Question on Pin Moors
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Question on Pin Moors
I don't mind traditional pin basting with the curved safety pins and the Kwik-Klip I can do it pretty fast but the removal while I'm quilting drives me crazy. So I purchased a pack of the Pin Moors.
I haven't tried the quilting part yet but my finger is still sore this morning from pushing those straight pins into the Pin Moor AND getting the straight pin in and then to the topside of the quilt. It took me forever!
Has anyone else encountered this problem? I'm very disappointed but maybe I haven't found the magic way to use them yet.
I haven't tried the quilting part yet but my finger is still sore this morning from pushing those straight pins into the Pin Moor AND getting the straight pin in and then to the topside of the quilt. It took me forever!
Has anyone else encountered this problem? I'm very disappointed but maybe I haven't found the magic way to use them yet.
#3
I wasn't impressed with the pin-moors. I'm with you on they were hard to pin, hard to pick up all 3 layers of the quilt, I didn't think they "held" together well, not worth the effort or price, Back to the safety pins.
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I purchased some last week. My DD and I used them to pin baste one of her quilts. We found that the flat "button" pins were stronger than the flat "flower" head pins. However, the pin basting was ever so much quicker than using safety pins. And it was much easier on my sore arthritic fingers. I will be purchasing more, just wish they were not so spendy.
#7
Everyone likes different products. One quilter in my guild will not use a rotary cutter. she said it cuts crooked. She tears or uses scissors. I really like Pinmoors. I have no trouble pushing the pin in. I use very sharp pins. Not the yellow head quilter's pins. Those aren't sharp enough. I like Clover glass head pins. I can stick a pin in and back out of the quilt sandwich and into the Pinmoor in a second. No hassle at all. The sharp pins will stick further in the Pinmoor and will not fall off until I take them off. I buy several packages when I find a sale. When I use a pin I use a Pinmoor on it. I hate pin pricks.
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