Pinmoors or not
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Pinmoors or not
I am wondering if the pinmoors are worth it? I have large safety pins I use to pin my quilts for quilting. The pinmoors looks so much easier. Any opinions? Thanks in advance.
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I dislike safety pins of any kind! I am a real fan of Elmer's School Glue. I have had wonderful success with it. I will give my ton of pins away the first time I get interest from anyone. I think those pinmors look cumbersome and difficult to work around.
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I don't know what pinmoors are but when I had to baste (before longarm) the bent safety pins with the tool to close them were wonderful
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Elmers Glue of course I heard of, but what, how do you use that?
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A friend from this board gave me a package of these things and I passed them onto another friend who has worst arthritis than I have. I myself was not impressed with them. I would never try using washable glue. It is rather expensive but can you use spray adhesive??
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I love basting with Elmers washable school glue. I can pin baste or thread baste but the glue basting gives me the best results. It does not gunk up the needle and I have done FMQ on several glue basted quilts.
Remember that glue basting replaces pin basting, not spray basting, and the glue does not have to cover every surface. Just dribble on in a grid about a hands width. I don't dilute mine or spray it on. Straight from the bottle.
I have never tried pinmoors.
I love basting with Elmers washable school glue. I can pin baste or thread baste but the glue basting gives me the best results. It does not gunk up the needle and I have done FMQ on several glue basted quilts.
Remember that glue basting replaces pin basting, not spray basting, and the glue does not have to cover every surface. Just dribble on in a grid about a hands width. I don't dilute mine or spray it on. Straight from the bottle.
I have never tried pinmoors.
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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.
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Pinmoors work great if you use the right pins. The thick pins (like the yellow headed quilter's pins aren't worth using with them). Everyone I know that says they don't work use the wrong pins with them. The thin sharp glass head pins work great, they go in easy and stay put. I used Pinmoors before I discovered Elmer's school glue. I noticed many of the national teachers are using basting glue in their quilts in many ways now. I use a Pinmoor whenever I use a straight pin, I detest pin pricks.
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