Originally Posted by
QuiltnNan
i only do the lockstitch on the quilting of the quilt, not the piecing
I was just getting ready to post this same comment. When I'm just doing machine quilting (not FMQ) and can't start my stitching "off" the quilt top, I use my machine's lock stitch option, which locks at the beginning and end of the sewn line. Then I can just clip off the threads w/o having to bury the ends.