I used corsage pins but soon switched to red snappers. also if you make the backing long enough you should not run into the pins with your machine head. I like mine 6 inches longer on each top and bottom side or I end up sewing a temporary strip to it.
Yes, the snappers are tight in the beginning. Mine relaxed from sitting on the frame when I had a very large quilt on there for weeks. In the beginning I had DH help but now I do it myself.
Last edited by Annaquilts; 08-18-2013 at 04:25 AM.