Leaders and enders quilt book

The queen of leaders and enders is bonnie hunter at quiltville. I have both for about the last year ive been making 4patches using 2 for my leaderender project. Tagged with bonnie hunter, bonnie hunters quilt nine in the middle. Fast and accurate because you dont draw lines on fabric. I didnt think of doing leaders and enders before but it makes sense as explained in the book, its a way to warm up and make another quilt at the same time. I was first introduced to the concept of a leaders and enders project by brenda of pink castle fabrics, at one the camp stitchalot retreats i attended with her. Here are a few leader and ender quilts i found around the web. Katrina kahn of sunshower quilts demonstrates how to turn your quilting scraps into colourful 2 squares, using the accuquilt go. I did just that, for a time, after reading the suggestion in a magazine article years ago. The quilts she has in the book dont look like simple patchwork quilts either. If you piece scraps of fabric for the leaders and enders, you will be piecing together a scrap quilt at the same time.

In this, the longawaited sequel to adventures with leaders and enders, find 12 more scrap quilts. I did this a few years ago and then went about my regular piecing while making these 16patches and 10block half blocks. Leaders and enders are a great way to work on a quilt in the midst of all your other sewing. I just ordered the quilt book by bonnie hunter called leaders and enders i thought that it might have some simple patterns in it that my dh could make. I have been using her revolutionary idea for probably at least 10 years since her first book was published in 2010 and she had shared this technique on her blog before that. Hunter 2010, paperback at the best online prices at ebay. Make even more quilts in less time paperback apr 7 2014. Ive done 3 donation quilts using string blocks, so its time to. Efficient quilting with leaders and enders the crafty.

It isnt something ive tried to do before, but i wont be afraid to try it again in the future. Press those cut them apart, do what you have to do to get ready for the next run. Piece quilts faster, work on more than one quilt simultaneously, and save money, fabric and thread with bonnie hunters leaders and enders concept. I have a ton of scraps and need to make better use of them. Make them into strips that you already have cut and stashed, ready to go beside your machine. And, are the patterns simple enough for beginning quilter to do. Leaders and enders quilt well, i started using a single charm pack as leaders and enders about 2 years ago.

The leaders and enders technique is a great way to work on a quilt in the midst of all your other sewing. Learn the basics of leaders and enders, made popular by bonnie hunter. Bonnies idea is to put the leaders and enders to good use. Great book, really like the explanations as well as the patterns suggested. The book contains 12 large project quilts, and lots of information on working with scraps that you wont want to miss. First of all, im glad so many if you enjoyed the little pattern matching tutorial the other day.

It is an easy way to make a scrappy baby quiltat the same time as you finish whatever you are working on now. Really you could do almost any quilt as a leader and ender quilt. This is a post about a sewing concept that i learned from bonnie hunter called leaderenders. I chain piece most of my items even when making a dress or seatcover,but now i will throw in some leaders and enders to save even more thread and time. Leaders and enders quilts color girl quilts by sharon. The book includes an even dozen patterns for very scrappy quilts made using the leaders and enders technique. I had these parts leftover from a twin size quilt i made a few years ago. Efficient quilting with leaders and enders the crafty quilter. Your leaders and enders is a complte revelation to me as a new quilter who has only just started 3 months ago. What if you could piece quilts even faster, work on. I first learned about these in a beginner quilting class back in 2005. She has written books and patterns using this technique.

You can have that next quilt nearly half pieced by the time you finish your current top. In this, the longawaited sequel to adventures with leaders and enders, find 12 more scrap quilts that can be pieced in between the lines of other sewing. She has two books available on the subject of using precut block pieces to start and end your chain piecing. There is a quilt in the book no scrap left behind by amanda jean nyberg that i thought would be fun to make when i have accumulated enough.

I am just not organized enough to do a leadersenders project. Im thinking it wont take long to make a doll quilt from these units. You can reuse the same leaders and enders over and over or some people are such amazing multitaskers that they can make whole leader and ender quilts. I ordered the book you mentioned from the library, thanks for the info. See more ideas about quilts, scrappy quilts and quilting projects.

But because i havent always planned what leaders and enders to use, i grab my box of odd shaped and sized fabric and sew them each together improv into a scrappy block or i in the same colour slab. It is from bonnie hunters adventures with leaders and enders book. They are simply an efficient use of your sewing time. Without even trying, i finished up all these blocks while sewing other quilts. I keep my leaderender projects in my desk drawer so they are easy. Another thing i do as leadersenders sometimes a string block. I made my grandsons graduation quilt this way and used many fabrics from quilts id made for his family. And its making a tiny dent in those postage stamp pieces. Soon you will have enough to cut them into pieces and make a quilt out of them.

So i started sewing 9 patches the same way, using red and neutral squares as leadersenders. Last week, i added some borders to make this into a twin sized charity quilt. They help with the chain piecing and if i have planned it right i am well on the way to another quilt top. When the mail came i stole a few guilty minutes to read through the first pages of this book about leaders and enders and how to set up a system to use your scraps. Bonnie hunter quilting board how to finish a quilt blue quilts blue ridge it is finished bed squares.

Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The ones on the front of the book looked pretty and simple. Due to its large file size, this book may take longer to download. More adventures with leaders and enders by bonnie k. What if you could piece quilts even faster, work on more than one quilt simultaneously and save money, fabric and thread all at the same time. The hundred patch charm quilt uses 100 twoinch squares in each of 12 scrap quilt blocks.

I am still turning my tiny squares into two inch four patches as leaders and enders. Are there units in that next quilt that you can cut pieces for, and use those for leaders enders as you work on your current project. There are detailed instructions for sewing this design with inkllingo on the blog. The idea is to always have a piece of fabric under the presser foot.

Put all those tiny scraps to use with this easy scrap quilt pattern. I really like the quilt you displayed on stash manicure and was drawn in by the use of leaders and enders. Using leaders and enders can help you piece two different quilt projects at the same t. Hunter as she shows you how to get your scraps organised into usable sizes and save money, fabric, thread and time. Are there units in that next quilt that you can cut pieces for, and use those for leadersenders as you work on your current project. This book is full of beautiful scrap quilts and contains ideas for getting your scrap stash under control, into useable sized pieces that work well with one another. Several of you have emailed me asking about leaders and enders, so i whipped up this quick little tutorial. Hunter as she shows you how to get your scraps organized into usable sizes and save money, fabric, thread and time. I have pieced 2 tops and backings for 2 twin quilts in the past couple of weeks. Using leaders and enders can help you piece two different quilt.

Adventures with leaders and enders, edyta sitar, handfulls of scraps, its, rebecca babbbrott, sew me a song etsy store, the farmers wife 1930s sampler quilt, wild and goosey quilting block. Includies the concept of leaders enders to work quickly and easily. I have also kitted up my next quilt, which means i have cut it all out and it isnt an active project, but it is ready to go. See more ideas about quilts, bee in my bonnet and rail fence quilt. See more ideas about quilts, scrappy quilts and bonnie hunter. During that time, i was also able to sneak in these blocks by doing bonnie hunters leaders and enders method of making every minute and stitch count. And for those who may just want to make one of the quilts without working it in between other projects, she also gives directions on how to use strip piecing to create the same quilts.