Originally Posted by
carolyn125
New to SITD. Do we backstitich when we start and end the stitching? I know this is usually taboo in quilting but I'm concerned about it coming apart. Thanks
I did my SITD so I went completely across the quilt and didn't need to worry about the thread ends - they were covered by the binding.
I think many people either make several tiny stitches almost on top of each other at the end of a section or leave tails that they bury into the quilt.