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    Old 06-16-2013, 08:45 AM
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    I do use leaders, particularly if I'm piecing triangles, as my machine has been known to chew/bite the fabric from time to time. I know if I changed my throat plate to the single hole plate it would happen less, however, I frequently switch from straight to zig-zag stitching, so having the larger throat saves needles and my patience.
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    Old 06-16-2013, 09:33 AM
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    Originally Posted by grammy17
    I do not understand how you get a quilt from your leaders and enders. I have lots of little pieces. Just trim off 1/8" and keep sewing a line 1/4" from the edge until it is too small and it goes in the doggie bag with the rest of its pieces.
    Have you seen Bonnie Hunter's website (www.quiltville.com)? She makes quilts out of those and has a book called "Leaders and Enders."
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    Old 06-16-2013, 10:20 AM
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    My Janome 11K does not bite/chew....it goobles...even with a straight stitch plate..I forget to start with my leader until the mess is made than remember...I now keep a sticky note on machine to remind me....
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    Old 06-16-2013, 01:21 PM
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    Yes, I use starters and enders. They save me a lot of thread and if my machine decides to act goofy, it saves my fabric. I had never heard of them until I was in a class that was taught by my local quilting store owner. She asked were my "thread bunny" was. I just looked at her...duh? She said that she had dust bunnies under her bed, so she used a small piece of fabric at the beginning of sewing and end so that she wouldn't have to clean up by her sewing machine. So, yes, I use my thread bunny for sewing. Hugs
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    Old 06-16-2013, 02:25 PM
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    What's a leader and what's an Enders and how does a machine bite? I sewed my finger once and that bit but otherwise I'm confused!

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    Old 06-16-2013, 03:29 PM
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    My Pfaff and my Brothers both bit...bite? I bought a single-hole plate for my Pfaff. It helped but then I forgot and tried to zig zag and Oh, boy! So to answer your question. I call them "starters" and "stoppers". They are a tremendous help to me. Great question.
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    Old 06-16-2013, 09:00 PM
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    I have heard the term leaders and enders, but I heard 'hugs' first and that is usually what I call it.
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    Old 06-17-2013, 02:54 AM
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    Alright, I'll bite... what is a Bob starter? I am always learning something new on the QB so I'll be anxious to hear what it is.
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    Old 06-18-2013, 08:37 AM
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    I think Bob is another name for starter/ender if I understood the previous post.
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    Old 06-18-2013, 08:53 AM
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    I called them all leaders, because as someone else said, the ender for the group you are stitching now becomes the leader for the next group you start stitching. But I am a secretary in the "real" (as opposed to quilting) world, so started using the terms headers and footers, which are word processing terms for the top and bottom margins of a page.
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