I totally agree, they make such a pretty stitch. I've been sewing with my Viking Sapphire 875 for the last week, sewing log cabin blocks. I noticed that the straight stitch just isn't as pretty as with my White Rotary treadle.
Sharon W. in Texas

I use a single piece from my scrap heap, any size and start in the middle. I use the same one over and over until it is so full of stitches going every which way I have to throw it away. It has worked for me for many years. Certainly no waste. Of course, I don't have nice quilt patches made from enders but....

Oh my goodness.. I feel so silly... Leaders and ENDERS!!!! I get it now!!!! This makes all the sense in the world to me now... sheesh... (slow, but sure!!)

Go to quiltville.com and Bonnie Hunter has a 2 books on leaders and enders, you can make two quilts at one time using them. Its pretty neat