melanieruth Posted October 6, 2009 Report Share Posted October 6, 2009 i am not so sure my stops and starts are secure. I will run the needle back and forth a few times, but when I take the quilt off and look at the back I don't think it looks so secure. Any tips or tricks? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonnie Posted October 6, 2009 Report Share Posted October 6, 2009 If you set you machine for rather small stitches and take three forward and three back right over the first three and then two single stitches in a standing position, bring your threads to the top and cut, you should be secure and they shouldn't come out....however, you will see these and if you have a lighter thread on a dark color it could really really show... its all in what you want to see. If you still feel its not secure you can dab a tiny bit of FrayCheck on the spot and I guarantee it won't come out.... If you dab a bit of FrayCheck on your button threads on a shirt, your shirt will wear out before the buttons come off...that's how good it works. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melanieruth Posted October 6, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 6, 2009 Thank you very much! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JuliaDay Posted October 6, 2009 Report Share Posted October 6, 2009 you can also leave a longer tail, make a knot and bury your thread. good luck Julia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dars Posted October 6, 2009 Report Share Posted October 6, 2009 Originally posted by Bonnie If you dab a bit of FrayCheck on your button threads on a shirt, your shirt will wear out before the buttons come off...that's how good it works. HEY!! That's a great idea!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandra Darlington Posted October 6, 2009 Report Share Posted October 6, 2009 Originally posted by Bonnie If you dab a bit of FrayCheck on your button threads on a shirt, your shirt will wear out before the buttons come off...that's how good it works. Thanks for that tip!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njquiltergirl Posted October 6, 2009 Report Share Posted October 6, 2009 Fray check can darken fabrics...and make them stiff. I use it for my kids' clothing repairs. Holds up well, not sure I'd put it on a good quilt... Just my 2¢! Lisa APQS Liberty NW NJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LinneaMarie Posted October 6, 2009 Report Share Posted October 6, 2009 Hey, instead of Fray Check I use Fray Block by June Tailor. Found at JoAnn's. No dark spots, and I think it works better. Got this idea from my local longarm group!! IMHO:P:P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonnie Posted October 6, 2009 Report Share Posted October 6, 2009 Yes if you get heavy handed with the FrayCheck it will turn white on dark fabric, but you only need to take a pin, dip into the stuff, and then touch the threads, you don't need to use the dropper. That will let way to much out, I've also been known to use a diabetic needle to drop it with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoAnnHoffman Posted October 6, 2009 Report Share Posted October 6, 2009 I use about 7 very small stitches in a row. If I pull on top or bottom thread and one moves I might go back one stitch. After you're done sewing tug the top thread till it pops the bottom thread into the batting. Cut both threads, if still worried and a dot of Fray Block. I will sometimes pull on the top thread till it pops the bottom thread into the batting and then use a self threading needle to bury the top thread into the quilt without making a knot. Then add a dot of Fray Block. I always start and stop with a lot of tiny stitches in row and maybe one or two stitches back if I have any doubt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quiltmonkey Posted October 6, 2009 Report Share Posted October 6, 2009 Originally posted by JoAnnHoffman I use about 7 very small stitches in a row. I always start and stop with a lot of tiny stitches in row and maybe one or two stitches back if I have any doubt. I do like JoAnn with about 7 teeny tiny stitches. No backtracking. Works good. But if I run out of bobbin thread, I pull thread to a point or seam line to get tails, then I tie and bury. If I am using slippery threads like Rainbows, sometimes I will dot a wee bit of fray check. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LorrieMN Posted October 6, 2009 Report Share Posted October 6, 2009 Bonnie, thank you! Each time I sew on a button I will think of you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hollyrw Posted October 7, 2009 Report Share Posted October 7, 2009 Maybe I do a little over kill but I do three or four little stitches back and forth, pull up the bobbin thread, knot and bury them. If I'm worried about the stops/starts showing, I'll skip the little back and forth stitches because it does tend to create a little build up of thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bekah Posted October 7, 2009 Report Share Posted October 7, 2009 Once again, Bonnie to the rescue:D When are you going to write that book girlfriend? I will be first in line to buy one. I never thought about fray check on just the stitch with a small dabber of some kind. the only time I used it it left hard dark places cause it gobbed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbz98236 Posted October 7, 2009 Report Share Posted October 7, 2009 Bonnie, I love the button tip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoryJM Posted October 7, 2009 Report Share Posted October 7, 2009 Is there an easy way to knot the thread before burying? I just can't seem to get the hang of it; so I always "cheat." I bury the thread and then put a dab of Fray Check on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
witha'K'quilting Posted October 7, 2009 Report Share Posted October 7, 2009 Dory, I take the two strands between my fingers and loop them in a loose knot, then insert the tip of the needle into the loop and then into the fabric and pull the ends. Or, you can simply tie one strand around the other and then do it again. Both ways work for me. Clear as mud? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hollyrw Posted October 7, 2009 Report Share Posted October 7, 2009 Dawn has a youtube video on hiding threads that shows how to make the knot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LinneaMarie Posted October 7, 2009 Report Share Posted October 7, 2009 Buy those "self threading needles"!!! They are worth their weight in gold!! I could not get both my threads in the hole, so I started using the self threaders and wa la!! They work great:D:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoryJM Posted October 7, 2009 Report Share Posted October 7, 2009 I use embroidery needles, so the eye is big enough to fit both thread through. Its the not that this "Knothead" is having a hard time with. I'm going to have to watch Dawn's you tube... Kristina...could you come over here and show me??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
witha'K'quilting Posted October 7, 2009 Report Share Posted October 7, 2009 Dory, Be right over...but maybe I should wait till the yurt is up. Linnea...I am going to look into those self-threading needles. I use a needle threader. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonnie Posted October 7, 2009 Report Share Posted October 7, 2009 I use a huge doll armature needle and leave the tails when I can at least 8 to 10 inches long...take the thread and knot close to the quilt...thread the needle and go back in right at the base of the knot.....run the needle the length and then pull out...give the thread a tug and it will bury the knot.... Do I have to come over and show you...and bring my needle? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bekah Posted October 7, 2009 Report Share Posted October 7, 2009 Bonnie sounds like a "show and tell" for our Moxie meeting:P but better bring your needles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hollyrw Posted October 7, 2009 Report Share Posted October 7, 2009 Ok Bonnie, that's a scary needle! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonnie Posted October 7, 2009 Report Share Posted October 7, 2009 Not really.....its just LONG and by using something THAT long you don't have to really even tie a good knot...it goes down and into the batting....and they don't come out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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