It depends on the quilt what I do and where I start. If it's a medallion, I anchor around the center. If it's a sampler, I do the sashing and then each individual block. I usually do a bed-sized quilt in sections. I often back-stitch if I'm at the edge but I do bury the knots if I'm working in the middle somewhere. It really varies. A few times a year I take a quilt to a long armer for an over-all pantagraph pattern.