Originally Posted by tortoisethreads
I am still learning. I tend to stress out while I'm machine quilting. The first 2 quilts I did on the machine kept puckering and folding on the back. Ugh, it made me nuts. Now, I stop every few stitches and feel the back to make sure. I like the control of hand quilting, but I like the stippling effect of machine quilting.
You have to make sure when you're basting your quilt that you get the backing taut so you don't get puckers when you're quilting. I use the size #1 curved quilter's safety pins.
Sharon W. in Texas