Reddit reviews Clover Wonder Clips, Red, 50-Pack
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These mini clips feature great holding capacity and have a multitude of usesEach clip opens wide to hold layers of fabric and the clip base is flat for easy feeding to the presser footPerfect for making quilts, handbags and morePackage contains 50 wonder clipsSewing must have
I totally agree and wanted to add for pvc, leather, or unpinable materials just use clips! Either cheap binder clips or quilting clips like these Clover ones. I used to work in a leather sewing shop and we use clips if we needed them at all. Really got used to sewing things without pinning.
https://www.amazon.ca/Clover-Wonder-Clips-Standard-Size/dp/B004ZKPX8A
It's good to avoid things that can gum up your machine. Useful in a pinch or really tricky things but good to try to just sew it the old fashioned way and develop your skill at holding materials with your hands.
The professional cutters I work with just use weights and pins and they make world class costumes for film and theatre. Just takes practice.
You did a great job naming her quilting supplies. You've been paying attention without even knowing it!
Here are a couple of items that make my quilting days much easier:
And then of course, I can never have too many extra rotary blades (just check to see how big her cutter is - the standard size is 45mm) or spools of basic thread colors (I use "natural" when piecing) or marking pens / pencils --- the kind that disappear with either heat or water.
The other gift that I ALWAYS love to get is a gift card to my favorite local quilt shop.
Happy birthday to your wife!
Probably talking about Wonder Clips. Which I am a big fan of. Anytime I can, I will use clips before using pins. Only because I get super irritated when I accidently stick myself with a pin. I believe the big brand is Clover. I personally cheaped out and got these Mumcraft ones. You get more for less money. Judging by the pictures, they are the same size and almost the same shape as Clovers. They definitely function the same. I've been using them for awhile and no problems yet.
Hmmmm.... An intriguing idea. Try practicing on pot holders so you don't have to deal with bulk at first. Also, maybe binding clips would help? These things: http://www.amazon.com/Clover-Wonder-Clips-Per-Pack/dp/B004ZKPX8A/ref=sr_1_1?s=arts-crafts&ie=UTF8&qid=1410967023&sr=1-1&keywords=binding+clips
A wavy or zigzag stitch would give you some "play" on stitch accuracy.
New pins are always appreciated, I know I'd love some! And if she sews with pleather or satin or uses a lot of bias tape perhaps some clover wonder clips.
A lot of the supplies for sewing are specific to the type of sewing and personal preference, so it is tricky to give suggestions. Items anyone can use, IMO, and some themed to Valentine's Day, are Clover flower pins, Wonder clips, a pretty pin cushion, seam gauge, and an acrylic ruler in my favorite size.
I have been sewing and quilting for as long as I could remember. I always wanted to do what what mom was doing, so she taught me how to sew. I am a bit strange when it comes to quilting. While I am not even 30, I like to make traditional quilts like most people twice my age, but I use colors that are more modern. I have been working on this quilt for over a year now. its made out of 2800 hexagons all hand sew together.
some of the tools I use (and would like to be gifted) are
thread snips
Wounder clips something I am going to need more of then I start binding this quilt
Basting Pins Something that I constantly need because I have a punk friends who think its ok to steal all my Safety Pins because they need them so they can look cool. Yeah I know who you are, and I have noticed that you used them as fringe on your coat.