Useful Time saver
 

I have purchased an Avery Dennison Micro Stitch and it is worth every penny I paid for it. It is a time saver and very easy to use instead of pins and basting for quilting. I purchased mine from Amazon. It has a very fine plastic tack fastener similar to those used to fasten price tags on clothes but is very short and fine so no hole is left. You can pin up a quilt in 1/4 of the time and sewing is so easy as the fasteners are small and easy to place so they do not have to be removed as you sew like you often have to with pins. Yes it is expensive but the time saved and the ease of use is worth every penny. I have paid more for other tools that I have not used very much. This I use!
Here is the address for Amazon. If it doesn't work just put Avery-Dennison Micro Stitch in the search box and it will come up. Hope you enjoy it as much as I do if you buy one!
http://www.amazon.com/Avery-Dennison...n+Micro+Stitch

Used to use it before spray basting came along. I like it too except when having to find all the little "thingies" to remove after! Enjoy!

I got 1 from Walmart before getting my mid-arm. I never use it anymore. I should try to sell it huh?

I have had one for years and love it as it is easier on the hands than pinning. Also use it to mark paper pieces with yardage and attaching to fabric lengths so I know how much fabric there is. When prewashing and ironing fabric and I find a fabric flaw, I use it to attach a small piece of paper to that area to alert me so it doesn't get into the project.

Another reason to wash and iron before cutting. I usually iron from the back - it's easier to see the grain lines and slabs, etc. are easier to spot. I also mark - with a small safety pin on the selvage - when a fabric has a flaw in it.

It worked great but I did snip my quilt one time cutting the ties out. Like the other poster, I don't use it anymore since I baste now with Elmers's School glue.

I have one that I haven't used for years. Guess, I should dig it out and reconsider it for use.

I bought that exact item and it was horrible. I returned it. I am one of the people that gave it a 1-star review, in fact.

I don't know if mine was defective or what, but it didn't work at all. I couldn't get it to tag correctly and it finally jammed up completely and broke inside. And I used to work retail and use one of those all the time so I had a pretty good idea of what I was doing! No matter what I tried, it just jammed and jammed and jammed. It was extremely frustrating.

I've thought about buying another at a local shop to see if I had better luck, but I got so frustrated with the first one I haven't tried again. I think I'll just stick with Elmer's.

I have the old kind, the one that makes an enormous hole in your fabric. They do work well to secure your layers and I am thinking that the new type you are describing would be ever so much better for not making excavations in your fabric.

I have the older one, like it, will see if I can find the new version. I use a drop ceiling grid under sandwich before I use the gadget...raised it so I could go straight down and join those layers...just my way......

Are refills easy to get?

I thought the same thing at first but found the use of fine scissors and saving the clipping till I was watching TV in the evening was fine. Saved a lot on fingers and overall time was still less than pinning. Glue is great I agree but I am still impressed with my micro.

Refills come from Amazon as well. I bought one extra set with my purchase so will keep ahead of the game when I am ordering from Amazon and need extra for free shipping!

I saw this very same thing at a pharmacy in their "AS SEEN ON TV" aisle. Got it for $19.99. I have a small mustache comb to press around the tags so I don't cut into the fabric. Nail clippers are great for cutting them for removal.

Those were put onto my quilt at the last quilt show. I had a heck of a time keeping track of those little tiny pieces when I tried to cut them off. Do you just let the vacuum find them?

I have one and LOVE IT!

I also have the older one which makes a bigger hole. I used it when I put my quilt on the frame to HQ. With the bigger one the larger hole wasn't the issue, it's the fact that it had leeway. I think I would like this one instead for that it wouldn't let the fabric give as much. I don't have allot of quilts that I HQ and put on the frame, so this would be a great investment for me. Thnks.

I have used Quiltac now for a few years and like it. I have to be very careful doing the quilting as sometimes the tack is close in color to the area I am sewing.

I best find mine so when I sort/organize my fabrics I can use your method. A great idea, thanks for sharing.

I had one but gave it away. BUT--I used to sit outside to remove the plastic thingies.

Thanks for sharing