How do you stop and start your quilting?
#11
I use the auto cutter, but i lift the presser foot and move the quilt over a few inches and then drop the PF and then cut it. That leaves longer threads to tie and bury. Takes no time at all especially if you have a knee lift.
#12
If I am straight stitching (like a crosshatching) and the ends finish at the edge, I don't do anything special as the binding will secure any ends there. If I am fmq, I just do a few stitches in place and then cut off the ends.
#17
I start quilting with a stitch length of almost nothing - say .5 or whatever your machine has that is ALMOST nothing. I stitch tht for about 1/4", and then increase the stitch length to normal, then back again to small at the end of the line of stitching. Th small stitch doesn't build up like if you back stitched, and if you've every tried to pick out stitching that small, you know it's not going ANYWHERE! Then I trim the ends of thread even with the fabric, and have not had problems with it .
#20
I agree with Patchsamkim. I dial my stitch length down to between 0-1, take 4-5 stitches, then roll the dial to 3-4, cut the thread ends. after doing this for several lengths of stitching, it will become more natural to use your right hand to change the stitch length without moving your left hand holding the quilt in place. I use a mechanical (non-computerized) Bernina 1031 mostly.
Jan in VA
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