Old 02-08-2012, 06:35 AM
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SandyQuilter
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Hate burying threads? I never have to do that. I quilt with no knots. Cut a 36-inch thread, slide your needle to the middle, take the needle to the back and pull ½ of the thread to the back. Next, slide the needle to the center of the bottom 18-inches and bring the needle back up to the surface. Place the "spare" 18-inch thread to the side. Begin quilting, when about three inches from the end of the thread, weave the needle into the batt and cross a line of quilting, bring the needle back to the surface, and put the point of the needle into the hole where the thread comes out. Now, take the needle into the batt and cross a line of quilting, the thread will pop into the batt. Repeat for a total of three
times. Bring the needle back to the surface and cut off the thread. What you have done is buried your thread into the batt, crossing lines of quilting and it won't come out. Have used, taught and written about this technique since 1976. It works.
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