Quilters Delight Safety Pin Covers 200 ct, Multicolor

work well. used needle nose pliers to help push safety pins into unit. really saves the fingers

I purchased these some time ago along with #1 curved safety pins and the kwik clip tool. (I really got tired of being assaulted by straight pins while quilting.) Attaching these to the safety pins required the use of needle nose pliers to firmly attach them. Once they were on the curved safety pins, they stayed on. I use these for small quilts, table runners, etc. In other words, anything small enough to be quilted on my machine rather than a long arm. Adding the Kwik Clip tool to open and close these makes them easy to put on and take off the quilt. Plus there is that being able to see them factor! My eyes, unlike the rest of me, are getting older and it's sometimes hard to see "naked" pins in the quilt. This is a great solution for me. The only drawback I've encountered is that it took some time for me to attach these covers to the safety pins. I do think the effort was worth it because they do work for me and it was a one-time chore.

It takes a few minutes with a needle-nose pliers to attach the plastic to quilter’s safety pins, but you only have to do it once. Then, they make pin-basting your quilt sandwich so easy. Variety of colors allows you to select the colors that contrast with your quilt top so they can be easily seen. Pair these with Kwik Klip tool and pinning goes so quickly. I love to quilt, but pinning can be so tedious and time consuming. With 3 cats always trying to ‘help’, I need to get basting done quickly and efficiently. The tool helps to keep the fabric from bunching and keeps your fingernails from getting snagged or arthritis acting up. A must-have addition to your quilting supplies.

These save a lot of wear and tear on your fingers when pinning layers of a quilt together. It took about 100 pins to do a queen sized quilt. They were somewhat difficult to put on the safety pins.

I loved that the package let me know exactly what size safety pins that I needed. So easy to attach to the safety pins, just listen for the snap and you know that the pin is in all the way. Must have for quilters as the pins do not get stuck together when they are in the storage box.

I have purchased these three times. I have hand pain issues and these make pin basting so much more comfortable. Installing them is a bit of a pain but once they are done they make pinning so much easier. I take my quilts to a venue with tables and space to baste so I want to do several on the same day. Since I will end up with pins in several quilts at the same time I need to have lots of pins. When I run out of these I am done pinning for the day. These are well worth the investment in time and money.

These are great with 1 inch pins. Easy to install, just use a needle nose plyers and do them while you watch TV. Help make basting easier. Plus when you drop a pin, it's much easier to find.

I have neuropathy and arthritis in my hands. I was not sure at first that I would be able to put these together. I kept dropping the pins. I then realized that you could slip the end of the pin and head of the pin slightly down into their slots and they would stand up alone. I then used the pliers to press them together.

I bought these almost 2 years ago (when they were still available through Amazon.ca directly at a reasonable price) but only recently had a quilt large enough to warrant pin-basting, and boy am I thrilled with them! I usually dread pin-basting due to bruised, painful fingers but this time...no pain at all, even after 500+ pins! And that's without the Kwik Klip tool that should be used with them. It was a thin quilt though, so I do think the tool would be good to have for future, thicker, quilts. I found having covers on my pins especially useful because there were no exposed but somewhat invisible pins to get caught on my presser foot as I quilted on the machine. I could see the pins easily and the covers just helped my presser foot slide on past without issue. The only downside was installing them on the pins which was a bit painful for my weak hands, using the pliers to click each one onto the pin. But I'm still giving 5 stars because the ease of use made up for that in the end. I highly recommend these delightful pin covers!

When I read the instruction pamphlet it had the pinhead covered with the plastic cover. That would be correct for size #1 (1") curved safety pins. Mine are 1.5" steel straight quilting safety pins and after a few tries, they do work really well. The photo is a quilt sandwich of two layers of batting with a top and backing layer of fabrics.

They should explain the pin size required a little more easily to read

These pin covers are fabulous. I had some old (over 20 years) #1 curved safety pins that were difficult to put the covers on. Not every pin would work. I bought two bags of these covers. With second bag of pin covers I also bought new #1 curved safety pins attaching the pin covers to the new pins went quickly and smoothly every pin snapping into place first try. I have pin basted four quilts with them using the tool.. I just love them. No more sore fingers and blisters from pin basting and removing pins.

great pins for quilting. I have used them before, so knew what to expect. They make the detail of pinning a quilt much easier and faster than using either straight pins or regular safety pins.