Susan's brilliant idea
#42
Maybe a thinner slice like this will stay on a pin better than Pinmoors. I had problems with them catching on the quilt as I was rearranging it around and they fell off, then I got stabbed with the pin. I also tried cutting up Poly-Foam backer rod, insulation, to use like the Pinmoors, but they fell off even easier. These might work fine if you aren't turning your quilt at all and have a table or the perfect set up with cabinets or tables to support a large quilt.
#44
The Pinnmoors work the best with very thin sharp pins. The yellow headed quilters pins do not work that great with them. The only pins I use are patchwork pins from Clover or Fons and Porter thin glass head pins. The Pinmoors do not fall off for me. I had one go through the washer and dryer with a Pinmoor still stuck to the pin. I don't understand the shock of the price though. They last a life time, self healing, and do the job. I bought 4 packages of 200 each when they went on sale I am always losing a handful when I take some to guild. Everyone wants to borrow a few and I rarely get all of them back.
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The foam ear plugs that come in jars work very well for this. Cutting all those corks seems as if it would be a time consuming chore, and the ear plugs are bright colors that would be easier to notice on a quilt. I've tried them on a small quilt and loved the way they worked. Not a single pin fell out, yet they were very easy to put on and to remove. I probably won't get around to using them on everything until my supply of spray baste runs out.
Thanks for contributing the hint. If it was the middle of the night and I ran out of the ear plugs, I could dig around here for a bag of corks that have accumulated over the years. We knew they'd be useful for something eventually.
Thanks for contributing the hint. If it was the middle of the night and I ran out of the ear plugs, I could dig around here for a bag of corks that have accumulated over the years. We knew they'd be useful for something eventually.
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