Quote Originally Posted by Denis View Post
Patty, you don't say how many stitches you're taking when you do this. I bring up my bobbin thread and I take about 3-5 stitches forward then a couple back using the shortest stitch I have (0.5). If this doesnt work for you, make sure when you bring up your bobbin thread you leave yourself a long tail with both threads. Instead of knotting them, rethread them through a sewing needle and bury them between the layers in your quilt. This is how machine quilters and handquilters do it.

Also, when you start stitching your securing stitches, make sure you hang on to your long threads or the they'll get pulled down into the backside of the quilt and make a mess.
HI Denis,
I am not bringing the bobbin thread up on top to secure when beginning---no wonder...duh.
Now am I understanding you do this when ending a line of sts.,if so how do you pull the thread up --then to the topside & re-align end stitch & secure.
I know i am making this reeeal hard.