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Old 05-03-2011, 07:51 AM
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jljack
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Originally Posted by Quilter7x
Originally Posted by sewcrafty
I would just knot them and bury them.
Exactly. I bring the threads to the back, tie a good knot, then thread them inside the quilt to bury them. I try to leave a good 2" tail on them so they don't pop out.
You can do this with a needle that has an "open" eye...you can pull thread into the needle through an opening at the top. Pull the thread into the needle, then "sew" the thread to the back, then put the needle through the backing and into the batting and out again, pulling the thread all the way through. Trim off any little tail you get hanging out the other end. You want to have about 1" or so buried in the batting. Good luck!! It's not as hard as it may sound!
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