To Knot or Not
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I am curious to know for those of you that hand piece or quilt, if you use a knot. I know there is a "quilters knot". However, my Grannie who taught me said, "A quilt should never know a knot." Instead, she made two tiny little stitches at the beginning and end. It is amazing that I remember this from a very small child. As I am working on the vintage quilts, I find her two tiny little stitches. I can tell when a quilt was quilted by a group (quilting bee) because I find knots.
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Quilter's knots are normally hidden inside the batting. They would not be actually seen on the quilt. The knots are "popped" through the top.
You could do both -- a quilter's knot and a little backstitch or double stitch at the beginning.
You could do both -- a quilter's knot and a little backstitch or double stitch at the beginning.
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