spokanequilter

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..

Sierra

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".

irishrose

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.

toolazy

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.

TeresaS

I cut as I go

mighty

I cut as I go along.

Lori S

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.

michelleoc

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.

ELP

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!

trif

Same here, never had a problem.