Wonder Clips - What size suits you?
 

I was looking through Keepsake Quilts today and saw an add for the Clover mini-clips. A suggested use was to use instead of pins. I can see where Clover clips would be useful with binding but are the mini-clips large enough to manage and hold the binding?



Wonder Clips - What size suits you?


Thanks.

I like the minis for binding; I find that they're just the right size. The markings on the flat side are great for keeping the binding straight.

I have some of the bigger ones, as well. I use them for organization more than when sewing. For example, if I'm making 200 HST's, I will clip them together in sets of 10 or 20 (or some convenient number) so that I can keep track of how many I have.

The large ones would probably also work for binding... I got them after the minis, so never tried.

I only have the mini clips & I use them sometimes for binding. However, I have found that I like those metal looking little clips for hair work best for my binding. The kind that look like this: https://www.amazon.com/HipGirl-Metal...r%2Bclips&th=1

I like the 'regular' size for binding. I received a set of mini-clips for Christmas, but only tried to use them once. I think for binding they are a bit too small for that use, but I'm sure I'll use them eventually. I also have a few of the large ones which I have used a couple times when sewing home dec fabric.

I prefer the metal hair clips like ones but do have a bit of the red clips. i guess they are the mini. i use them on bindings sometimes. if they have markings on them, i've never noticed. Will have to take a look.

I use both of them but use the small ones more often.

I use the small ones. I don't have to remove them when hand sewing binding or when matching seams. I have pint jar full of the small ones. I detest using pins for anything.

I have both sizes also. I mostly use the smaller ones. They are worth having on hand for many situations, not just binding. I recently used them when making a bag on a part that was too thick to pin.

I use the smaller ones, I have 100 of those handy little things. I use them when I do binding (saves me from becoming a pin cushion), holding pattern pieces together when sewing. They even work great to keep the yarn in place when I am using one of the hoop knitting gadgets.

I love the Clover wonder clips, but I only use the standard (medium) size that are red. Didn't know there were mini clips out there. May need to try them. I use them for holding strips in place when I glue them with the stick glue, it has certainly improved my matching seams. The mini's might work nicely on my EPP holding it in place until the glue adheres.

I think people are confusing the miniclips with the regular sized ones on here. The minis are for piecing, they have a tighter hold so are perfect for piecing. They are too small for binding. I like the regular clips for binding. I do use the large for clipping thick items

I have the large, and some smaller ones too. I think I will try the minis as well. :)

I use the red ones for piecing and for my French fold binding all the time. I have the big green ones that I use for satin blanket binding. I love clover clips. I use both sizes when I make bags too, bags have tons of layers with the interfacing and clips just work better.

I'm a pin girl. Old habits die hard. I just can't see why anyone would prefer a big clunky gadget over a small sleek little pin. The clips' cost is ridiculous, too. Pins are cheap, and so easy to manipulate.

I love the mini clips for binding. Works great. Easily adjustible. You only need 10 or so to do a section at a time. I also use them for holding pieced items together after I have sewn them but before being joined. I can hold about 10 pieces. I may get the large clips soon.

I use the minis and they work beautifully for binding. I only have one package, 8 units, and I never need more. Now, I also have friends that have a box of them and they like that. It is all up to you and your style of quilting. Enjoy them. They are one of my favorite little tools. Oh, and they make great cat toys. Beware they will disappear after 2 minutes of chase, hide and recover. :o

My dear hubby made my wonder clips by cutting the little pant clips off of the new small pant hangers you get with some Walmart clothing. They are great for closing bags of chips, pretzels and pastas also. He is so creative.

i use them all the time. i really like them

I use the smaller clips when hand sewing my binding and I have also used them for some piecing. They have a 1/4 inch space before they grab. My DH accidentally purchased some minis with a dolphin nose clip rather than the squared version and I use them when machine stitching binding on baby quilts.

OMG1 great minds think alike. I do that also.

I love my mini clips. I think they are minis...about 1 " long and perfect for binding. I haven't bought any bigger ones and am not sure what I would use them to do?

The small ones (mini) are the red wonder clips but now come in different colors. They are perfect for binding. They don't fall off, don't prick, and if I drop one easy to find. I don't think they are expensive considering the value and quality. I haven't had one clip break so far.

I use the small ones mostly. I got an assortment of the clips from Amazon. They are not Clover brand and were much less expensive. With the assortment you can choose which size you like best. The container says "Super Clips" and there were 20 large ones and 50 small ones. The are different colors which make them fun too.

Try looking on Amazon, much better price than In quilting magazines. They are handy. I was quilting with plastic and can't use pins but the clips held until I got thru the seam.

I have a jar full of the hair clips. They hold the binding down just beautifully.

I love my mini wonder clips. What size for binding? I would say that depends on what size binding you prefer. I generally do very narrow binding - 1/4" on each side - so the mini clips work great. If you like wider binding you may prefer the larger clips. I started by buying a small pack, decided I liked them, so bought more. I have enough now to go around a queen size quilt (or several throws) and I plan to buy more.

I like the regular size for bindings and some projects. My BFF gave me some minis for Christmas and I have been using them in holding the fabric on 1/2" hexagons as I sew around them. I also like them for holding thinknesses of fabric together in purse/tote bag projects.

I use the little red ones but only on smaller projects. Enjoy not getting stuck while I'm binding. LOL

I use the red ones all the time. They are perfect for binding and very handy to hold small stacks of cut pieces together. I even write myself notes and attach the notes to my blocks with the clips. I also make doll clothes and sometimes I don't like to pin satins and fragile fabrics because I don't want to make pin holes. The clips are perfect! I use the little clips for a variety of little chores. I bought mine from Ebay for $1.79 per 20 pack (free shipping)and they compare very favorably to the ones that clover sells. I bought one pack and liked them so well I ordered 2 more packs. I also bought the larger size and use it a lot less.

I use to use the hair clips but they can't compare to the Wonder Clips to me. I threw the hair clips away. No one in the guild wanted them, we all use Wonder Clips.

I have the minis, got them at a good price, but I absolutely hate them, gave them away to a student of mine.

What a great idea. I use those types of hangers for clothing until one clip breaks. Won't need to toss the other away now.

I use the metal hair clips when I wrap my fabric around comic book boards.

That was going to be my next question. Do you need to buy the clover brand?

Thanks for clarifying the sizes. I was thinking the "mini clip" was for binding, but they may not open wide enough for 7 layers. (https://encrypted-tbn2.gstatic.com/s...NIEuAa&usqp=CA

You're saying the red clip works better for binding. (https://encrypted-tbn3.gstatic.com/s...ktxlS&usqp=CAE)

Yes, the red ones you linked to, thrums. They do a great job on holding binding. Seven layers? I doubt it, but I haven't actually tried.

I like the regular size for holding my binding in place, but I have some of the mini ones, too. They were recommended by a teacher in a class of English ( paper) piecing who used Mylar instead of paper. She used the mini clips to hold the fabric to the Mylar shapes.

Leslie

I use the smaller ones and like them a lot. I also use the metal hair clips/barrettes to hold bindings until sewn. Both work well.

I learned something today! For ages there were only two sizes of Wonder clips - red and green. I called the red ones regular or mini, and the green ones jumbo. Apparently there is now a third, smaller size. I will have to get some of those, and quit calling my red ones minis!

I haven't tried the minis yet, I use the original (now middle) sized ones frequently, but not for binding. I don't clip or pin my bindings at all, just sew as I go.

I use the clips MOST often for temporarily joining blocks so I can move them from my design wall to my sewing machine without getting things out of order. I also use them a lot when joining rows of completed blocks together, and when putting on borders. I use them a lot on other sewing projects too; I just finished a couple of complicated baby bibs and the clips were great for that fussy task. Also at my embroidery machine, the big green clips help hold extra fabric away from the needle area when embroidering things like onesies. And DH has swiped a couple to use as bag clips in the kitchen, LOL.

I've seen the minis but I don't know what I'd use them for that the regular-sized red ones wouldn't handle, so I haven't bothered. Clipping just 2 pieces of fabric together works fine with the regular-sized red clips - I've never had it not grip or let anything slip.

I don't actually use pins on my quilts at all anymore, and I'm quite happy not to. I used to bleed at least once for every single quilt I made, now I don't! Thanks to Clover clips and Elmer's glue, my blood stays all inside my body where it belongs! LOL