Old 09-29-2008, 05:33 PM
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auntluc
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To end a line of quilting, it's necessary again to bury the knot within the batting layer.
Hold the thread a couple of inches above the quilt top. Wrap the thread 2 times around the needle (still threaded).
Pull the needle and tighten the knot. Ideally, the knot should be about 1/4" from the quilt top.
Hold the thread out of the way in the opposite direction from the way you were quilting.
This allows you to see the hole made by your last stitch.
Insert the needle back into the hole made by the last stitch
and travel in the batting layer about 1/2" away.

Come up through the top and pull until the knot is laying against the top layer.
Tug and pop the knot into the batting layer. No knot is visible on either side of the quilt sandwich.
Cut the thread close to the top, taking care not to snip into the fabric of the quilt.

You can read the entire article from Hand Quilting 101 at this link
http://www.handquilter.com/html/newtip.html
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