Macine quilting - starts and stops

[CarolDarden]

What do you do with the beginning and ending threads when machine quilting when you want to stop the pattern before the border because you want the border to be a different pattern?

[Caroline T.]

Re: Macine quilting - starts and stops

Bury the thread:

http://crazymomquilts.blogspot.com/2...-quilting.html

[Preeti]

Re: Macine quilting - starts and stops

What Caroline said. You will need cheater needles.

http://freemotionquilting.blogspot.c...-quilting.html

[klgls]

Re: Macine quilting - starts and stops

If this is a quilt that I don't intend to put in a show (and I haven't yet) I will just stitch in place about 3 or 4 stitches and then cut the threads. Otherwise, the "proper" way is to bury the threads.

[sewlucky]

Re: Macine quilting - starts and stops

I do what Kathy does. All of my quilts are utility quilts.

Terri

[pharris123]

Re: Macine quilting - starts and stops

Couldja stop at the edge, travel along in the ditch between the border fabric and the quilt for a spell and take up with the pattern again. Until you're finished with the inside top part thingie. then do what they said? Makes sense, I hope, haven't been here in awhile!

[Angelia]

Re: Macine quilting - starts and stops

Couldja stop at the edge, travel along in the ditch between the border fabric and the quilt for a spell and take up with the pattern again. Until you're finished with the inside top part thingie. then do what they said? Makes sense, I hope, haven't been here in awhile!

Missed you, Pam. Wondered if I'd just missed your posts somehow. "Pam in the Boneyard" cracks me up every time!

[Vonnie]

Re: Macine quilting - starts and stops

It depends on the quilt which method I use. Also, if it is in an area where it won't be noticeable, I will stitch almost in place, 3 or 4 times then clip the threads. I clip the threads after bringing them to the top.

If it will be noticeable, I bring the threads to the top, tie a knot, use a Fons and Porter self threading needle and hide the tails in the quilt.

[JCY]

Re: Macine quilting - starts and stops

Are you doing FMQ or doing SITD straight stitching with the walking foot? If you're using the walking foot, you can reduce the stitch length to 1.0 or 0.5 for 2-3 stitches & just clip off the thread. The shortened stitches work both for starting & stopping. If you're doing a FMQ pattern, there is a way to bring the thread up to the top when you stop so it can be clipped off without doing the bury the thread procedure.

[pharris123]

Re: Macine quilting - starts and stops

Missed you, Pam. Wondered if I'd just missed your posts somehow. "Pam in the Boneyard" cracks me up every time!

Hee hee - living in a cemetery is an endless source of humor.

[Irene221b]

Re: Macine quilting - starts and stops

What Caroline said. You will need cheater needles.

http://freemotionquilting.blogspot.c...-quilting.html

Agreed. Cheater needles are great.