Originally Posted by nursie76
Thanks Coyote - I have it all loaded on the frame now, but too late to start quilting tonight. Hopefully I will be able to do a little each evening after work. I plan on doing an all over meander, but want to use black on the black border and dark purple on the rest of the quilt. So, if I remember what others have said, use same color top and bottom thread to prevent...hmmm...bearding, I think they called it. am I right?
Bearding is when the batting pokes through your top or back and you can see little 'puffs' of your batting. Usually caused by dull/burred or over sized needle.
Use same color thread top & bottom so that if your tension is a little off the bottom color doesn't show on top and vice versa. You may want to use a variegated thread and not worry about thread changes. I hate changing my bobbin even when it runs out because it is a pain to do.
Good luck and post pics!