Originally Posted by quilter68

I cut the tails up to the first knuckle of my index finger.

I figure that before we had these jazzy rulers people used something to measure. When I hand hem something I use my thumb width as a measure for spacing the stitches and my little finger for baby dresses.

Originally Posted by mimistutz

I have made three scappy lap quilts for the local VA hospital. I decided to tie the last one for practice and to see if I liked it. I found on here that yarn is not the best for tying and how to run the thread. I used six strands of embroidery thread and a square knot and am almost done. What I haven't been able to find out is how short/long do you cut the "tails" after tying? Is there an average? Right now mine are about 1" - 1 1/2"
Also, my batting said it could be quilted up to 10". My ties are about 4 1/2" - 5" apart. I was thinking tied quilting needed to be a little closer, so do you think this is ok?