Originally Posted by teddysmom

I'm new at hand quilting but never could get the right sized knot to pull through the fabric. SO, I found another method in a quilting book. Insert needle about 1" from starting point, making sure it runs through the batting, then when you begin hand quilting, you will be sewing over the thread that you just inserted between the batting. I do the same thing at the end--insert the needle and pull it about 1" through the batting and cut. Do these instructions make any sense?