Leaders and enders quilts

What are leaders and enders in quilting? If this is a new term for you, we will help take the mystery out as we explain what leaders and enders are and how to use them in quilting.

I'm excited to share my Leaders & Enders project with you. Included is a free pdf download of my quilt plan so you can play along!

Hi, all! How's that scrap monster these days? Mine is feeling a little threatened - I'm enjoying digging in my scrap buckets to find interesting pieces for my Long Time Gone quilt! Here's the newest set of blocks I made this week... These blocks are called Crosses of the U.K. - and they are tiny! I raided my Kate Spain scraps to make these. I also decided to pull the fabric for this year's 12 Days of Christmas in July quilt along, and cut the strips so they are ready to take along on…

Check out my progress on my leaders & enders scrap quilt for this year! I'm working my way through the rainbow of scraps I've collected!

A peek into my love of fabric, piecing, and quilting!

Leaders and enders are a way to not only save a little bit of thread but make multiple quilts at one time. Find out what patterns work best.

Do you use the leader/ender system? It was popularized by Bonnie Hunter of Quiltville fame. You can click here to read her explanation of it. Anyway, since I finished the Puss in the Corner blocks …

Quiltville's Quips & Snips!!: Leaders & Enders! The Why's and How's!

Finish It Up Friday ~ Leader/Ender | KatyQuilts

My leader/ender quilt is finished! I think this is a new favorite. I kept the quilting very simple. Gosh, I love scraps! I had no idea that JoAnn’s carried wide flannels. I actually picked this big…

I’ve finally finished these leader/ender blocks! I’ve been asked to do a tutorial for these. They are very simple. For one 12 inch block, you will need 40 scrap squares cut at 2 inches,…

Hello Friends, it’s check-in day for our Leaders/Enders Sewalong. Months ago when I was working with Marcus Fabrics to develop designs for their Aunt Grace Sew Charming fabric line, I knew I was go…

Leaders and Enders, also referred to as thread savers, are just little pieces of scrap fabric that you feed under the presser foot before and after sewing. Learn how to use leaders and enders.

Pictures - My leaders and Enders quilt completed - This pattern is from Bonnie Hunter's book Adventures with Leaders and Enders . The quilt pattern is Blue Ridge Beauty done in shades of blues. I used multi-colored scraps from my scrap bin. I worked on this quilt for the past 1 1/2 years. I sewed the various elements

Katy: scrappy rail fence quilt

Okay, so maybe not exactly 2 for the time of 1. But, so far on my Leaders and Enders journey, I’m seeing some progress on a second quilt in between piecing a few others. So, the concept beh…

Quilter, Teacher, Author, Hopeless Scrapaholic! Bonnie K Hunter is the head, heart and hands behind Quiltville.com.

I’m really tired of making masks, and I think I’m done making them. So I cleaned up the mess from the last batch, and decided to do inventory of my leader/ender project to see where I w…

Leader/Ender Update – KatyQuilts

I've asked before but I'll ask again....Do you Leader/Ender while you're sewing? I remember about 11-12 years ago at a quilt retreat I went to I heard 2 of my BFF's talking about what they were doing with their Leader/Enders and I was thinking in my head "what are you talking about?". I did ask and got an explanation but I truly didn't "get" the whole thing so I didn't jump on the bandwagon. I must also admit that I don't ALWAYS do it now either but I have a few projects I'd like to make…