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Old 10-18-2010, 01:14 PM
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Originally Posted by dsb38327
No kidding! Dahhhhhhh. Why did I never think of that... I hate the surprise of that sharp stick you know is coming, you know it is going to hurt and you know it is going to happen again. I just can't get the tautness I want with safety pins so I know I am going to use straight pins and get stuck... You have put a great tool at my fingertips. Thank you. I will be using that idea. Now, did I toss those packing peanuts out????
Of course you did - now you have a use for them! LOL You know, Murphy's Law.
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Old 10-18-2010, 04:05 PM
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Very cleaver. Do the packing peanuts hold pretty well?
Okay, so I just tried using them and no they don't stay on very well. Maybe the denser packing peanuts would be better. They work in a pinch. Personally, I would rather use safety pins. Glad I didn't spend money on pinmoors. IMHO just another thing to spill.
Thanks for the info. Perhaps an eraser, as someone above mentioned, may work. Might be worth a try. You would really need something that would not be to difficult to stick the pin in. Erasers may be too "hard"?
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Originally Posted by grann of 6
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Very cleaver. Do the packing peanuts hold pretty well?
Okay, so I just tried using them and no they don't stay on very well. Maybe the denser packing peanuts would be better. They work in a pinch. Personally, I would rather use safety pins. Glad I didn't spend money on pinmoors. IMHO just another thing to spill.
What about the foam cylinders and squares the kids use? Would they hold better?
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Old 10-18-2010, 04:09 PM
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I think those erasers would be more expensive than the PinMoors.

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I just did a search to find out what "Pin-Moors" are...can you tell I am new to quilting...HA!!

I couldn't find out how big the "Pin-Moors" are....even though they are a Great idea. I wonder if you could use the erasers like the ones you buy as a replacement eraser for the mecanical pencils...depending on the size you can get 3 to 5 erasers to a package and since they come in different sizes as far as length you could cut them in half. Also wonder if the rubber backs for earrings would work?
Just some thoughts there.

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Old 10-18-2010, 04:13 PM
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Safety pins is just great for me.
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Old 10-19-2010, 03:11 AM
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Originally Posted by bjnicholson
Originally Posted by grann of 6
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Very cleaver. Do the packing peanuts hold pretty well?
Okay, so I just tried using them and no they don't stay on very well. Maybe the denser packing peanuts would be better. They work in a pinch. Personally, I would rather use safety pins. Glad I didn't spend money on pinmoors. IMHO just another thing to spill.
What about the foam cylinders and squares the kids use? Would they hold better?
Maybe; have never seen them. I'm just not into buying anything unless I know it will work. I think I will just stick with safety pins and my basting spray now that I found it.
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Old 10-19-2010, 04:12 AM
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I wonder if the foam disposable ear plugs would work better, they're sort of dense foam. Great idea.
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Old 10-19-2010, 04:25 AM
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Originally Posted by pocoellie
I wonder if the foam disposable ear plugs would work better, they're sort of dense foam. Great idea.
Probably, but then it's just another thing to buy. I was thinking along the lines of recycling something that would otherwise be thrown away, at least in my house.
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Old 10-19-2010, 04:37 AM
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thats a great idea...i just hate getting stuck...better yet i wont forget to take a pin out...awesome idea..I gotta tell you something about the packing peanuts that seem loose or not as dense...sounds grose but pop one into your mouth if it desolves or starts to its make from soybeans..you can eat them...lol..i think they taste like glue...yuck..my kids agriculture teacher taught them this...its nothing to see the kids in class eat one....ewe yuck...just thought i would let u all know that....lol
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terrific idea. Love recycle ideas!
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