Thank you for the tips! Most of the time I press my seams open...easier for me to align the seams, but find that once-in-a-while the stitches at the end of the seams come apart and I have to end up using invisible thread to mend them once the quilt top is completely finished :x ...any one have a suggestion as to how I can avoid the seam stitches from coming out on the ends other than back stitching?...I prefer not to back stitch just in case I need to do some ripping out.