Securing free motion quilting
#1
Getting ready to free motion quilt my border. My question is will staying in the same spot for a stitch of two, or moving slowly over the beginning stitching, secure the ends? Thanks is advance for your help.
#4
To answer your question -- yes, that will secure the thread. However, it will give you a darker spot in the quilting design or a 'bunch" of thread. I always bring my bottom thread up, hold it tight, start quilting, then tie off and bury the threads after I've finished. It just seems to look a lot better.
#7
Originally Posted by carolaug
You can also start your quilting on the edge of you quilt in the batting, you will end up binding right over that spot.
#8
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I tend to just secure by putting a few stitches in the same place. My domestic machine (which was touted as a 'quilting' sewing machine) has a locking stitch that basically did the same thing at the end, so I got used to doing so.
So far, I have had no issues with any seams coming undone. But I am also not quilting for shows.
So far, I have had no issues with any seams coming undone. But I am also not quilting for shows.
#9
Originally Posted by luvspaper
I tend to just secure by putting a few stitches in the same place. My domestic machine (which was touted as a 'quilting' sewing machine) has a locking stitch that basically did the same thing at the end, so I got used to doing so.
So far, I have had no issues with any seams coming undone. But I am also not quilting for shows.
So far, I have had no issues with any seams coming undone. But I am also not quilting for shows.
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