Susan's brilliant idea
05-08-2013, 05:10 AM
#32
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I was going to buy the pinmoors but was hit with extreme sticker shock 18.00 for a bag of plastic bits !!!
I think I'll look for the sheeet at Hobby Lobby...great idea for smaller projects...I think I will still hand baste my big sandwiches.
I think I'll look for the sheeet at Hobby Lobby...great idea for smaller projects...I think I will still hand baste my big sandwiches.
05-08-2013, 06:38 AM
#36
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My friend Susan, a master quilter just sent me this message: "I took the cork from a bottle of wine, cut it into 3/16" slices (approximately), then cut the slices into 4 pieces. I no longer have to use safety pins to baste a quilt, I use these straight pins and push the cork pieces into the ends of them. These stay put and at times you can quilt right over them, but if you can't, you pull the head of the pin and they pop right off. The fake corks work best, although the natural corks also work. You can baste a quilt saving 1/3 of the time it would usually take, and certainly much easier to remove while quilting. This is a GREAT invention. Cheap too. Susan" I think it's brilliant!
Sorry to burst your bubble with the wine corks, but the 1/4 craft foam is colorful and can be cut into great 1/4 x 1/2 inch pieces for your quilting pins. Easy to find when they are on quilt or floor. Been doing this for about a year.
Pat
05-08-2013, 08:15 AM
#39
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I like the pinmoor idea too, but not the price. So I have used ear plugs....they are really light weight, & free from work. I also bought a bunch from Harbor Freight after I retired ....but now, except for really large projects, I mostly just spray baste. Don't want to leave pins behind either....
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