illinois

I pin baste of my quilts--wall hanging to queen size. I use the smaller curved safety pins. I find them easy to scoop up the layers together and don't have to think of stitching through to my carpet where I do the sandwiching. I hand quilt in a 14" hoop. I can take the pins out as I go. I try not to catch them where the hoops snap together but it usually is not a terrible problem