Originally Posted by MOMBASIL53
does anyone know how to machine tack a quilt instead of quilting. we cannot remember what we did
I use a thread that either matches or highlights something in the quilt. I set the lengh of the stitch to just barely above 0, and the width as wide as I can (zigzag stitch).
I did a floor quilt for my grandson that had lighthouses on it. I used a very bright gold color and then zigzag-tacked over the light on the house.
Decide where you want your tacks-------each corner of a block, the very center or whatever then take off.