Originally Posted by
auntpiggylpn
I don't back stitch when I am piecing. Don't know if this is right or wrong but I haven't had any issues with the seams coming apart when piecing the pieces together. My thinking is that there is always an interconnecting seam when blocks are pieced together so there isn't any need for it.
I agree wtih this. I'm not sure what its called but I also "swirl the seams" (seam allowance) when ever I can to reduce bulk. In order to do that it is necessary to undo a few stiches at the end, which you wouldn't be able to do with backstitching. I do backstitch on the outside seams of the quilt.
I've spent years sewing clothes and teaching clothing construction. There we backstitch all the time. It was hard for me in the beginning to not backstitch but all in the learning proces..