Red Snapper ??
#21
Super Member
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Colorado Springs
Posts: 7,583
I have the red snappers and I love them!!!! I got them at local quilting shop about 3 years ago, I think they are definitely worth the price. I did the pinning on before I bought the snappers. Ouch. Took too long and I always managed to get stuck at least once.
#22
Leader Grips here and I love them. Did have hubby cut the snap on sections down to more manageable sizes...works better for me. Can't remember what I paid for them, but they have been worth every penny. No more bleeding fingers from pin pricks!
#24
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Join Date: May 2016
Location: North Dakota
Posts: 26
I started pinning and did that for years. I switched to Leader Grips and love them, but after a while I had problems with the Leader Grips cracking lengthwise from the ends. I called the Leader Grip company and they said it was because I had used them on minky. I had never done a quilt with minky back. I asked if it was possible to get just the top part, the part that had cracked. I was told no that I would have to get the whole system. I didn't need the dowels. I decided to switch to Red Snappers. But because of arthritis in the hands, we have trouble getting the Red Snappers on. I have also become aware that with Red Snappers you need more fabric on the top and bottom end of the quilt. I checked the web site for Leader Grips and found out you can now order just the part that cracked. You don't have to order the dowels too. I ordered replacement Leader Grips. I didn't want to go back to pinning and the hand pain was just too much. Also, when I have a minky back, I add muslin leaders to the quilt back so that the minky does not go into the grip.
#25
Love my red snappers. I never minded pinning so I was hesitant to get these but a local quilt shop started carrying them and had them on sale so I finally purchased and am so glad I did. So much faster and so easy to use especially now that they have been used and are not so stiff. I cut mine into smaller sections making them even easier to put on and take off. Love not getting stuck with pins.
#26
Super Member
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Texas currently
Posts: 1,222
I love mine. I got the ones for the rails and the side-clips too. The side clips are especially nice, as instead of pulling two spots on the side, it pulls 12 inches at the same time, no decreases the 'waves' I was getting. Like others, I found the rail loaders very hard to use at first as they were stiff and it took a lot of hand strength to snap them on. But now they snap on easily but still hold everything tight. Don't remember what I paid for them since I originally got them 2 or 3 years ago.
#29
Junior Member
Join Date: Nov 2015
Posts: 286
I used to blog. When I made my version of snappers, I blogged about it. Here's the link: http://dangitange.blogspot.com/2014/...ight-bulb.html
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