jo bauer

Yes, be sure both threads are long enough to tie off on the back. Or, after you pull the thread through, if the appliqué is being done as part of the quilting, once the thread is on the back, you could just do a quilter's knot on each thread and pull thru the batting. Or, even with the blanket stitch, I just take a back stitch or two--really isn't very noticeable in the grand scheme of things.


Just remembered: when I hand quilt, one way of getting rid of a tail is to slip the needle under the top fabric and move it around until you catch the thread and side-swipe it to pull it between the batting and the top. Hope this makes sense. And of course, this depends if you are appliquéing on layers.