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04-10-2011, 12:14 PM

#121

Nana Lynn

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Qwiltylady

I have always trimmed mine and I tuck them into a plastic bag and in the spring I put them all out for the birds to feather their nests with. The birds love them and we love the colorful nests that we find later on.

I started doing that middle of 2010, then along in mid-winter some one put on the board that it wasn't good for the birds that they held the rain water and would make the babies cold?? So I threw all mine in the trash.
On 2nd thought now, you reckon they go to the trash mountains to find all the threads. ha

04-10-2011, 12:22 PM

#122

Mgrubbs

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Join Date: Apr 2011

Location: Covington, GA.

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It is like locking a car door when out shopping--you automacially lock the doors! Some people say why, you will be right back! I cut all my threads too.

04-10-2011, 12:33 PM

#123

connie d

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I always clip mine.

04-10-2011, 12:44 PM

#124

Quilting Nana

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Join Date: Apr 2010

Location: La Verne, CA

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I have to cut my threads. It drives me crazy to have all those threads just hanginng there. I also have a machine that cuts my threads and it brings them to the back but I have to cut those also.

04-10-2011, 01:03 PM

#125

Wunder-Mar

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Lori S

I cut my threads .. I just hate working with an un-tidy block. I was raised in a family of sewers , when ever I made anything... they all flipped it to look at the back first , then the front. It was stressed that a good sewer's work was as clean and free of threads as the front. I just can't bring myself to not trim the threads.

Same here!

04-10-2011, 01:21 PM

#126

Greyhound Mom

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Hi We had a sewing teacher in High School that would deduct 1 point for every long piece of thread. You learned real fast to cut those blank blank threads!!

04-10-2011, 01:40 PM

#127

117becca

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Cut the threads - I thought i got most of them and wasn't too worried that I hadn't gotten them, but darn those boogers, they ALL show up from underneath! And now, I can't get to them

04-10-2011, 01:46 PM

#128

grammysharon

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I cut all the threads so the back is neat. This is the way I was taught that the back should be as neat as the front. :-)

04-10-2011, 02:42 PM

#129

KyKaren1949

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Location: Owensboro, KY

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I wish this site just had a "Like" button like Facebook does. I agree with so many of you, but hate to reiterate the same thought. :-)

04-10-2011, 03:06 PM

#130

pbreon

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Location: Warrensburg, MO

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Yes, I cut them as I gooooo!!! Was taught that by mom and G-Mom.... I have also heard a LAQ in our guild give a talk on the importance of Pressing, and cutting your threads...Her reason was the possibility of the threads getting tangled in the LAQ.... but I also feel the need to do tidy work as I go!!!