Originally Posted by Gennynut
Hi Iam new to this fourm and fairly new to quilting. I do it with a group of ladies at my church. We have the old style wooden quilting frames. Has anyone used the Tack kits? Thses kits contain a magnetic tack pusher for placing the tacks and to prenet "tack dents" in your thumb, also tack remover to prevent wreaking your nails, and a small amount of large haeaded tacks. I've seen these kits on e-bay etc and Iam wondering if they are useful, worth the money etc.
I'm not sure which type of old wooden frame you have. I have a set of 2x4's that I have clamped together to create a wooden frame. I tacked permanent fabric leaders to these wood pieces so I could pin my quilt to the leaders. Regular tacks worked fine -- I just hammered them in place. Is your frame such that you cannot attach permanent leaders? I never even considered tacking every quilt directly to the wood.