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Old 03-25-2013, 06:37 AM
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I trim them as I go - much less boring!! And I also run a lint roller on the right side before sandwiching to get all those little threads that always seem to stick to everything..
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Old 03-25-2013, 06:38 AM
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Am I missing something here? My machine clips threads for me as I sew. After I quilt a quilt I wash it (this brings up a lot of loose ends) and go over it searching for loose ends. I can't imagine taking a quilt out of the machine to clip a thread I've just sewn. That would take way too much time. Yes, it is boring to clip all at once, but that is better than interrupting my quilting "flow".
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Old 03-25-2013, 06:46 AM
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I don't have many any more as I try to strip piece and use my next block as my leaders and enders, but I do clean up my blocks as I press them. I left one until it was done and it was boring, plus the threads were caught in other seams.
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Old 03-25-2013, 07:06 AM
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When sewing other stuff (home goods, garments), I just left that part till the end because most things would get snipped off in the construction process. But quilts have a lot more threads! Finally, on the last one (of the few I've made), I trimmed them all as I went along -- pieces, rows, quilting lines, the works. Much easier!

If I have ends I want to run in instead of snipping, I'll mark those with a little safety pin so I don't miss them later.
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Old 03-25-2013, 07:12 AM
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I cut as I go
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Old 03-25-2013, 07:53 AM
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I cut as I go along.
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Old 03-25-2013, 08:01 AM
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I am not a neat nick by any standard .. but when it comes to sewing/quilting it makes me crazy to work on an untidy block.. so I trim threads through out the process.
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Old 03-25-2013, 08:34 AM
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I cut as I go, but then when I press my block I wonder if the block is playing games with me, because there are still random threads.
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Old 03-25-2013, 09:03 AM
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I trim threads as I go and yet there are still some to trim later. I think they must grow while I'm not looking!
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Old 03-25-2013, 09:13 AM
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Originally Posted by BellaBoo View Post
I don't bother with the threads unless I'm using white fabric then I cut every one. Once layered the threads are of no importance, if there are not. I do most of my machine quilting and never had a problem leaving the threads on the back of the quilt top.

Same here, never had a problem.
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