Originally Posted by mary quite contrary
Also, if you have already sewn clothes you don't need to backstitch when quilting. You put one set of blocks in and sew then run the next set right behind it without a break.
Oh that's very helpful. I have not sewn clothes before. When I was small, I hand stitched quilting blocks with my great aunt. But until last week I'd never touched a sewing machine. I've self taught myself everything so far. In reading about using the machine I learned about back stitching and just assumed I had to do while quilting.
In practicing my 1/4 " seams on some square blocks, I thought it was annoying to back stitch! LOL :mrgreen:
Thank you all so much for the helpful tips. I am starting with a simple baby quilt. Hopefully I won't get too bogged down.