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    Old 07-18-2010, 02:35 PM
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    I don't use pins or clips. I just fold as I go along. It all turns out fine.
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    Old 07-18-2010, 03:12 PM
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    The clips are the best!!!! You just take one or two off at a time while hand sewing the binding down. Everything stays right in place till you need it and nothing to prick your fingers in the process.
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    Old 07-18-2010, 03:14 PM
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    clips just slide on, whereas pins have to go thru fabric(s) - they get in the way and poke me.
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    Old 07-18-2010, 03:16 PM
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    I love the binding clips. They are easy to use and don't poke holes in the binding (or in me!)
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    Old 07-18-2010, 03:27 PM
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    I use the clips and like them more than pins. As you all have said - the pins tend to poke you. I only use 2 clips at a time, clipping only several inches in front of where I am whipping it down. Since I also add a narrow strip of batting in the binding this is a good way to hold it in place.
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    Old 07-18-2010, 03:33 PM
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    I'm quite happy using pins actually. They don't have to go through "all the layers", just the binding fold and the quilt backing. That's only three layers of cotton. And if you point them away from the direction you are sewing you don't get stuck at all. I'll stay with pins and spend the money I save on fabric. ;) Why couldn't you use office supply binder clips from Staples or Office Depot? They must be cheaper than anything aimed at the quilting market.
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    Old 07-18-2010, 03:38 PM
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    I use hair clips, look exactly like quilt clips and are cheaper
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    Old 07-18-2010, 10:58 PM
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    Originally Posted by Dingle
    Binding clips? When putting the binding on a quilt, why do so many people use binding clips (I think that's what they are called) instead of using pins? I have been using pins but wonder if the clips would be better. Sometimes I have a hard time going through all those layers. Is this why clips are used?

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    Good reason=I was in the LQS Friday and a customer was sharing the quilt she was ready to finish binding and she had the binding clips(hair clips)on it and there where several women holding it and no fingersticks. She said she has been using the clips for quite awhile and they fit over the thinist to thickest quilts. I will be using them for the first time on my next quilt. :-P
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    Old 07-18-2010, 11:41 PM
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    I love the clips too. When I used pins I would get stuck a lot and even more annoying, my thread would get caught around them. Since the bindings are roundish it didn't happen so much with them. Plus it holds the binding flatter than pinning.

    eta: I've never used clips for machine stitching the binding on (which I've only done once so far). I'll have to try it for that. I always hand stitched binding before.
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    Old 07-19-2010, 12:10 AM
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    ive lost less blood since i started useing the clips
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