Originally Posted by Boo
When chain sewing, I do not backstitch. By decreasing the stitch size you will not have stitches coming apart. I usually use a 1.5-2 stitch length. When taking the pieces to be pressed open, I also steam set the stitches before opening. The only time I backstitch is when putting rows of blocks together.
This is what I do, too, but I set my stitch length at about 2. I do like to backstitch on the seams that touch the edges of the quilt top, because they get more handling in the quilting process.