Wow, do I have a lot of pins!
Does anyone else have that plan when
they go into a quilt store and feel obligated to buy,
you always leave with a little something?
Well my little something is pins.
Also sewing machine needles but
we'll leave those for another day.
So here are most of them !
I like to use T pins to hold up
partial works and patterns on my cork board.
These are heat proof pins. Long, which is good,
but the round top makes the
iron move when you press them, so not my favorite.
I do love novelty sewing pins.
They seem to get misplaced,
damaged or lost easily tho.
There are spool shapes, chicks and
even button as well as the flower headed ones.
Way too many traditional yellow headed quilting pins.
Longer than a normal pin, not heat resitant,
but easy to see and quite strong.
These were one of the first items I bought for quilting!
I do like the flower headed ones,
but I think I am overstocked on them.
Some are still in the box!
There are two boxes of these pins. They are silk pins.
Thinner than the yellow headed pins but shorter.
These may go in the garage sale box.
These colorful pins are great mutlipurpose pins for
for hanging things up and pinning. They are pretty and
I do use some on the design wall.
These are my current favourite. Heatproof and
flatheaded they allow for easy pressing and
doesn't make the iron move.
They are long enough that I can pin things easily.
Not as long as a yellow-headed pins though.
These flathead flower pins, were used as row markers,
until I was gifted these below.
They work great but the shape is a little awkward.
The numbers on the pins wear off very quickly.
As you can see, I've taken the writing
over the numbers with a Sharpie.
This pin cushion keeps all the pins
used on the design wall close at hand.
Yes, I fell victim to the things at the counter,
and bought the star pins. I won the blue crystally pins,
bought the Unicorn pins, found the corsage pins in the middle and then just supplemented with yellow-headed pins
and the pink flower headed pins.
Oddly enough, the unicorn pins are not magnetic so
are only good for stick pincushion.
After all that, I will try to thin out the amount of
pins sticking around the sewing room.
Linking up with:
I love seeing the variety of pins you have, but even more I liked hearing your opinion of them. Thanks for sharing on my weekly show and tell, Wednesday Wait Loss.
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I found more pins too! They seem to be hiding everywhere!
DeleteI have 3 of the little 3-drawer Sterlite drawers full of pins. Part purchased new, part garage/estate sale purchases, and part from my mom's sewing stash after she passed. Dressmaker pins, silk pins, flat head pins, flower head pins, T pins, safety pins, applique pins, ball point pins, corsage pins, double point pins...What I don't have (yet?) is either of the pins with blue heads. I don't think I'll *need* to buy pins for a long time, which is good considering how many I had to throw out last time I bought new ones.
ReplyDeleteI like the pincushion in the last photo!
Oh yes , the flower hangs on the design wall and keeps track of all the pins to hang WIP!
DeleteYou certainly have quite the variety of pins, Deb! I have a small collection myself. It is a good thing to buy when you can't find any fabric, yet want to support the store in some way. Thanks for sharing with us at Monday Musings. Have a great week.
ReplyDeleteYou too!
DeleteWho would have known there were so many varieties of pins? You have a wonderful selection. I've just got those run of the mill yellow headed pins.
ReplyDeleteI still like the old favorite yellow headed pins.
DeleteGreat collection of pins. I have some too, some not used at all. I'm currently using the flathead pins and flowerhead pins.
ReplyDeleteFlower head pins are fun too.
DeleteI love your pins collection, what a variety! The ones with flat blue head look great for ironing. I have a few very thin pins with glass heads, perfect! Thank you for sharing your fun collection and linking up.
ReplyDeleteYou're welcome . I like the flat ironable ones too.
DeleteHi Deb, that's a lot of pins! At least you must be able to find some when you need them! You might want to start buying other things when you visit quilt shops :-) Thanks for linking up to I Quilted This!
ReplyDeleteI know , but I have enough fabric!
DeleteAnd I thought I had quite the variety of pins, but you have me beat. I do keep mine sorted (big surprise, right) by magnetic pin cushion. I also have a collection of safety pins from when I pin basted my quilt. Guess I haven't explored pins sufficiently because I've never seen novelty pin heads before.
ReplyDeleteAhhh , I have found even more! I will have to update my list!
DeleteWhy, oh, why are we so reluctant to toss pins when they get dull or bent? LOL I have "good" pins and inferior pins. The inferior ones get used when pinning tops to the design wall when the weight is too heavy. LOL Thanks for sharing in Sew & Tell.
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed seeing all the variety of pins you have, Deb. I have my favorite Clover Japanese pins that I have an abundance of. I do have others but the Clovers are right there next to the machine.
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