Originally Posted by
NJ Quilter
Ok - call me uneducated. I read the other referenced thread as well. I know about (and do) holding the tails of thread when piecing...typically don't use leaders/enders because my machine doesn't care. But how do you you get the bobbin thread to the top of your work in the middle of a quilt??? Not really an issue for me personally as I hand quilt, but just very curious as to the mechanics of the process.
It's just like bringing up the bobbin before you start to sew.
I put the quilt in the position I want it to be, drop the presser foot and bring the bobbin thread up just like I do before I start to piece. You hold on to the top thread as you lower the needle into the hook and pull on it slightly as you bring needle back up. Sometimes you have to pull quite a bit harder than normal to force the bobbin thread through the sandwich. T h e bobbin thread will have a tent shape under the needle. Then you grab it and pull all the way through. If your work is thick, might have to use a pin or stilletto to grasp bobbin thread.
Hope this helps or makes sense.
If not, somebody will come along and edplain better than I did.
Here's a youtube linky about it:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=UEmMYMjWUo8