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Pinmoor

Postby dfrank27 » Sat Jul 09, 2011 1:09 pm

Pinmoors - they look like colorful ear plugs and seem a bit pricey - but wait until you try them. :idea: You baste your quilt with straight pins and push a pinmoor into the sharp end of the pin. They are so much easier on the fingers than trying to close basting safety pins. The quilt is a lot lighter weight too, which makes it easier to manage while you are trying to machine quilt it.
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Re: Pinmoor

Postby idaho » Sat Jul 09, 2011 3:44 pm

yep..they do look and feel like earplugs...and way too $$$ for me...but I made a substitution...had DH save
his ear plugs, used the clean parts and with some sharp scissors and careful trimming I got several from
each pair. They do work and are handy. I use that dense foam for protecting other points ..ripper, darners
stiletto, tiny scissors and the like.. nothing beats a good recycle !!
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Re: Pinmoor

Postby bar7700 » Sat Jul 09, 2011 9:22 pm

I love PinMoor's. They hold my needles when traveling. No chance of pushing a pin in too far and having it come out the other side! They don't degrade or get dirty. I also put one on the end of my seam ripper. Price is ok IMHO because they will last forever. Happy to see a home based small business make it in this tough environment of today. I am sure it isn't easy (or cheap) getting an idea to market.
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Re: Pinmoor

Postby Lorchen » Sun Jul 10, 2011 3:26 pm

Diane, your little granddaughter is gorgeous!!
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Re: Pinmoor

Postby dfrank27 » Tue Jul 12, 2011 9:40 pm

Lorchen wrote:Diane, your little granddaughter is gorgeous!!


Thanks Lorchen!

I have been away from her for two weeks and I miss her.
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Re: Pinmoor

Postby dfrank27 » Mon Aug 01, 2011 2:45 pm

Check out the Pinmoor website...she has multi packs of Pinmoors and all Pinmoors are on sale during the month of August (25% discount.) Wow! I wish that I had known about that before I ordered mine.

There are several color choices, but I have a preference. I like her original multicolor pack (white, yellow, orange and red) because there is good contrast for light and dark areas of your quilt. Also, if you happen to drop them on the floor, they are easier to locate.
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Re: Pinmoor - Last day of 25% discount

Postby dfrank27 » Wed Aug 31, 2011 1:20 pm

dfrank27 wrote:Check out the Pinmoor website...she has multi packs of Pinmoors and all Pinmoors are on sale during the month of August (25% discount.) Wow! I wish that I had known about that before I ordered mine.

There are several color choices, but I have a preference. I like her original multicolor pack (white, yellow, orange and red) because there is good contrast for light and dark areas of your quilt. Also, if you happen to drop them on the floor, they are easier to locate.


Today (August 31, 2011) is the last day of the Pinmoor sale. All of her Pinmoor packages are discounted 25%. That includes the bulk packages too.
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Re: Pinmoor

Postby QuilterLynn » Fri Sep 02, 2011 7:54 am

Darn! Missed the sale. Was going to order from Keepsake Quilting as saw them in there and had heard they were wonderful! Oh, well. Just another day even tho.
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Re: Pinmoor

Postby cblong03 » Sun Sep 25, 2011 7:22 am

idaho wrote:yep..they do look and feel like earplugs...and way too $$$ for me...but I made a substitution...had DH save
his ear plugs, used the clean parts and with some sharp scissors and careful trimming I got several from
each pair. They do work and are handy. I use that dense foam for protecting other points ..ripper, darners
stiletto, tiny scissors and the like.. nothing beats a good recycle !!


I save my earplugs too. I put them in a lingerie bag and wash them in with the rest of my light colored clothing. Then, I can either reuse them or use them for pinning. There's no trimming needed. Just make sure you stick the pin towards the bottom, so it doesn't pull away from the quilt. Love it too!
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Re: Pinmoor

Postby SuperJudy » Sun Sep 25, 2011 6:14 pm

I purchased sponge "beads" in the children's section at Wal-Mart. Some of the bigger "beads" need to be cut
in half, but they work well -- assuming I can keep them away from the grandkids. :wink:
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Re: Pinmoor

Postby Pinmoor » Fri Nov 11, 2011 9:00 am

When you find out that there is nothing that holds as well as Pinmoors while the Quilt is being pushed through the yoke of your machine you might want to get Pinmoors.
We are having a holiday sale very soon!
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Re: Pinmoor

Postby clhdabb » Fri Nov 11, 2011 11:38 am

I love my Pinmoors! I got them a few months ago and have both machine quilted and hand quilted with them. No more sore fingers and they are so easy to reposition and remove. Thanks, Loretta, for a terrific example of Yankee ingenuity!
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Re: Pinmoor

Postby QuilterLynn » Fri Nov 11, 2011 12:02 pm

I haven't tried mine yet but I'm about to embark. Excited to be using something everyone likes so much.
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Re: Pinmoor

Postby dfrank27 » Fri Nov 11, 2011 8:03 pm

Hooray for sales! The regular prices give you price breaks based upon the size package that you purchase. Normally the 200 count package is the best deal, but I suppose if you are just testing them, you might want a smaller amount.

Have fun with them; I REALLY like Pinmoors!
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Re: Pinmoor

Postby Suzymarie » Mon Jan 07, 2013 11:26 pm

My local quilt shop had these, they are worth the $$
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