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IBQLTN 10-31-2012 12:35 PM
I don't back stitch, I set my stitch length at 2.0 and have never had a problem.

moreland 11-02-2012 06:29 AM
Originally Posted by Scissor Queen (Post 5622561)
The only place I ever back stitch is the last seams on the outer border. Everything else is crossed by another line of stitching plus I strip piece and chain piece and you don't back stitch when you do that. If you leave just a teeny bit of the chain between pieces it won't come apart.
I agree. Another reason for NOT back stitching as you make blocks concerns the ripping out--I have seldom made a quilt that I didn't have to rip something out to do over.


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