domestic machine quilting question
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domestic machine quilting question
I do my quilting on my domestic machine and am getting descent with SID but the quilt I am working on now has a lot of short stop and go lines. How do you tie up your ends? I have been using my fix button on my machine and have been experimenting with my tensions. It just isn't exactly the way I want it yet. any suggestions? My backing is just a solid tan so don't know if that is maybe why the ends don't look as buried as I want them to be.
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For bed quilts, I pull the bobbin thread to the front when I start. Then, when I finish the quilt, I tie all the bobbin threads to their respective front threads and make a little knot, and then use a sewing needle to bury the thread into the top of the fabric. If you tug just a bit, the knot goes under the fabric, but because it is a knot, it can't work it's way back out of the fabric.
For wall quilts, I start with very small stitches and then work up to the size I'm working on; that is enough to secure the thread and I just snip the tails off.
I find the fix button on my machine to create too large of a knot.
For wall quilts, I start with very small stitches and then work up to the size I'm working on; that is enough to secure the thread and I just snip the tails off.
I find the fix button on my machine to create too large of a knot.
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I, too, tie off my ends and bury the knot. I just don't like the look of those very tiny stitches that are often recommended for starting and stopping your quilting lines.
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