Wednesday
May252011
Project Simplify - Day 22
May 25, 2011 Whoever invented these bent basting pins should be awarded the Nobel Prize for Quilting.
Seriously.
I held out for a loooong time thinking my regular safety pins still worked so why should I buy new ones? Yeah, smack me upside the head! Best $5 I ever spent.
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Reader Comments (9)
Forget the safety pins.....look at the pretty quilt they are attached to!! Seriously, the bent safety pins are awesome and I do have about a 50/50 mix in the tin that I keep them in for basting. I cannot wait to see the full photo of this quilt.....you are just zooming along!
But they "type A" in me wants to bend them all back to normal....how about you? lol!
I have to stop by my fav quilt store today and will pick some up. I have wondered if they worked any better than the normal safety pin, which I dispise using. :)
told ya ... over three years ago you goof :) xx
I know, I know. I'm a slow learner ... ;)
Have you ever spray basted a quilt? I have been toying with the idea.
Dara, yes I have. But it's kinda expensive to spray larger quilts. I tend to use spray for little quilts where accuracy can be compromised by the pins. Plus I'm not a big fan of spraying the chemical indoors so I have to take my quilt outside. And then there's the backing - you either have to spray that too or pin anyways. Those are my two cents worth!
Haha -- I love missymote's comment. Are you really a goof? Can't wait to see that pretty quilt finished!
If you really want to treat yourself, I highly recommend the Kwik Klip to close all those pins. I l-o-v-e mine! I really enjoy reading your blog. Thanks for all of the great inspiration.