It isn't always easy getting on the floor to pin. It does a number on your knees! But it is a good way to stretch and stay limber!!!
All that being said, I couldn't baste all my quilts if it wasn't for one tool. Kwik Klip. Have you heard of it before? I've had mine for a good decade or longer. It basically helps you open and close the pins efficiently, cuts basting time down, and most of all saves your fingers from getting sore.
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Paula Jean Creations, maker of the Kwik Klip, will be closing in June.
I feel it's a tool that is actually helpful, useful and a must have for pin basters. It isn't expensive. A yard of fabric cost more than Kwik Klip. It blows my mind that they have been around for 29 years!
I use these curved pins and that tool all the time. Year after year. Tried and true!
Insert the pin through all three layers of the quilt sandwich.
Place the pin in the groove of Kwik Klip and clip pin closed. Simple, fast and safe! If you want to see it in action, check out this How To Video.
My fingers thank me every time I baste! If you pin baste and you are not familiar with this tool, I highly recommend investing in it before its too late!
Now's the time to get one, possible the last chance! To entice you even more, here's a coupon code for 15% off of Kwik Klips and Quilter's Delight Pin Covers: Get15pjc
Another method is spray basting, which I've done a few times. For me it's not in the cards as it can be quite expensive. I make a fair number of quilts...okay, a lot...and it is cost prohibitive. Pins I can use over and over and over!
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