Get a Dritz snag fixer (used to pull sweater snags to the inside)...pull the loose stitches to the inside and then use a straight pin with a tiny dot of fabric repair glue (Liquid stitch or fray check) to the very spot where the last stitch is buried. Will take a bit of time, but much easier than removing and restitching. I also use the snag fixer to pull out stray threads that get buried in the quilt on the batting.
Originally Posted by
carol45
So I stitched piano keys in the ditch, like 350 of them. At the end of each line of quilting, when I got off the quilt, I used the auto knot feature on my machine. Then when I squared off my quilt to bind it, I cut off all those little knots--I can't believe I did that. So now that it's bound, I have all these loose threads sticking out.
I was guessing that I need to unstitch each one, knot it on the back, and then machine SID along the places that it's become unstitched. Does anyone have a better idea?
I am not a happy camper.