Chester the bunny

I never use my thread cutter …. I find it leaves a little "bump" where the thread was cut.
Probably no one else would feel it and really my quilting is not that great that there wouldn't be other things to notice.

sue z q

Yes! Get the needle threader and knee lift too!

Dolphyngyrl

No. It's nice to have but to get something just for that no. I honestly don't even miss it when I use my smaller machine

Stitchnripper

My machine has a thread cutter, needle up/needle down, needle threader and knee lift. The thing I like the most is the needle up/needle down. I use the thread cutter sometimes, but, don't find it necessary - for me.

Rosasta0

I too purchased a Juki, but then left for vacation right after getting it, so I didn't use it for several weeks. When I pulled it out to use it, it wouldn't do anything. I re-threaded and did everything I could possibly think of and was very worried that something MAJOR was wrong with it. THEN I realized that I was stepping on the wrong end of the foot pedal and I was cutting thread instead of having the machine sew!!! DUH - head smack - LOL

dunster

I've never had one, and so I don't miss it at all. Perhaps if I had one I would become reliant on it. But then that would make it more difficult to switch off between machines, so I think I'm better off without it.

Thread is so cheap, I don't mind wasting it. And I chain piece 90% of the time, even when paper piecing.

zozee

I absolutely love mine and would highly recommend getting it. My first Janome $250 model didnt have one and I spent a lot of time cutting manually ( think short seams and hundreds of them cut twice—once ysing the cutter, then again snipping all loose threads). My top 3 must-haves when I upgraded were auto-threadcutter, 11” throat, and needle up down. I miss the thread cutter whenever I use a machine without one.

ekuw

I sew on a Janome 8900 QCP and it has an auto-thread cutter. I thought it was mainly a feature that I could take or leave. I used it a bit, but then stopped. A couple of quilts ago, I started using it while FMQ and I love it. Now, I would say it is a must have item. I don't use much when I am piecing, but a its a huge thread/time saver when free motion quilting.

Rhonda K

Hi & Welcome!

Guess you can tell from all the responses that most quilters love the thread cutter. My machines have cutters and I love them. I can set a button to auto cut when stitching is stopped or press the scissors button. Love it!

klarina

Ditto. Paper piecing is so much fun with the thread cutter.