my blocks. When the quilt top is all together I staystitch the outside edge to reduce any chance of stretching or seams pulling loose.
#20
I don't backstitch during piecing but I just put a binding on today and took a couple of bs's at the beginning, end, and corners of the binding. I don't find the blocks come apart so I'm ok with the way I do it.
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