A Quick Way to Safety Pin Quilts

Safety pins are an absolute must for pin basting quilt layers together to prepare for machine quilting. A large quilt can easily need 500 - 800 pins to adequately keep the layers from shifting. Pinning and unpinning all these pins can be very hard on your hands and fingers. After many broken nails and sore fingers, I discovered a tool called a Kwik Klip that is indispensable!

The Kwik Klip has a large, brown handle which allows you to easily grip it in your hand. A brass metal tip with grooves lets you open and close the safety pins.

Grip the handle in your hand. Pick up a safety pin and insert it into the fabric. Close the pin, using your thumb as leverage on the closure of the pin and the metal tip of the tool on the other side of the pin. The pin will be easily held in the groove on the tip of the tool, letting you close the pin.

To remove the safety pins, repeat the same procedure. Grip the Kwik Klip tool in your hand, hold your thumb on the pin closure and unpin it using the metal tip of the tool. Take the pin out of the fabric. Move to the next pin and continue unpinning.

With the Kwik Klip tool, you can quickly move from pin to pin, putting an end to sore fingers and broken fingernails! Give it a try on your next quilt and see if it works for you!

Watch the tutorial video below to see how to pin and unpin safety pins using the Kwik Klip tool.

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