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I don't back stitch as I'm a chain piecer. I use a shorter stitch length (2.0) and that works for me. Now that I am doing more machine quilting, I'm going to start back stitching any seam that will touch the edge of the quilt. A lot of my Project Linus quilts don't have borders and I've had to fix a few of the seams between blocks before sandwiching. I'd hate for one to come apart after donating it!
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I very seldom back stitch, except at the miter corners on binding and when I overlap the end of binding. I use a smaller stitch and seams never come apart.
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Originally Posted by DogHouseMom
(Post 5622857)
I am in company with most of the others. I don't backstitch ... almost never on a pieced block. Not even on the outside edge of a block that I plan to store.
I backstitch when making garments, and I backstitch when adding my binding and on the corners of my binding. that's pretty much it. |
Thanks so much everyone, it seams like its a 50-50 on who back stitches and who doesn't ok, now I will have to decide which one to do since both ways seem to work :) Thanks again everyone it makes me feel better either way I do it will be ok so long as I watch to make sure each seam line is crossed so there will no be any unraveling :)
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I back stitch a lot, anything that is going to be handled......because they always seems to start to unravel as soon as I touch them. I especially do the seams in my borders, sashing and bindings, yes I know they will be intersected by other stitching.....but I am so old school....and would rather be safe than sorry....and with todays machines it only takes a second to push the button and go back a couple stitches...:p
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Originally Posted by Candace
(Post 5622590)
Backstitching only creates bulk and is no needed. If the stitching is coming undone the stitch length is probably too long. Quilting will secure the seams. I've NEVER backstitched and my quilts are washed frequently and used.
ditto what Candace said. I never backstitch except maybe the very outer border and that is only to reinforce it for putting it on the rack. Sometimes I remember to do it, more often I don't. I don't have a problem with seams unraveling ever. |
When chain piecing, I don't backstitch. For other instances, especially if the intersection involves lots of pieces (as in the center of a design with more than 4 pieces intersecting), I don't necessarily backstitch the traditional way on the seam but I take a few stitches backwards into the seam allowance to help secure the thread. It seems to help cut down on the bulk that way on the seam lines.
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I never Back stitch when piecing But I do leave a Small Tail of about 1/8 in !! :) If I can't leave this little Tail I take care to NOT pull at the Seams. Thats all I do.
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Originally Posted by QuiltE
(Post 5622840)
There's only one place I backstitch is on the final outside border, as it will never have a cross stitch on top of it.
But because many of my quilts are handled, used in workshops, stored and refolded, while they are still just tops, I usually run a line of smaller stitches all the way around the perimeter of the completed top about 1/8" in. Jan in VA |
It depends on the thread. Cotton will not unravel, poly will. I use poly 99% of the time and I leave about 1/4" at the end of a seam. I dont think it matters if it unravels once the quilt is finished but I dont want it unraveling while Im still working on the quilt. Leaving the 1/4" insures that it wont unravel beyond at least until Im finished piecing. Also when Im finished piecing I sew all the way around the edge with about 1/8". This keeps outside edges from popping during the quilting process.
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