Old 06-24-2013, 09:08 AM
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bearisgray
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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.
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