I get teased a lot about my Leader/Ender projects - and I get picked on about the piles by my sewing machine - but I am a DEDICATED Leader/Ender person!! My Grandma used this method when stitching garments, and she would have Quilt blocks made at the end of making a dress... She used them to *stitch off* the garment, and to make sure the needle didn't get stuck in her good fabrics...
Well!!! I have been making Half squares ( ahem - I know!!) with my 5 inch squares here and there, and assembling them into flying geese.
Thursday night I might not have been able to sleep so I started throwing those Goofy Geese up on the wall...
I even have a backing made, and if all goes well it will be pinned and ready to load on the longarm today - and when there is a spare moment.... I will quilt it!!!
Here is a description of Leader Enders if you are interested: Leaders and Enders Explained
Linking to:
Sew and Tell at Melva Loves Scraps
PS - want to see Baby Reno? He is 1 month old now:
Cute right????
Wow, a whole other top! As they say in the south, "you done good."
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San / Murphy, NC
Baby Reno is very cute h I love the your Goofy Geese too. Have fun quilting the negative space
ReplyDeleteI don't think I could sew without an leaders and enders project, it's just how sewing is done these days. Your leader and ender project is looking good. Sometimes less blocks is more and you've got a great balance with what's up on the wall. Reno is still a cutie, but he is getting big.
ReplyDeleteNice to be productive if you can't sleep! I like where you went with these geese;)
ReplyDeleteI am a leader/ender too although, I don't make many blocks because I try to leader/ender my project as I progress. I like your "Goofy Geese," What a great name and HSTs can be used in all sorts of layouts. . .it's a simple and fun block to leader/ender!
ReplyDeleteYou have a great quilt going! Love the plaid geese especially. Your baby is adorable.
ReplyDeleteI love using leaders and enders - and look where it got you! That's a fun design, too. Baby Reno is adorable, and very photogenic!
ReplyDeleteI'm not sure if I love Reno or the Crazy Geese more. ❤️❤️ Thank you for sharing in my Sew and Tell party.
ReplyDeleteWhat an amazing quilt! I just can't do leader/ender blocks-it seems to interrupt my flow but I can admire you for using the idea!
ReplyDeleteI always have a Leader/Ender project going. It's surprising how fast those bonus blocks and units add up in between a major project.
ReplyDeleteI got teased by friends for being a dedicated leaders and enders gal until they saw all that I made without directly working on a project. I'll never go back to not sewing that way!! Love your goofy geese 😁
ReplyDeleteI love the movement you created with the layout and the cream and white background lets the pieced geese really shine. And yes, always more photos of Baby Reno!!
ReplyDeleteI love it! Sometimes randomness makes some pretty cool stuff!
ReplyDeleteIt is amazing how those leader enders pile up and voila, a quilt! I use them all the time. Love your little friend.
ReplyDeleteGoofy Geese become Tetris Gaming Geese - love that this top simply 'evolved' for you :).
ReplyDeleteLeader-Ender isn't even a second thought anymore after all these years -- always something ready, even if it's just 1.5" squares, or in your case, 5" HSTs turned geese.
Love it.
And Baby Reno... seriously! Would love to be closer to spend a day admiring, petting and smelling the horses. Adorable cuteness!
Baby Reno is adorable! I’m not a horse person, what is his color?
ReplyDeleteI am a dedicated leader and ender also! Why not? Something is better than not her. Lately I’ve been making crumb blocks in between! I should work up my leftover charms! Love those geese!
serendipity sewing is always fun and rewarding!
ReplyDeleteI like what you did with your flying geese. It makes it an interesting quilt. Ah baby Reno is cute.
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