Starting and Ending FMQ

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10-11-2016, 02:28 AM

#11

jmoore

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Eva Knight

I do a back and forth stitch 2 or 3 times then I bury my threads tails. When I run out of bobbin I remove a few stitches so I can tie the thread and bury. I like to bury the thread when I can.

That's exactly the same way I do it...

10-11-2016, 04:56 AM

#12

citruscountyquilter

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Originally Posted by Tartan

I knot my threads and using an easy thread needle, bring the ends into the quilt sandwich and clip off the extra thread. I don't leave the threads all to the end but knot and bury as I finish a section.

This is how I do it for FMQ and walking foot quilting. I like doing it as I go along so it doesn't seem so overwhelming and the thread ends don't get too tangled. Good end of the day in front of the tv activity.

10-11-2016, 05:03 AM

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quilttiger

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Pudge

By easy thread needle - do you mean the needle that has the slot at the top and you just snap the thread into it? I do own one of those and it would speed things up a bit....

Yes, the easy thread needle has a slot at the top. I have it nearby on a little mat with batting on it. This way, the threads are buried as I go along.

10-11-2016, 05:03 AM

#14

toverly

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I like to do the small stitches technique but I have just started at the edge and worked my way to the middle then out again. I always trim my quilt after quilting anyway.

10-11-2016, 05:52 AM

#15

craftiladi

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Tartan thank-you for your reply that was very helpful. Pudge, I too struggle with this so glad you posted the question.

10-11-2016, 12:41 PM

#16

Jingle

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I just do a couple of stitches back and forth and go on. The same at the end and after changing bobbins. I don't bury the threads. It works well for me. I either keep or give away my quilts, no one has complained yet.