EASY FINISHES
Take the work out of
basting, quilting, and
binding with these handy
tools.- QUILTERS DELIGHT
SAFETY PIN GRIP COVERS
AND KWIK KLIP
Use pin covers to protect your
fi ngers while pin-basting a quilt
sandwich with steel safety pins. The
colorful covers allow you to easily
guide the pins through multiple
layers of fabric. The Kwik Klip tool
closes and opens the pins safely and
eff ortlessly. $20 for a package of 200
covers with pins attached, $8.95 for
Kwik Klip; paulajeancreations.com - SPRAY N BOND
BASTING ADHESIVE
Temporarily hold your quilt top,
batting, and backing together
with spray adhesive that is
repositionable, will not gum up
needles, and washes out of fabric.
$13.99; thermowebonline.com - BETTY BANDS
During free-motion quilting, grip
your project with lightweight bands
you wear on your hands. They leave
your fi ngers free to thread needles
and wind bobbins.
$15.99; steadybetty.com - BOHIN NEEDLE PULLER
Pull needles easily through fabric
while hand quilting, binding, or
embroidering with a tool that also
has a built-in thread cutter and
thimble. $10.48; fatquartershop.com - EASY BINDING WINDER
Keep binding neat by winding it (and
even storing it) on a tool that clamps
to your ironing board or worktable.
When you’re ready to bind your
quilt, simply feed the binding off the
winder. $17.98; fatquartershop.com
FROM THE CRAFTS LAB
ro sQUILTING
BASTING
12 APQ • August 2019