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Old 06-14-2013, 02:18 PM
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i call them leaders and enders, my machine doesn't usually bite
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Old 06-14-2013, 02:43 PM
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Originally Posted by grammy17 View Post
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.
Instead of just sewing onto and off of a scrap for leaders/enders, you would actually be piecing scraps or patches together. Bonnie Hunter has a system for doing this Oof course!), but I have not tried it yet. And I don't trim my leader/ender pieces, just keep sewing over them till they're so full of thread they're too thick and toss them. I mostly use them to conserve thread, my newer machine only "bites" if it's in a bad mood!
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Old 06-14-2013, 03:30 PM
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My straight stitch plate hasn't eaten anything yet, but.....
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Old 06-14-2013, 04:08 PM
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I call that tiny piece of fabric a starter. I was taught to use one when I started quilting 3 years ago, but I rarely use one. My machine doesn't usually fuss.

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Old 06-14-2013, 04:10 PM
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that used to happen with my Singer but not so much with my Janome. I have a plate on that came with the machine and so far, so good. The singer had two plates. one for straight stitching and another for zig zag or more.
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Old 06-14-2013, 04:34 PM
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my machine usually behaves, so I don't use the leaders & enders idea, but want to, to help work on a scrap quilt for someday
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Old 06-14-2013, 10:29 PM
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Most of my machines don't 'bite', but I use a leader and ender to save thread.
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Old 06-14-2013, 10:33 PM
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We call leaders etc, pigs.
I have a selection of machines and don't use them I prefer to just hold ends as I start.
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Old 06-14-2013, 10:52 PM
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my Brother doesn't bite but I use starters and enders to save thread.
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Old 06-14-2013, 11:37 PM
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Originally Posted by grammy17 View Post
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.
I am sewing two scrap blocks together as leaders/enders. The smallest scrap I keep in my "food chain" is 2" blocks. Anything smaller than that gets used as stuffing or is tossed. I always cut as many 2" squares from my scraps as possible. I keep them all mixed together in a drawer next to my sewing machine. I just grab two random pieces at a time to sew together. 2" blocks are the perfect size for leaders/enders and I really do save a lot of thread by using them. After they are sewn together and clipped off of my chained pieces I just throw them into a bin to be pressed and sewn together later. It will probably take forever and a day to get a quilt out of them, but little by little they are adding up quickly!
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