Originally Posted by Kathi Schofield
i'm about to start a square quilt with squares only and the directions say when cutting out several pieces and sewing straight through going from one piece to another with little space between....does the thread unravel since it's not tied off when you cut between the pieces.
If you use a 2 to 2.5 setting on your stitch length, it will be fine. It will only unravel if you have a looser or longer stitch length. it is a chain piecing technique that is common to machine piecing and quilting. It saves on cotton thread and time.