Clover Wonder Clips....yes yes. I have my quilt sandwich all neat & tidy with clips all around the four sides. Here is what I did with my quilt sandwich (quilt top is 80x80).
Took pillows & bedspread off the bed. Layed my backing down (wrong side up). Got it all smooth & even on the bed after determining the center of the backing & placing a big safety pin to mark center (top & bottom)
Determined center of batting & placed 2 pins to mark center top & bottom. Lined up the center batting with the center backing. Started placing the Clover clips around. I would just fold over the excess backing to the top of the batting as I went around all sides placing the clips. Smooth down with your hands as you go around all sides to get rid of creases/wrinkles.
Find center of quilt top & place top & bottom pin to mark. Lay on top of batting & hand press all around evenly. As you walk around the bed, take out a clip & pick up the quilt top & reclip all layers. Now all three layers are secured by the clips. No raw edges hanging down because you have folded the bottom layers to the top of your quilt sides. Everything neat, smooth & secure.
I was so anxious to see how it would work...I did not spray baste my quilt as I went or used the Elmer's glue. Also, I did not know about the glue & spray until a couple of days ago.
I have put my sandwich on my hoop & started to quilt without having any basting done at all. The layers did not come undone & the clips are secure all around the quilt without even thinking of falling off. The quilt layers have not shifted when putting them on the hoop either.
I have done some quilting & now ready to move hoop to another section...dare I continue this process without doing some sort of basting?
When I plan to move the hoop to another section, I will place the hoop on the bed & gently move the hoop to another spot & smooth as I place the hoop back on. This is darn right scary, but I am willing to take the plunge.
I would never consider laying the quilt layers without those clips. They lay flat, are very secure & a pleasure to work with. Forget about the awful black office clips & get a couple of boxes of the Clovers. After clipping my quilt all around, I had 3 extra, so I immediately ordered another box. They also have a larger size clip, but I am very happy with the regular size.
I read where some quilters use the clips to hold fabric sections together, like triangles, strips, or squares, etc. to keep things organized. I see so many uses for these little lovlies...instead of grabbing a pin, think about a clip.
Anyway, I cannot say how easily these clips helped me layer everything so easily.
BUY SOME NOW!!!!
Determined the center of quilt top & layed