Originally Posted by
Tartan
Some people start and stop their machine quilting by stitching in place or several tiny stitches. I prefer to bring the bobbin and the top thread to the top and when I am done quilting the design. I knot the 2 thread ends together, use a self threading needle to go down right where the knot is into the sandwich, run the needle along under the surface of the quilt for about an inch, come up with the needle again and snip off the extra thread. This makes an invisible end to the machine quilting.
I longarm quilt and I bury my threads.