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03-27-2011, 02:27 PM

#31

LoriEl

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Yes I have them and I use them, mostly for curved pieces.

03-27-2011, 02:52 PM

#32

ghostrider

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I have several pairs. Some cut sharp points and some cut round scallops. I use them for art quilts, both for the quilt edges and for raw edge appliqué. (also have a collection of darning eggs ;) )

03-27-2011, 03:31 PM

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#1piecemaker

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Originally Posted by QuiltnNan

I had a wonderful chrome pair for years and wore them out. They still work and I gave them to my daughter. I bought another pair with orange handles. They work much better than my original pair. I still sew clothes, so I still use them.
I made the 3 dresses, vest, and tie for this past Christmas for my daughter's family. It was a double knit, so the pinked edges was pretty much necessary. I don't use pinking shears for quilting.

Oh, now aren't they a handsome family. I love the red. So Christmasey.

03-27-2011, 03:33 PM

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Originally Posted by AlwaysQuilting

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Originally Posted by Wine Woman

I just took mine out yesterday. Good timing! One of the quilters said she pinks around the curved edges so she doesn't have to snip. I thought I would try it on one of my projects. I'll stay tuned to see what everyone uses them for!

That's a good idea!
I'm going to try that too.

I'm going to try this too!!

03-27-2011, 03:40 PM

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TonnieLoree

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I gave up the pinking shears when I bought my serger. Mom still has hers, but she hasn't used them in years. My serger is set up and collecting dust from the infrequency that it is used though. I reserve that for garments.

03-27-2011, 07:11 PM

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ewecansew

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I occassionly use my pinking shears and just bought a pinking attachment for my Featherweights. I haven't used it yet, but thought it was a novelty and the price was right on Ebay.

03-28-2011, 03:10 AM

#37

JanG

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I use my pinking shears to cut out circles so I don't have to snip all around to turn under.

03-28-2011, 03:24 AM

#38

AnnT

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I use my pinking shears all the time. I have 2 pair, one I bought myself years ago and a pair my mom gave me that I used when learning to sew oh-so-many-years-ago. I don't pink everything but usually do with cottons or other fabrics that will easily fray. I've not used them on any quilts but if I were to do another Memory Quilt I certainly would! Once the squares got out of my hands, they were handled buy a lot of folks and several came back very frayed...not unusable but it got trickey there on one or two squares. Of course, I'd do a lot of things different if I was to do another one!

03-28-2011, 03:26 AM

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jtquilts

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I still use pinking shears occasionally for sewing clothing. I rarely use them in quilting. I do have 3 pair of the black handled pinks in different sizes that I hang on the wall.

03-28-2011, 03:31 AM

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cassie69emt

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lol They do sell them still but if you don't sew on fabric like satin or a fabric that tends to fray I don't think you would have a use for them unless you cut fabric to embellish a quilt with that edge. I make satin sashes and yes I use them .