Originally Posted by Nolee
Someone please help me. I only machine quilt. I use the walking foot. I can do backing fine on potholders, place mats and table runners but anything bigger than that and I get creases in the back. I am always pulling out. It is never smooth. I pin and pin and pin so I don't know what I am doing wrong. Is the only solution to keep cutting the thread, taking a look underneath and then reconnecting thread? That doesn't seem practical.
In order to avoid those nasty little creases, I put my batting on one side only and sew that together. When the batting is sewn to one side I then put the other side on and sew show it so I can see that side. As long as the batting has been put on from the other side you don't have to do as many stitches, just enough to keep the fabric on. It is soooooooooooooo much easier! No more creases but do remember to clean your machine more often as there will be more "fuzzies" under the bobbin plate etc. (The quilt police will go nuts over this one but it works beautifully for me and that's what counts.)