Originally Posted by nativetexan
do you drop your needle down and then raise it back up and take hold of the bobbin thread to bring it to the top? that is important. usually the cause of messy thread on the back. you hold the bobbin thread and top thread and take a few stitches almost in place. then you can start quilting and stop and clip those thread ends to get them out of the way and continue sewing.
Yup, pull both threaaaads to the top, don't have a mess on the bottom, the bottom thread just lays there ,dos not meet between the layers like it should, an using a 90/14 Singer quilting needle ( new) :(