DIY pin point protectors (AKA Pinmoors)
#53
One day I was in my DH's workshop and saw a bag with a roll of caulking backer rod in it. This is a 1/2" X20 ft. roll of a spongy plastic like material that is used to fill large gaps before you caulk so you don't have to use so much caulk. Since we had had it for a long time, he said I could have it. I chopped it up into
1/2" to 3/4" pieces. Out of a 20 ft. roll I figure I got about 320 to 480 pieces. Not nearly as pretty as Pinmoors, but at $3.48 for a 20 ft. roll of backer rod vs. 50 Pinmoors for $19.48, well, I figure "pretty is as pretty does." I checked Home Depot's web site, and $3.48 is what they charge for a 20 ft. roll. Here are some pictures so you know what I mean:
1/2" to 3/4" pieces. Out of a 20 ft. roll I figure I got about 320 to 480 pieces. Not nearly as pretty as Pinmoors, but at $3.48 for a 20 ft. roll of backer rod vs. 50 Pinmoors for $19.48, well, I figure "pretty is as pretty does." I checked Home Depot's web site, and $3.48 is what they charge for a 20 ft. roll. Here are some pictures so you know what I mean:
#55
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I was wondering if they worked as well ask the Pinmoors. I was going to "bite the bullet" for some Pinmoors but I think this great idea will save me a whole lot of $$.
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Not a dumb question. Instead of using safety pins to baste a quilt sandwich you can use the long flower headed straight pins. The Pinmoors are pushed onto the point of the straight pin. The last quilt that I helped DD pin baste with safety pins took over 300 of them. Using the straight pins and the Pinmoors or the substitutes suggested sound so much easier, quicker and less strain and pain for those of us with "older" fingers and hands.
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