binding clips
01-13-2013, 03:47 AM
#21
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In September I was in Target to get a flu shot. I had to wait for a few minutes, so I was wondering around the hair care section near the pharmacy. I found bobby pins and I thought may be they would be good for securing the binding to a quilt while hand stitching it on. Fast forward to yesterday, I was sewing the binding on to the 2012 Craftsy BOM and I used the bobby pins from Target. They worked perfectly! The bobby pins slippedfabric, and I did not get struck with any pins. I have been thinking about buying the Wonder Clips that people are raving about, but the bobbie pins worked perfectly. I bought the brightly colored ones because they are easy for me to see, and they stick to my magnetic pin dish. They even securely held the mitered corners.
01-13-2013, 05:31 AM
#22
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Location: New Hampshire
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I absolutely love my binding clips. I have also used the snap style hair clips and the Martelli binding clips. I must admit, for price, the hair clips are my favorite. However, overall, binding clips are at the top of my list. I just wish they were less expensive.
01-13-2013, 05:51 AM
#24
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I tried hair clips but did not like them. I love wonder clips especially for holding the top of tote bag in preparation for top stitching. Much better than pins. However, pins are still needed in many place where the wonder clips don't work...like interior of blocks. Wonder clips are great on edges/bindings, etc. They have come down greatly in price.
01-13-2013, 06:50 AM
#25
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Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: Greenwood, AR
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I use those snap clips for hair, works like a charm and I keep them in a little pencil case along with a scissors and the thread I'm using to bind with...all ready to pick up and go. Sometimes I hold on to the quilts I need to bind, then put them in a big garbage bag and take them when we go camping in the fifth wheel, I work on them in the camper in the evenings.
01-13-2013, 07:16 AM
#27
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Join Date: May 2012
Location: Central Wisconsin
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I don't use any clips, pins, nor anything which saves a ton of time. I've been using the ladder stitch which is invisible and nothing is needed to hold the binding in place while doing the ladder stitch. Over a year ago someone on this board told about it. Here is a tute: http://turningturning.com/tutorial-i...quilt-binding/ First it shows how it looked the old way she did binding and further down the page she shows the ladder stitch.
01-13-2013, 07:30 AM
#29
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Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: Colorado
Posts: 70
I have the red binder clips and am not happy with them. They seem to get in the way when I am sewing the binding. When I pull them off the binding doesn't stay in place. I am going to try the bobby pin and glue ideas.
01-13-2013, 08:00 AM
#30
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Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: North Central Ohio
Posts: 194
I've used various hair clips (including bobbie pins) over the years and have liked them all. I always knew that eventually they would "stretch' and need replaced but that was ok with me. I still use the hair clips at times, but now I use Wonder Clips the most. I have found they work very well for me on curved bindings as well as straight ones and I really like how I can secure the mitered corners well with them.
I have discovered another way to use the Wonder Clips. I teach a fairly large number of beginner classes, which often include young students (ages 7-15). It is not uncommon for these students to have difficulty with pinning so I show them how to use the Wonder Clips in place of pins. It works , well, WONDERS. :-) There are no more stuck fingers and bloody dots on fabric! Happily, the piecing is done quite well, especially intersections, and everyone is happy. They all eventually move on to using pins, but this sure has helped.
I have discovered another way to use the Wonder Clips. I teach a fairly large number of beginner classes, which often include young students (ages 7-15). It is not uncommon for these students to have difficulty with pinning so I show them how to use the Wonder Clips in place of pins. It works , well, WONDERS. :-) There are no more stuck fingers and bloody dots on fabric! Happily, the piecing is done quite well, especially intersections, and everyone is happy. They all eventually move on to using pins, but this sure has helped.
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