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LoriEl 03-27-2011 02:27 PM

Yes I have them and I use them, mostly for curved pieces.

ghostrider 03-27-2011 02:52 PM

I have several pairs. Some cut sharp points and some cut round scallops. I use them for art quilts, both for the quilt edges and for raw edge appliqué. (also have a collection of darning eggs ;) )

#1piecemaker 03-27-2011 03:31 PM


Originally Posted by QuiltnNan
I had a wonderful chrome pair for years and wore them out. They still work and I gave them to my daughter. I bought another pair with orange handles. They work much better than my original pair. I still sew clothes, so I still use them.
I made the 3 dresses, vest, and tie for this past Christmas for my daughter's family. It was a double knit, so the pinked edges was pretty much necessary. I don't use pinking shears for quilting.

Oh, now aren't they a handsome family. I love the red. So Christmasey.

#1piecemaker 03-27-2011 03:33 PM


Originally Posted by AlwaysQuilting

Originally Posted by Wine Woman
I just took mine out yesterday. Good timing! One of the quilters said she pinks around the curved edges so she doesn't have to snip. I thought I would try it on one of my projects. I'll stay tuned to see what everyone uses them for!

That's a good idea!
I'm going to try that too.

I'm going to try this too!!

TonnieLoree 03-27-2011 03:40 PM

I gave up the pinking shears when I bought my serger. Mom still has hers, but she hasn't used them in years. My serger is set up and collecting dust from the infrequency that it is used though. I reserve that for garments.

ewecansew 03-27-2011 07:11 PM

I occassionly use my pinking shears and just bought a pinking attachment for my Featherweights. I haven't used it yet, but thought it was a novelty and the price was right on Ebay.

JanG 03-28-2011 03:10 AM

I use my pinking shears to cut out circles so I don't have to snip all around to turn under.

AnnT 03-28-2011 03:24 AM

I use my pinking shears all the time. I have 2 pair, one I bought myself years ago and a pair my mom gave me that I used when learning to sew oh-so-many-years-ago. I don't pink everything but usually do with cottons or other fabrics that will easily fray. I've not used them on any quilts but if I were to do another Memory Quilt I certainly would! Once the squares got out of my hands, they were handled buy a lot of folks and several came back very frayed...not unusable but it got trickey there on one or two squares. Of course, I'd do a lot of things different if I was to do another one!

jtquilts 03-28-2011 03:26 AM

I still use pinking shears occasionally for sewing clothing. I rarely use them in quilting. I do have 3 pair of the black handled pinks in different sizes that I hang on the wall.

cassie69emt 03-28-2011 03:31 AM

lol They do sell them still but if you don't sew on fabric like satin or a fabric that tends to fray I don't think you would have a use for them unless you cut fabric to embellish a quilt with that edge. I make satin sashes and yes I use them .


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