I have a plastic pencil box that holds the majority of my OPEN safety pins, I get tired of closing them when I pin baste, let alone closing them again after the quilt is finished. They do get tangled, but I just grab a bunch of them, shake them over the quilt and pick them up that way. I just shake, rattle and roll those little suckers into my quilt, but then I'm weird and have a warped sense of humor lol.