k_jupiter

Pulling upi the bobbin thread puts all the threads on the face of the quilt. Not pulling them up puts them on the back. In my teeny tiny mind, it is a "Who cares?" . After I have finished the binding on the quilt, I take all the top thread ends, sit there with short eyeless needle and a glass of wine and bury them in the ditch (or across if the fabric is opaque), pull the needle out an inch or two away, then trim off the excess. All the tops threads are buried. Turn the quilt over, get another glass of wine, and do the same with the bobbin threads hanging out. No threads ever work their way out. I then wash the quilt and that seals the threads into the batting. Baptists on the list can substitute grape juice. tim in san jose p.s. I use white wine.