Does anyone collect quilt pins?
02-01-2011, 09:13 AM
#31
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I collect them. Sometimes the guild or organization that sponsors a quilt show has them available for purchase. A couple of the quilt shows that I attend has them made up with the year of the show on the pin so I like to get one every year. I put them on a bag that I keep my stuff in for hand applique. They usually cost about five bucks each.
02-01-2011, 09:30 AM
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I started collecting them, but didn't intend to. I was putting them on my guild name tag, then quit the guild! But recently I saw a cute idea for displaying them. This woman made a small checkerboard-type quilt--simple. Then she put a pin in the center of each square. Now i'm going to do the same thing!
02-01-2011, 10:13 AM
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These are really cute. Don't think they have the right name on the Monkey Wrench though. We collect railroad pins. I have them attached to a long piece of grograin ribbon. At the top I sewed a gold half ring and then hung on the wall. I have my collection of Apollo patches done the same way.
02-01-2011, 10:20 AM
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that's such a cute idea. I don't belong to a guild (went to one meeting and was told I was "too young" to take quilting seriously) so I don't have any from there.
Might have to buy a few though! They seem so cool!
Might have to buy a few though! They seem so cool!
02-01-2011, 01:26 PM
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I think they mean more when someone special has given them to you. I would buy them to give away before I would keep for myself. It just has more sentimental meaning and value that way…. don't you think
02-01-2011, 01:45 PM
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I have a bunch of them from quilt stores and shows i have attended. I put them on my badge for quild. Its just fun to collect them. I have two or three that are my longarm quilting machine and I just think its a great way to remember the shows and such.
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