Frances, I understand where you are coming from with this, but I think they are a lot less likely to slip with long tail buried as Nrona suggests. Good luck!

I was concerned that with the MonoPoly not being cotton, the knots would slip. I would appreciate all comments!

I leave long tails that are knotted on the backside of the quilt and then buried between the layers

How would you all suggest starting and stopping using MonoPoly thread? I've never used this thread before and am not sure what to do.

Frances

Margo, thank you for the detailed explanation!! I have watched Linda's video as well as others, and I just couldn't see how they were bringing up the bobbin thread at the end. Can't wait to try it out!!

Kathy in CA

Does anyone else have a fix stitch? My Viking sapphire has it and when its on, the machine takes about 4 stitches in place. I use it in quilting and it's great for appliqué too.

So amazed to sign on today and see my One Block Wonder quit on the daily page. I just basted it finally and plan on quilting it soon.

Thanx Margo! I'll try some more!

Sherry when you get to the place where you want to end your stitching, just take several tiny stitches to lock the end of the seam then raise your needle and slide that area of the quilt about 9" away from the needle. Use your left hand to hold the top thread to the left and slide the stopping point back to the needle.
Drop your needle down, then back up to bring the bobbin thread back up and holding both the top thread and the bobbin thread move the work about 5" from the needle.
You can now cut all the threads from the top, right above the last tiny stitch.

Reading all that makes it sound difficult. If you will watch Linda Taylor's long arm demo, it will make more sense! She does it several times in this video:

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Regarding pulling up the bobbin thread...I know how to pull it up at the beginning of the stitching line but I can't figure out how to do it at the end. I use a domestic machine for quilting and this bit of info would be very helpful. Thanx!

Self threading needles are the best for burying threads not only while machine quilting, but I also use them when I am doing machine applique.

I still prefer to knot the threads at the beginning and end, when I cannot start/stop the line of quilting along the edges to be bound.

Yeah, self threading or easy threading. Now I've looked it up. John James Easy Threading are the ones I've used. They have a calyx eye. I think those are the only ones I've used - I don't know how different brands/styles compare to one another.

Were you thinking of self threading needles?

I like getting proficient with both... I generally tie and bury only when I'm using an unusual decorative thread or when I'm quilting something I think of as 'heirloom quality'. With some practice, five slow tiny stitches (not in the same hole - one or two yarns apart) is almost as unnoticable and this is what I normally do.

If I get a couple stitches in the same hole, or go too fast, that's where I can get an unsightly ball in the tiny stitches method.

And I generally don't tie and bury if I'm quilting in the ditch... And some slippery threads I worry about the tiny stitch method but they're harder to tie and bury too...

The two methods are just two tools in my toolbox that get used at different times for different things.

When I tie and bury, I do like the needles that you can 'pop' the thread in instead of threading the eye. Can't think of the name right now.

I tie and bury as I go. I like the look of not knowing where I started or stopped.

Maggie in E. Central Illinois