Backstitching on blocks
#22
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Location: howell, Mi
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I don't backstitch except at the end of rows. I do shorten my stitch though, it seems to make the seam stronger. It sure saves a lot of time not to backstitch. I have never had a seam come apart, and I've been quilting a long time.
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#23
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Location: Maryland
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I don't back stitch but I do leave a small amount of thread at the beginning and ending of my seam and my quilts never come apart. What happens when you strip piece squares for 4 patch and 9 patches? Those seams aren't back stitched....
#25
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Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Nawth o' Boston
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That's clever - sometimes even with leaders and with the small hole throuat plate I find a tiny bit can get sucked in
#27
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I never backstitch, waste of time and thread for me. There's not a single seam in any quilt that is not crossed by another one at some point, so why bother. When sewing on the binding, I overlap the start and finish to anchor each.
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