Quilt and bind the
Now we can change to a quilting needle. I honestly
just started to change my needle consistently and have
consistently seen better stitches. Huh, imagine that!
Curling Rocks
After you change your needle you can change your thread - if
you want to. I recommend a color that blends in with your
background fabric. I used a variegated grey thread for quilting : )
Quilted Runner
If you have a walking foot, you can switch to it now too.
Assemble the runner
Lay the backing right side down and secure it so it can't move
(painter's tape works well).
Put the batting on top - check for and remove any excess
strings or pet hair from the batting you can see; the runner has
a light background and dark strings/hair might show through!
Place the runner on top of the two layers, centering it or at least
ensuring some of the other two layers are exposed 1-2" all the
way around the runner.
Depending on how you choose to quilt the runner, put in
your pins to secure the layers. I found for this project that I was
moving pins as I quilted and that's okay on a small size &