When I took a class from Bonnie Hunter, she sold them with a magnet "home" for them that you can wear on your shirt. VERY handy. It was actually two magnets, one for inside and one for outside of your shirt so you don't have to pin it.
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[email protected]. I don't think they are listed in her book store but I bet she's got them as I saw one on her top in a recent quiltville post. Cost was $12.00 and worth every penny. Now my snips are never hidden under parts of my piecing when I need them.