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    Old 01-16-2011, 11:24 AM
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    I use mine to hold quilts on the wall for 'auditioning' until I am sure that is the spot and what I want to hang them with.
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    Old 01-16-2011, 11:35 AM
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    Originally Posted by BellaBoo
    A machine needle can sew through the flower heads with ease. I have had to remove a few stitches from them before!
    Me too. For years I used the round black head sharp pins I bought at Stretch & Sew. 35 years and still sharp.
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    Old 01-16-2011, 11:39 AM
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    Originally Posted by Mariposa
    I use mine to pin my quilt tops and backings onto my LA rollers. They work great!
    Me too. That's the only thing I use them for.
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    Old 01-16-2011, 11:57 AM
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    I use them to hold the patterns on the pumpkins when I carve Haloween decorations. :wink:
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    Old 01-16-2011, 12:00 PM
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    I use them for hand applique. One down the middle of a leaf or other item holds them in place.
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    Old 01-16-2011, 12:36 PM
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    Originally Posted by Janetd
    I bought those "quilter's must have" yellow quilter's pins many years ago and never used them. I've been quilting steady for years now. They are so long and unreasonable for piecing 1/4 inch seams. So what are we supposed to be using them for, does anyone know? I use them now to hold fabric to the back of my little fabric bolts.
    Oh! I love those pins!!! That's the only kind I use. I like a nice long pin especially when pinning batting. I use them to pin my binding till I get the Elmer's school glue in place. I also use them for clothing construction. The big heads are easy to see and.....well, you get the picture.
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    Old 01-16-2011, 02:16 PM
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    Originally Posted by Mariposa
    I use mine to pin my quilt tops and backings onto my LA rollers. They work great!
    Me too. They work great for pinning onto the leaders of the longarm. The flower pins I bought for that purpose bend too easily as they're a hair too long.

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    Old 01-16-2011, 02:24 PM
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    Originally Posted by Janetd
    I bought those "quilter's must have" yellow quilter's pins many years ago and never used them. I've been quilting steady for years now. They are so long and unreasonable for piecing 1/4 inch seams. So what are we supposed to be using them for, does anyone know? I use them now to hold fabric to the back of my little fabric bolts.
    Oh my goodness...I love mine. I don't always use them for piecing though. I don't know...I use them a lot!
    I love my tiny applique pins too! I have different pincushions with different kinds of pins, lol!
    Variety is the spice of quilting!!! :thumbup:
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    Old 01-16-2011, 02:40 PM
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    I like the really thin ones. My favorite is silk pins with glass heads. I usually keep the yellow pins in my travel so when some has forgotten theirs I let them us mine. If I don't get them back I don't feel as if I lost anything. I also like them for pinning appliques to press bc they do lay flat.
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    Old 01-16-2011, 02:47 PM
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    I wouldn't know how to quilt without them. I hate the little sewing pins we used when I was making clothing and other crafty things. I've been using them for over 16 years now and am faithful to them. I use the curve pins to pin my quilt when quilting it and remove them as I sew a section of quilt. I use these pins for everything I sew now except may fine applique which I don't do that much. My hands are too stiff for that. I guess its a matter of getting used to using them. When pinning a seam, I put it at an angle catching both seam allowances in the pin. Works well for me.
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