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Old 01-30-2010, 07:22 AM
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I use my magnetic pin holder to pick up pins on the floor.
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Old 01-30-2010, 11:43 AM
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Actually, my cat Hamish was a professional pin locator...IF I dropped them on hardwood flooring, he would hunt down every last pin...
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Old 01-30-2010, 11:47 AM
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Originally Posted by aliaslaceygreen
Actually, my cat Hamish was a professional pin locator...IF I dropped them on hardwood flooring, he would hunt down every last pin...
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Old 01-30-2010, 11:51 AM
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Karla, you are just having a day, aren't you? Maybe the universe is not aligned for quilting today. Take a rest, relax - quilts are patient. They wait.
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Old 01-30-2010, 12:17 PM
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I let the vacuum find most of my dropped pins before I switched over to the flower head pins with the bright colored flowers. They are sure easy to find.
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Old 01-30-2010, 01:40 PM
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Flower head pins have been a God send LOL
I painted my other pin heads brighter colors to be able to see them :roll: :lol::lol:
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Old 01-30-2010, 05:45 PM
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Karla---you ARE having a bad day!! This is the reason I use a pin cushion and not a pin catcher....

You can get a pin retriever here..... http://www.clotilde.com/detail.html?...181&cat_id=102
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Old 01-30-2010, 05:49 PM
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I've heard that you can get those at an automotive shop too.
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Old 01-30-2010, 06:02 PM
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The end of my Fiskars scissors has a magnet in just the end...found that one out when I dropped a pin under the machine (had the body section off so I could sew hems) & the scissors grabbed the pin. Now I just get my scissors if I drop a pin there (hard to reach under there with fingers).
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Old 01-30-2010, 08:12 PM
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Yes, AutoZone carried them; had to buy my husband his own because he kept 'borrowing' mine...
at work, we got a drill bit sleeve that is magnetic, it grabs our screws...makes us unbelievably happy.... always say that we are cheap date
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