cathyre

I have them ,love them wouldn't like to do binding without them . Cathy

janRN

If you do any paper piecing I think these are a must. You can clip sections together without the distortion that pins cause trying to pin thru 2 layers of paper and the layers of fabric. And since they're flat on the bottom they slide along while sewing without catching on the machine bed. They slide off easily as you sew towards them so you don't have to stop in order to remove them as the needle approaches. I got a pack of 50 on Amazon and they are worth every penny to me.

quiltingcandy

I bought them a few years ago from Amazon - the sewing industry were charging a premium for them at the time. But I use them for binding and also when I match seams with the glue stick. They slide off easily. And I agree - you don't need a whole lot of them, but I got the box of 50 because 1.) they were much cheaper and 2.) sometimes they run and hide from me. (They always show back up - but I believe that is because they know there are more to replace them.)

gotta-sew

I just bought some from Amazon.com. They came so highly recommended I decided "why not". I paid approx. $14.00 for 50. They do have marks to help keep your binding even.

Material Witness

Yes, they really are easier to use than pins or other clips because they are flat on one side. I bought the tiny ones for about ten bucks, but as others have said, I've probably never used more than 8 at a time.

TeresaA

I use the hair clippie type and only use about 2-3 at a time. I find that any kind of binder clip will distort my binding, so they just hold the binding a ways down from where I'm stitching, and I position my binding with my finger. (I always do my back of binding by hand.)

The wonder clips look like they would work great on a sewing machine, but they are "right handed" when used that way. I am left-handed and would probably find myself reaching around with my left hand to remove them while sewing. I like pins better for this. I can trap them with my right index finger and drag them into the crack between the sewing arm and the expansion arm, to be removed when I need them for the next thing.

As an aside, I would love to be right handed for just one day. It must be so much easier. In general, I love the unique-ness of being left-handed.

Wawaks has a good price on the wonder clips too. (no affil).

Cass62

I really like my wonder clips, but recently came across a bag of mini clothespins at the craft store and wondered if they might work just as well. Has anyone here tried it?

http://www.amazon.com/Multicraft-Imp...lothespin+mini

Cybrarian

I have the green & the red, use them all the time for a variety of things.

cathyvv

I use bobby pins to hold binding in place around the quilt so I can sew it on. The reason I started using them is that the motion to clip anything on the binding caused my hands to ache and the pins seemed to seek me out just to poke me and make me bleed.

They're really cheap - 99 bobby pins for less than $2.

cathyvv

Me, too. Works great and they are really cheap.