Confetti Quilt {a leaders and enders quilt project!!}

Are you familiar with the quilting term leaders and enders? Maybe you’ve heard it before, but just weren’t sure what it meant. These terms refer to the use of a scrap piece of fabric that is placed under the foot of your machine to start (prior to chain piecing, sewing blocks or rows together, etc.) and end your sewing.

There are many benefits to the using leaders and enders, including: (1) Save thread by eliminating a long tail of thread that needs to be cut off, (2) Prevent the thread from bunching up into a bird’s nest under the fabric as you start sewing (3) Maintain a consistent stitching environment, especially at the beginning of a piece which in turn helps to avoid fabric being drawn down into the needle hole of the thread plate (4) Prevent your needle from unthreading and (5) They are an efficient use of your sewing time!

However what I think is the best benefit to leaders and enders is when you use pre-cut fabrics instead of scraps that you will throw away to create a new quilt! That is how I made the Confetti quilt :).

For each Confetti quilt block you will need:
(1) background (white) 2 1/2" square
(1) print or solid color 2 1/2" square
(1) background (white) 2 1/2" x 4 1/2" rectangle

Your blocks will measure 4 1/2" when pieced. I pieced a total of 154 blocks and finished the quilt off with a border that was cut at 2 1/2". My finished quilt measures 48" x 60". Some other suggested quilt sizes are below.

154 blocks = 48” x 60” lap quilt
238 blocks = 60” x 72” throw quilt
357 blocks = 72” x 88” twin quilt
400 blocks = 84” x 84” queen quilt

Sewing machine used - https://new.elna.com/us/en/models/exc...

Quilty apparel in my shop - https://materialgirlquilts.com/shop?c...
My website - www.materialgirlquilts.com
More tutorials available here - https://materialgirlquilts.com/tutorials

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