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    Old 09-17-2015, 04:43 PM
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    I've tried so many pins on the market, including the way over priced Little House pins in the cute tin. I still keep returning back to Clover Patchwork pins. They slide into fabric silky smooth, so seams stay perfectly matched and don't get distorted by larger pins, causing mismatched seams. I was talked recently into trying Bohin pins . . .awful.

    But if you order, don't make the same mistake I did and assume Patchwork Pins and Quilting Pins are the same . . .theyre not. Clover Quilting Pins are like pining with nails.
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    Old 09-18-2015, 03:29 AM
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    I use the blue glass head, they're the best
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    Old 09-19-2015, 04:51 AM
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    Thanks for all the info. I need some pretty bad.
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    Old 09-19-2015, 05:13 AM
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    I bought Karen KayBuckley pins and I love them. Pretty expensive but really sharp. I bought her scissors too and they are worth every penny I paid!
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    Old 09-19-2015, 09:44 AM
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    I'd like to find the thin, sharp pins with square glass heads. They don't roll away as readily as the ones with round heads.
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    Old 09-19-2015, 02:23 PM
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    Do you have one of those old tomato pin cushions? The little strawberry that is attached has stuff in it to keeps your pins sharp. Just poke a dull pin in it 3 or 4 times and its sharp again. It works, but they are hard to find now. I like the silk pins from Joanns. I like the ones that are 1.25" long.
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    Old 09-19-2015, 02:55 PM
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    dip the point of the pin in a candle. That doesn't sharpen the pin, but the pin will slide into fabric much more easily.
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    Old 09-19-2015, 06:22 PM
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    Add me to the list of Clover patchwork pin lovers. They're all I buy
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    Old 09-19-2015, 06:55 PM
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    I suggest silk pins~~
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    Old 09-20-2015, 03:14 AM
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    I use the Dritz glass head quilting pins. They are very long and thin. Yes they do bend but they don't take much of a bite out of the fabric. When I found them I threw all my yellow headed pins away.
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