Pinmoors or not
#12
A can of quilt basting spray runs about 12 dollars. A gallon of Elmer's washable glue is around 17 dollars last time I bought it. I made my own Pinmoors out of those foam ear plugs I cut each one into 3 pieces. I used them for a while before discovering the joys of glue basting.
that's all they had here and I basted several quilts and I still have lots left. I pour some in the 4oz container and have more than enough to baste a large quilt. The
glue is diluted to where I like it...not too liquid and not too thick. In other words,
a little goes a long way.
#13
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For basting I prefer the spray adhesive, when matching seams my choice is the washable stick glue and the Clover clips, but sometime I need to use the straight pins and that is when I use the Pinmoors. (I got just one package of them, it was enough.) Once in a while I will use safety pins to baste a quilt, but prefer not to do that.
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Cheaper but not as good. The pinmoors are made with high quality silicone, self healing. The same as baby pacifiers are made from. A pacifier is not inexpensive, about $4, $15 for a Wubanub, in case you haven't bought one recently. The pin glides into it with no pushing and stays put. You have to use a good quality sharp thin pin. I use to use earring backs before using the pinmoors.
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A pinmoors are small plastic roll which go on the end of straight pins. I have used them with some success I have also cut my own from earplugs again they were successful. I found it quicker to use the bent safety pins than put pinmoors on so kept to quickest. I have also spray glued with good success rate. It was the elmers glue I had no success with as it created lage blobs which although it washed out the quilting wasn't as smooth as I would have liked.
#20
I use pinmoors only for small spaces, such as a practice block or quilting one block at a time once I've secured a large quilt with SID. I've tried all kinds of basting of large quilts and always come back to the quilter small safety pins, for a variety of reasons. I can tell you that the Kwik Klip is one of my best sewing room investments ... I did without one for years and just used my fingers. Soooo much better with the tool.
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