Are you stumped on how to bury your quilt threads? You know the situation - you're mid quilt line and you run out of bobbin thead. Eek - what to do? Fear not, I've got an easy tutorial to walk you through step by step how to bury those threads! Plus, a video to show you exactly how to hide those threads without any backstitching required. #quilttutorial #quilting #diy #tutorial #shannonfraserdesigns #quilting101

This stumped me for the LONGEST time. So much so, that even if I ran out of bobbin thread near the end of a quilting line, I would still unpick the ENTIRE line so that I could start again. Ugh. Let’s avoid that craziness, shall we?! Until finally one day I was tackling a quilt…

I promised a mini-tutorial on How I Bury My Threads, so here it is. I go into my yard, dig a hole, put the threads inside, cover them up with dirt, and call it a day. Ha! Just kidding! I know, that wasn't even slightly funny. Once I am all done with my quilting, I usually have a few threads that need burying. I don't leave them all to the end, otherwise they get in the way of some quilting lines, but I will do a few seams, then stop for a break and decide to bury whatever threads I have so…

Tutorial No 5. How to make and bury a knot at the end of the thread This tutorial follows on from the Tutorial 2 which explains how to make and bury a knot at the beginning of a line of stitching when hand quilting. It describes how to finish the thread with a knot which […]

Learn a clever trick on how to bury thread ends which are too short to thread through a needle eye

Learn how to bury threads while quilting using simple tools. You will need a self-threading needle, a hemostat (also called a hemostatic clamp), and scissor...

Does this situation sound familiar? You're happily machine quilting away, snipping the last threads and getting ready to bury all those tails when you realize that you cut some of them way too short. You wonder just what made you think quilting late at night (or while watching Netflix, or under-caffeinated - pick your

How to knot and bury threads when machine quilting, with video.

how to bury threads in quilting

Due to several requests, I decided to write up a little tutorial on how to bury your knots when machine quilting. I've only been doing this for two weeks, but I do love how tidy it looks and how beautifully finished the starts and stops are. Here's one way to do it. To start, thread your machine and pull your bobbin thread up. Pull both threads to the side. Insert your fabric sandwich. Insert the needle into your quilt sandwich. Your presser foot should be up at this time. Now, you want to…