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I was laying in bed just running some different quilt ideas through my mind and this just popped up. I think we've all seen the pins with numbers or letters on the head for keeping track of different pieces. They seem like a good idea but are quite pricey. My thought was to take a Sharpie and just write the numbers/letters on the head of the flat head flower pins. You have the same thing and a lot less $.
Margaret
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Bingo!!!!! I do my best planning lying in bed running things through my mind!
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Yes, I've read about this several times. Good idea!
Alyce
I take the Post-it strips, fold the sticky end to the back of the strip and run a pin through that end so it looks like a flag. I am not limited to the size of the flower head and can put extra info on the strip.
Love this idea.Originally Posted by mckwilter
I made my own row and column markers by cutting "art foam" into 1" x 2" rectangles, punching a hole in the corner in far enough in for strength, then I use quilting safety pins to attach them. I can write whatever I need on them with a sharpie. I can even color code them because "art foam" is available at the dollar stores.
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This is my favorite idea. All of them are very good though. I am a novice at quilting and never thought of any of these tips. Thanks to everyone!
I have sets of pins with numbers, letters, and arrows. Even have a set with Up, Down, Left, Right, Bottom, Top printed on the flat heads. I have never had a use for them. When do you use them and why?
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When I'm ready to sew a bunch of blocks together and need to keep track of the order, I print out a sheet that has "1A 1B 1C... 2A 2B 2C...", as much as I need for the job. I cut the labels apart with an old rotary blade and pin them in the upper left corner of the blocks. I throw away the labels when I'm done because it's too much trouble keeping them in order, but I keep the file with the labels for the next time.
I love this idea. What I've been doing is writing on mini-Post-Its , for ex: 1-1, 1-2, 1-3....., 2-1, 2-2. 2-3..., etc. each time I assemble a quilt. Never thought (duh) to make a master sheet for labels. Thanks.
tranum, I like your idea as well!
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