A New Nifty Trick
11-05-2013, 02:59 PM
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A New Nifty Trick
As most of you know I recently got a Grace machine quilting frame, and I LOVE it ! The one thing I DON’T love, is pinning everything to the leaders. Pins HURT, and I ALWAYS poke myself , ALWAYS ! So the other day I was looking at my Dritz basting gun, that I used at times to baste my quilts before I had the frame, and I had an idea ! I wonder ….
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I used the needle just like I would use a pin, I went through both layers ( fabric and leader ) and then brought it back through, like I would have done with a regular basting needle !
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Now I had a nice even hold …
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I spaced them evenly ….
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and whalla ! No poked fingers and a great hold !
Now I know you might be saying to yourself , those little barb thingys get expensive to use them that much like that, and they do, if you buy them in packs of 500 from say joann Fabrics or something like that , BUT, You can purchase them by the box on ebay or most office supply stores. Wherever you get them from you just want to make sure that you get 1/4 ” barbs.
Another alternative is to buy longer barbs, but you would need to purchase a gun with a longer needle to accommodate them. I am looking into this myself , and when my dritz gun bites it I am sure I will, but for now, this works wonderful and NO MORE POKING MYSELF !
And removing them just takes a pair of dollar store kiddy scissors to snip the plastic !
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I used the needle just like I would use a pin, I went through both layers ( fabric and leader ) and then brought it back through, like I would have done with a regular basting needle !
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Now I had a nice even hold …
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I spaced them evenly ….
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and whalla ! No poked fingers and a great hold !
Now I know you might be saying to yourself , those little barb thingys get expensive to use them that much like that, and they do, if you buy them in packs of 500 from say joann Fabrics or something like that , BUT, You can purchase them by the box on ebay or most office supply stores. Wherever you get them from you just want to make sure that you get 1/4 ” barbs.
Another alternative is to buy longer barbs, but you would need to purchase a gun with a longer needle to accommodate them. I am looking into this myself , and when my dritz gun bites it I am sure I will, but for now, this works wonderful and NO MORE POKING MYSELF !
And removing them just takes a pair of dollar store kiddy scissors to snip the plastic !
11-05-2013, 05:41 PM
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Clip and Seal Mondo Clips are less expensive than red snappers and work awesomely. Also, I needed some more, so getting the idea from another board, I bought some tubing at Lowe's and some u track from Home Depot and they work also. I
11-05-2013, 06:49 PM
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Originally Posted by ncredbird
Cheryl222 - could you please post pics of what you purchased at Lowe's and HD or post a url for the other board where you read this idea? I am interested in the concept but need visuals. Thanks, AK
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