Cutting threads
#31
Once sandwiched and quilted, no one sees what's on the inside of my quilts so what possible difference does it make if I don't waste time and weaken seams by trimming the seam allowances unnecessarily? Loose threads on the outside are a whole different story.
#32
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Join Date: Dec 2012
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Trim as I go, and made the mistake of forgetting to run over it with a lint remover at the end b4 sandwiching. Ended up with BLACK threads in the WHITE section of my log cabin. What a PITA it was to get those few out after-the-fact. My (circa 1985) machine doesn't auto-clip thread.
#39
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Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: JAX
Posts: 673
I would say I cut as I go, but then where do all the loolse threads come from on the back when I'm ready to sandwich? I think, no matter not diligent I think I am being, the more a top is handled, the more the little boogers unravel and make a mess back there.
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