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Our first QQT had an overwhelming response to the question, "What pins do you use for your quilting and why do you use them? TQS members are very passionate about their pins. Here is a quick look at just some of the information found in the comments of QQT: Pins.
It's pretty much a tie between fine glass head pins and flat flowerhead pins. Some of the other pins mentioned were lace pins, silk pins, and IBC pins. Applique pins were used mainly for applique. One member uses washable elmer's glue and another uses paper clips (for paper piecing).
Most of you use one or two pin cushions, some of you use the magnetic pin holders, and at least one of you uses your sweater to hold your pins. The member with the largest collection of pin cushions appears to be Margo with more than 12. If you have more than that, submit a comment and let us know.
Jusme made the suggestion that new pins are a great gift for a quilter. You can never have too many pins. Pemela suggested advice she received from a tailor. "Once you've decided on the size and shape of your pin cushion, stuff it with good quality sawdust. The wood keeps the pins sharp and the oil keeps them clean."
SuperJudy seemed to sum it up pretty well with her comments:
"I use all kinds of pins: The glass-head fine silk pins for generic sewing; the fine Iris brand pins for piecing because they don't distort; the glass-head short applique pins for hand piecing because they don't get in the way of my thread; Fons and Porter flat-head pins with the arrows on them when I'm piecing rows of blocks together; and the big, cheap yellow-plastic top pins to put something heavy on the wall or design board."
Aren't our TQS members incredible? If you can't find the answer to a quilting question here at TQS, you're not asking a quilting question.
To re-visit any Quilter's Quips and Tips blog, simply go to Daily Blog and enter Quilters Quips and Tips: (topic name) into the search box. For example, Quilters Quips and Tips: Pins. This will give you the original blog and any follow-ups to that blog.
P.S. For the member who asked about the flip-flop pin cushion, there is no pattern; it was store-bought. Sorry.
about a zillion variations. There is 100% cotton, cotton-polyester, 100% polyester, and wool. And let's not forget batting made out of bamboo and batting made out of 100% recycled plastic bottles. It comes in white, off-white, and black. And of course there is the high-loft or low-loft decision. Which batting do you prefer and why? Does it matter if you are machine quilting or hand quilting? Do you like your batting with or without a scrim? Do some battings hold creases in your quilt more than others? What about pre-washing your batting, do you or don't you?
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