Quilt binding Clips
#51
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Well I always pin my bindings on, don't even know why. I like the pins better than the red clips because it is more "perfect", the clips seem to tug the fabric a bit out of line, which can be easily taken care of. I have also used the hair clips. I think I am sticking with the pins for my binding. However, having said that, I have used the other types of clips for all sorts of things in sewing and crafts. So I like the red clips and the hair clips.
#53
I purchased the red Clover clips. Fifty for $19.99 at Hancock Fabrics. Wasn't sure how much I would use them - but much to my surprise I used them on two current projects. Placemants and a bag. The bag was thick and I used them on the oval bottom. They were fantastic to say the least. It made sewing the bottom far easier. I also think they will work great for quilt binding, I always seem to stick myself with the pins while slip stitching. Fifty do go a long way.
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#54
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Location: Southeastern Indiana
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#56
I use the silver cheapo ones that you get for hair. I bought a box from somewhere, and gladly paid the $5.69 price, but still... when I can get them waaaaaaay cheaper in Walgreen's hair department, I will continue to go with those. I have also used teeny binder clips from the office in a pinch and they work too.
Anita in Northfield, MN
Anita in Northfield, MN
#57
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Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: Memphis, TN
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I have the red clips. For those who may not have seen them --they lie flat on the clear side and have 1/4" and 1/2" markings on it and the red side is rounded for bulky seams or binding. These clips were made for fabric and they really hold even slippery fabrics very well and they hold vinyl better than paper clips. I like them because (1) my GD likes to pull pins out of projects into the carpet which DH finds with his bare feet, (2) my cat likes to pull pins out of my pincusions and tries to eat them, and (3) I tend to prick my fingers on a regular basis. I like them a lot.
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