patdesign

Exactly what I do! Works Great! :-D

ckcowl

when reversing is not what you want to do you only need to start and stop stitching with a few small stitches in place (locking stitches) i am assuming you were using the walking foot to quilt the quilt? if that's the case...why would you think it would fall apart? the piecing is what will hold it all together.
usually with machine stitching you do not have to worry about a locking stitch if the seam will be crossed by another seam.
that (secures) the previous seam.
lots of people machine attach their bindings...do a tutorial search on machine binding, you will find plenty of tutorials, help for that part. once the quilt is bound go ahead and wash/dry it...you will find it's going to be just fine :thumbup:

pocoellie

I reverse stitch with my walking foot, just slow and easy, never had a problem.

cpfrog

Thank you! This is my first quilt, and I may discover I prefer hand stitching to machine to finish my binding as well![/quote]

Yes, there is something about hand stitching the back of the binding (use machine to attach from the front) that soothes and completes all the hard work of piecing/quilting; and you get to be the first one "under the quilt" as it enfolds your lap, legs, esp. on a winter's evening!

lillybeck

Seems you already have great advice but I must say that I do not always backstitch and my quilts do not fall apart in the wash. When you add another sqaure or whatever piece you are going over that stitch again so it makes it stronger.

Carol J.

I'm just north of Milwaukee and it is raining here, what you get now in snow won't last, that is the only consolation we get
in Wisconsin. The sun comes up each morning,be patient and
glorious Spring and Summer will be here and we will wish for
cooler weather.
I agree with you, I haven't had any quilt fall apart because of no backstitching. And I reverse stitching with the walking foot all the time, have had no problems with them.
You can sew both sides of the binding if you baste both edges
together and sew once.

Carol J.

cizzors

I've got a universal WF for my new Brother. WF said do not back stitch with it. As usual, like a little kid, I had to try it :) I take three stitches everytime I need to and have never hada problem.

Chris Kieffer

THANK YOU to all of you that took precious time out of your busy days to share your knowledge with me! I am ready to jump right in and finish this quilt! Truly, thank you for building my confidence!
Chris

cbjlinda

I backstitch on my pfaff with the dual feed down all the time. never a problem.

Butterflyblue

No one ever told me that a walking foot wasn't supposed to go backwards, and it isn't, apparently a problem with my particular foot and machine (a Kenmore), because I've done it often. That said, it shows up more than if you start your stitching on 0 stitch length and move it up slowly to normal, and end the same way (except moving from normal to 0). So that is what I do most of the time now.