Its also another way to bind different layers of non-traditional or tricky fabrics, such as gauze or minky.

Learn this awesome technique by watching the video tutorial down below.

(Baste your batting, backing, and quilt top.)

How to machine tack a quilt instead of quilting

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Next, mark how far you want to make your stitches.

(In this case, the project was marked in a 3 grid.)

Now, for the first tacking stitches, use a wide zigzag and place the width at 6.

Tacking the quilt using zigzag pattern

After going back and forth to secure, cut the thread and now youve created a stitch.

How To Machine Tack A Quilt Instead Of Quilting

Finishing the quilt by cutting the excess thread