Do you use a leader when you piece?
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I was taught many years ago to use a big needle with a brightly colored thread to pull the first piece through the machine. With some slippery fabrics it is necessary, other fabrics I can start sewing right at the very end of it instead of losing a half inch or so.
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I always use a leader if I'm doing half sqr triangles. I've always just used a folded piece of fabric over and over again but I have picked up a new idea of using 2" squares for another quilt. I normally just hold the thread tails but it really does waste a lot of thread that way. Thank you for all the tips. I think I will start using this method every time. :thumbup:
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