tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post7844825167406794129..comments2024-03-28T18:45:45.374-04:00Comments on Quiltville's Quips & Snips!!: Do You Leader & Ender? :cDBonnie K. Hunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16377635115790685301noreply@blogger.comBlogger43125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-25672354861941817542009-08-30T22:49:13.873-04:002009-08-30T22:49:13.873-04:00I love Leader's and Ender's! It appeals to...I love Leader's and Ender's! It appeals to the frugal part of me, using up every last bit of fabric AND saving thread, AND I love how time efficient it is. I've done at least 4 quilts completely using the L/E method--all while making other quilts. I have 4 different L/E projects sitting on my sewing desk. They all beg to be next into the machine! I have almost more ideas to make doing the L/E's than I do regular quilts. Hence the current 4 on my desk. <br />Thanks Bonnie for all your great tips. You're a gem!Passionate Quilterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15280625610653416523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-49546516429247569302009-08-28T08:43:14.714-04:002009-08-28T08:43:14.714-04:00I learned how to "leader/ender" from my ...I learned how to "leader/ender" from my mother. When I was little, she sewed all of our clothes and often would cut two garments at the same time. <br />Then, at the machine, she would sew the pieces for the designated pattern, and slip in pieces from another project. By the time one dress was finished, another was nearly completed too.Lynn Dykstrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16689293134690945439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-45939870661781840142009-08-27T16:24:13.388-04:002009-08-27T16:24:13.388-04:00I keep strips in pinks for a baby girl quilt and b...I keep strips in pinks for a baby girl quilt and blues for a baby boy quilt in plastic shoeboxes. I can always work on a future baby quilt by this method using your leaders and enders system. My favorite pattern for these is your String X. Leaders and Enders is the best quilting and/or sewing tip I ever seen. Thanks Bonnie.<br /><br />Debbie J.<br />North CarolinaDebbie Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01610913789958390802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-48707161218070583772009-08-26T06:50:03.219-04:002009-08-26T06:50:03.219-04:00Dear Bonnie,
I like your leader and enders very mu...Dear Bonnie,<br />I like your leader and enders very much. It is a theapie for me to take the little pieces in a pretty scrapquilt. I can take fabrics which I don´t like and cut it in little strips or scraps. In the quilt it looks like very nice. Scrapquilts are theapie for me and I like it very much.<br />I can´t wait to see the new book!<br />Sorry for my english, it is not so good.<br />Elke from GermanyUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18011163610511414509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-65427879107112726592009-08-25T20:55:17.424-04:002009-08-25T20:55:17.424-04:00I love leader/enders. I read about them on your we...I love leader/enders. I read about them on your website and started collecting 2 1/2" squares and/or strips.<br />I can be working on one or two quilts at a time and with leader enders I usually end up a ton of blocks for another quilt- the scrappier the better :-)<br /><br />Kim D.<br />Mahwah, NJKimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16682909560171994601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-23661873321732556502009-08-25T15:32:01.407-04:002009-08-25T15:32:01.407-04:00I use leaders/enders all the time. I have a small...I use leaders/enders all the time. I have a small plastic Rubbermaid tub with all sorts of beige and green 2" squares and stacks of half square triangles cut from 3 1/2" strips. I have already made a blue and white quilt with these two blocks and am working on a beige and green one now. My niece absolutely loves the scrappy blocks and hopes I'll save it for her wedding :-). I love the fact that I'm actually producing another quilt while sewing another one.<br /><br />Jacqui VMS Ontario, CanadaJacqui's Quiltshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04377061976067861699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-74752842634744361072009-08-25T12:38:27.383-04:002009-08-25T12:38:27.383-04:00I use leader & enders faithfully!!! I often f...I use leader & enders faithfully!!! I often find that with other projects if I have leader/enders boxed I get to skip a step because they are already made up!!!Tissyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05387303213267780741noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-64772913400285829972009-08-25T08:38:52.648-04:002009-08-25T08:38:52.648-04:00Leaders and enders serve two purposes. They start...Leaders and enders serve two purposes. They start and end a line of "proper" patchwork piecing, AND....they sit quietly until I need some mindless sewing.<br /><br />Having a 2, 3 and four year old at home during the day, L & E's mean I ALWAYS have something to sew in the few "free" minutes my girls give me.Chris the Quilterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12615808963785058447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-22675921400235548262009-08-24T17:06:37.712-04:002009-08-24T17:06:37.712-04:00I Love Leaders and Enders. I have been using Bonn...I Love Leaders and Enders. I have been using Bonnie's method for several years and my friends are amazed at how many quilts I complete. I know it is because I am always sewing two at once. The method appealed to me originally because it was a good way to be thrifty and tidy with thread. After I finished my first L/E quilt top, I was completely converted.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03731927468302848024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-24626206887352548852009-08-24T16:12:45.666-04:002009-08-24T16:12:45.666-04:00another thing I do with leaders and enders is:
I...another thing I do with leaders and enders is: <br /><br />I sometimes use them to count units as I'm sewing. <br /><br />Every 10 units I sew, I run a leader/ender through.<br /><br />Say I need to sew 48 units (one dark square to a light square for example). Every 10 units I sew, I run a leader/ender through. Then when I take my string of sewn units off the machine (with the ender still under the presser foot of course!) there is a leader/ender marking each repetition of 10 units. So I can easily see how many units I have. Just look for the leader/enders and count 10, 20, 30, remainder 6 = 36. <br /><br />Sure beats counting 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6...24 **get interrupted**...now what number was I on???<br /><br />And since I use my little binding or corner triangles so they easily stand out when sewing square or rectangular blocks. <br /><br /><br />Denise V. --Aurora, CODenisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06340904198953414646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-40079202323949886162009-08-24T09:07:56.979-04:002009-08-24T09:07:56.979-04:00Forgot to post my name on my comments-
...Forgot to post my name on my comments- <br /><br /> gardenpat <br /> Pat L- Columbus, Ohiogardenpathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00401840113446791143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-35686928328972147922009-08-24T06:17:29.107-04:002009-08-24T06:17:29.107-04:00With so many quilts to sew, using leaders and ende...With so many quilts to sew, using leaders and enders means that I can get through my "wish list" of quilts twice as fast. Thanks for sharing the technique, Bonnie.<br /><br />Heather S, AustraliaAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03916656160171492526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-31538138498474227462009-08-23T22:30:37.012-04:002009-08-23T22:30:37.012-04:00Are you kidding?! I love leaders/enders! I am alw...Are you kidding?! I love leaders/enders! I am always stopping projects to cut up more scraps for L/E'ers because I run out and don't want to go back to 'bunnies'! :D It just amazes me when I count how many 4 patches I've made with L/Eer's at the end of my 'real' project~ almost enough to finish up a second project! :) And I like not wasting thread too. ;)Sandie @ crazy'boutquiltshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00080509376985361545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-84690815855615362912009-08-23T22:16:19.286-04:002009-08-23T22:16:19.286-04:00You know when you are piecing binding and you sew ...You know when you are piecing binding and you sew the strips together along the diagonal and then cut those little triangles off? I used to throw those away before I learned about leaders & enders. Now I keep 'em.<br /><br />And get this: I used to have a personal pact with myself not to do any pattern where it instructed us to sew a square to another piece along the diagonal and then cut those corners off. I couldn't bear the thought of creating even smaller scraps. --Now, I do these type of blocks and keep the triangles (already right sides together!) and sew 'em together as leaders & enders. Cute little baby half square triangles.<br /><br />Denise V. --Aurora, CODenisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06340904198953414646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-21364603864078738802009-08-23T18:26:52.637-04:002009-08-23T18:26:52.637-04:00I had many Leaders and Enders four-patches done, a...I had many Leaders and Enders four-patches done, and when a friend called to say she was forming a benefit, I had a quilt done quick as a wink, and all I had to purchase was a solid for a border. Half of the work was already done! <br /><br />Lyn H. Montague, MIGranny Lynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05541576458508173416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-34576649943431468012009-08-23T15:42:43.757-04:002009-08-23T15:42:43.757-04:00Having raised 11 kids,I've always needed to be...Having raised 11 kids,I've always needed to be frugal and efficient with my time! Bonnie's leaders and enders have been a solution to both goals! Now, whenever I see a quilt pattern using dozens of little squares in each block- I don't panic or throw away the pattern- I get out my already sewn leaders and enders and my quilt is almost finished just as I'm starting!! I love it!!!gardenpathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00401840113446791143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-1830083356846065922009-08-23T10:51:56.819-04:002009-08-23T10:51:56.819-04:00I just figure I have a Two-fer. you know, two for ...I just figure I have a Two-fer. you know, two for one like the grocery store ads. I get my leader/ender pieces on one side of the machine, the "regular" quilt on the other and most times, by the time I finish one, I have the other almost finished as well. The thread mess is gone too so hubby appreciates a few less threads on his clothing for co-workers to notice. Of course, kitty loves the stacks of squares and has to knock them off the table and scramble them on a daily basis. See, three things! Kitty toys! CarlineLady of the Clothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10345211460859964856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-304338667828301842009-08-23T08:30:12.819-04:002009-08-23T08:30:12.819-04:00Leaders and Enders are great! They keep stray thre...Leaders and Enders are great! They keep stray threads off the floor, using what would normally be wasted fabric. And almost magically, a beautiful new project is created with little or no extra effort!<br /><br />Robin E., Newport News, VARobinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13063217257923006591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-86809427299065671702009-08-23T00:48:42.135-04:002009-08-23T00:48:42.135-04:00Upon first reading aout Bonnie's Leaders &...Upon first reading aout Bonnie's Leaders & Enders idea it took me a while to figure out what to start with first. Simple squares or even a light and dark noodles to be later subcut for 4 patches. <br /><br />The possiblities are endless and the best part for me - no matter if I don't know what direction they will "LEAD" me or not, rest asured I know I'll love where they "End" up because as part of a leader/ender project they are one step closer to becoming part of a finished quilt! ;) Thanks agian Bonnie for sharing so much with all of us!<br /><br />Love from Orange, TX<br />Bonnie M.bingo~bonniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04591187786013490106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-54630980311641289102009-08-22T23:54:30.763-04:002009-08-22T23:54:30.763-04:00Hats off to Bonnie - she saved the day with leader...Hats off to Bonnie - she saved the day with leaders and enders; I was always frustrated with the way that my triangles and squares would dig into the bobbin compartment - no more since I started her leaders and enders process. Another by-product has been all the beautiful quilts I have created; Irish Chains (pattern from her website)and some of my own creations. I keep a basket of squares and triangles next to my machine and have two quilts going at all times! <br /><br />Thanks Bonnie! We love and appreciate you!<br /><br />Char S.<br />Richland, Washingtoncannewahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17779664007846205977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-65387980655144790232009-08-22T22:18:49.336-04:002009-08-22T22:18:49.336-04:00I love the leader ender idea. I make a bunch of p...I love the leader ender idea. I make a bunch of paper foundations, because I can do that out of the sewing room, such as when my kids are doing their home work. Then I use my strips and strings randomly- just as they come out of a bag by the machine- and make either a string zig zag ( a la Heartstrings) or a spiderweb block (from your site), cutting of too long strips and dropping them back in the bag. I have made two spider web quilts and one zig zag string on the coat tails of other projects, and I don't have all those long threads tangling up the vacuum! I'm so glad I read this idea on your site!BTW_ your site is a wonderful resource- it is my favorite! Laurawoolywomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14798060848062776281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-33065658671858158322009-08-22T21:07:54.239-04:002009-08-22T21:07:54.239-04:00I LOVE surprises and when you use Leaders and Ende...I LOVE surprises and when you use Leaders and Enders you often end up with another quilt almost completed while doing something else. SURPRISE! Once I sewed Leaders and Enders of all 2" width scraps, but not necessarily squares. It grew and I ended up with SCRAPPY SASHING for Bonnie's MAVERICK STARS QUILT. FUN! I have a picture - I finished it today!<br /><br />sao in Midlothian, VA<br />drsaowens@gmail.comsaohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08864205467208610424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-34895033017634005702009-08-22T21:02:29.895-04:002009-08-22T21:02:29.895-04:00I love the idea of making more then one quilt at a...I love the idea of making more then one quilt at a time and have made over 12 quilts in year,plus saved bobbin thread in the process. The bonus is using up alot of my stash, thanks so much for your ideas.Amy.H Malvern,ArkansasAmyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01118191142748457886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-84764392573494583872009-08-22T21:00:52.243-04:002009-08-22T21:00:52.243-04:00I love the idea of making more then one quilt at a...I love the idea of making more then one quilt at a time and have made over 12 quilts in year,plus saved bobbin thread in the process. The bonus is using up alot of my stash, thanks so much for your ideas.Amy.H Malvern,ArkansasAmyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01118191142748457886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-18168094148364334062009-08-22T20:28:46.625-04:002009-08-22T20:28:46.625-04:00Leaders & Enders appealed to my frugal nature....Leaders & Enders appealed to my frugal nature. It saves me both time working on the "next" quilt, but also saves thread. Using this method, I've already sewn 52 25-patch blocks for my "Perkiomen Daydreams" quilt, while working on other projects. It's amazing how productive you can be if you just plan a little ahead. :o)<br />***Debi B in Salem,OregonQuiltinggirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02728099131608406884noreply@blogger.com