Owww! Pins!

Decades ago (really), I tried QAYG. Twice. The first one hangs as a dust
cloth over some shelves in my sewing room. The 2nd is on the guest room
bed. It is a monster to 'make up'. Never again. That said, plain old
first aid peroxide is good for removing blood drips from your quilt. Polly


"Trish Brown" wrote in message
b.com...
I've been quilting-as-I-go for a while now on a horse-flavoured quilt for
my sister.

Now, normally, I'm not a happy pinner, preferring to just buzz along and
use my fingers to keep those layers together. However, with QAYG, you
really either need a second set of fingers or a good set of stout quilting
pins.

'kay. So, with all these pins lurking in my work, you should see me poor
little handies! They're all pricked and scratched from those pesky pins!
Poor me!

A bit slow on the uptake, I finally realised that, when you pin, it only
takes one little extra push to bury the point of the pin in the batting.
This means that a) it won't stick itself into my precious flesh and b) it
won't catch on the front of the footplate as I sew.

DUH!

My question is: did everybody already know this small factoid or have I
just made a fabulous discovery???

--
Trish Brown {|:-}

Newcastle, NSW, Australia

I've been quilting-as-I-go for a while now on a horse-flavoured quilt
for my sister.

Now, normally, I'm not a happy pinner, preferring to just buzz along and
use my fingers to keep those layers together. However, with QAYG, you
really either need a second set of fingers or a good set of stout
quilting pins.

'kay. So, with all these pins lurking in my work, you should see me poor
little handies! They're all pricked and scratched from those pesky pins!
Poor me!

A bit slow on the uptake, I finally realised that, when you pin, it only
takes one little extra push to bury the point of the pin in the batting.
This means that a) it won't stick itself into my precious flesh and b)
it won't catch on the front of the footplate as I sew.

DUH!

My question is: did everybody already know this small factoid or have I
just made a fabulous discovery???

--
Trish Brown {|:-}

Newcastle, NSW, Australia

Trish - when pinning a quilt (or any part of it) for quilting, it is
more usual to use safety pins - not giant baby nappy pins, but small
ones. You can get them slightly curved, which makes it easier to get
them back out again when you have pushed them in. Some people use a
small gadget to close them again - to save wear and tear on finger tips.
I've never used one, but I am so slow making my quilts that I don't
quilt very many in any one year (none for two years with my current
project!!).
If you do decide to buy a 'bag' of safety pins, do be sure to try the
points. I once bought a bag of pins that were so blunt it hurt my
fingers to even push them in, let alone through a bit and up again. You
can get brass ones which will be less liable to damage fabric by rusting
(if they are left in a long time). You can also get them in varying
'thicknesses' - the finer the pin, the smaller the hole.
Burying the point of the pin in the batting is fine, until it moves with
all the movement of what you are quilting. So, do still be careful.
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In message m, Trish
Brown writes
I've been quilting-as-I-go for a while now on a horse-flavoured quilt
for my sister.

Now, normally, I'm not a happy pinner, preferring to just buzz along
and use my fingers to keep those layers together. However, with QAYG,
you really either need a second set of fingers or a good set of stout
quilting pins.

'kay. So, with all these pins lurking in my work, you should see me
poor little handies! They're all pricked and scratched from those pesky
pins! Poor me!

A bit slow on the uptake, I finally realised that, when you pin, it
only takes one little extra push to bury the point of the pin in the
batting. This means that a) it won't stick itself into my precious
flesh and b) it won't catch on the front of the footplate as I sew.

DUH!

My question is: did everybody already know this small factoid or have I
just made a fabulous discovery???


--
Best Regards
Pat on the Green

Pat S wrote:
Trish - when pinning a quilt (or any part of it) for quilting, it is
more usual to use safety pins - not giant baby nappy pins, but small
ones. You can get them slightly curved, which makes it easier to get
them back out again when you have pushed them in. Some people use a
small gadget to close them again - to save wear and tear on finger tips.
I've never used one, but I am so slow making my quilts that I don't
quilt very many in any one year (none for two years with my current
project!!).
If you do decide to buy a 'bag' of safety pins, do be sure to try the
points. I once bought a bag of pins that were so blunt it hurt my
fingers to even push them in, let alone through a bit and up again. You
can get brass ones which will be less liable to damage fabric by rusting
(if they are left in a long time). You can also get them in varying
'thicknesses' - the finer the pin, the smaller the hole.
Burying the point of the pin in the batting is fine, until it moves with
all the movement of what you are quilting. So, do still be careful.

Thanks, Pat. I've actually got some safety pins, but haven't been brave
enough to use them yet. I like to hand-baste to within an inch of my
life, usually! LOL! It never occurred to me that safety pins might be
good for QAYG. I'll give 'em a try tomorrow! I'm *so* heartily sick of
catching the edge of my thumb as the pins come up and over the flatbed
of my machine. ;D

--
Trish Brown {|:-}

Newcastle, NSW, Australia

When pinning a quilt together I use Thimble-It to protect my left index
finger. If you don't have that wrapping s few layers of masking tape around
your finger tip will do the trick as well.

"Pat S" wrote in message
...
Trish - when pinning a quilt (or any part of it) for quilting, it is more
usual to use safety pins - not giant baby nappy pins, but small ones. You
can get them slightly curved, which makes it easier to get them back out
again when you have pushed them in. Some people use a small gadget to
close them again - to save wear and tear on finger tips. I've never used
one, but I am so slow making my quilts that I don't quilt very many in any
one year (none for two years with my current project!!).
If you do decide to buy a 'bag' of safety pins, do be sure to try the
points. I once bought a bag of pins that were so blunt it hurt my fingers
to even push them in, let alone through a bit and up again. You can get
brass ones which will be less liable to damage fabric by rusting (if they
are left in a long time). You can also get them in varying
'thicknesses' - the finer the pin, the smaller the hole.
Burying the point of the pin in the batting is fine, until it moves with
all the movement of what you are quilting. So, do still be careful.
.
In message m, Trish
Brown writes
I've been quilting-as-I-go for a while now on a horse-flavoured quilt for
my sister.

Now, normally, I'm not a happy pinner, preferring to just buzz along and
use my fingers to keep those layers together. However, with QAYG, you
really either need a second set of fingers or a good set of stout quilting
pins.

'kay. So, with all these pins lurking in my work, you should see me poor
little handies! They're all pricked and scratched from those pesky pins!
Poor me!

A bit slow on the uptake, I finally realised that, when you pin, it only
takes one little extra push to bury the point of the pin in the batting.
This means that a) it won't stick itself into my precious flesh and b) it
won't catch on the front of the footplate as I sew.

DUH!

My question is: did everybody already know this small factoid or have I
just made a fabulous discovery???


--
Best Regards
Pat on the Green

I use pins like you Trish and I do QAYG. But I have found this terrific little
gadget called pinmoor; it's a silicon plug that slips onto the point of the pin and therefore prevents the pin from falling out and your fingers from getting sore. Great little discovery. No affiliation and so on. www.pinmoor.com

I love them!

Claudia

Claudia wrote:
I use pins like you Trish and I do QAYG. But I have found this terrific little
gadget called pinmoor; it's a silicon plug that slips onto the point of the pin and therefore prevents the pin from falling out and your fingers from getting sore. Great little discovery. No affiliation and so on. www.pinmoor.com

I love them!

Claudia

Aha! Very interesting! Thanks for the link, Claudia ;D

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Trish Brown {|:-}

Newcastle, NSW, Australia

Thanks. Looks like just the thing for poor arthritic fingers. I just
ordered some.
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