I usually quilt in lines that go entirely across the quilt--edge to edge---so o don't have many stops/starts in the body of the quilt. But when I do have them, I take the easy way of back stitching a stitch or two and clipping the threads. My quilts are not going to be show quilts so I am too lazy to bury the thread knots. I don't think anyone other than a quilter would ever notice especially after the quilt is washed.