Originally Posted by
Sneed
On my "user" quilts I use the 3-4 stitch in place method. For a competition or really special quilt I pull the bottom thread to the top when I start which is later pulled through with the top thread to the back with a needle, knotted and buried. When I stop I leave about 8" of both threads, knot them by hand and bury them in the batting/backing.
This is my technique, also. The only difference is I don't o 3 or 4 in one place, I move it just the teeniest tiny bit, and I also knot my client quilts instead of small stitches if it is custom. On all over designs, I start and stop outside the edge of the top and the binding will keep it all secure.