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Notion Commotion... Wonder Clips!

by Joanne Hillestad on 06/24/14

Notion Commotion Blog Hop

It’s that time again… Notion Commotion!

My favorite notion from Market this year isn’t a new notion. Instead, I went back to an old favorite… Wonder Clips by Clover! I just love these little clips. There are quite a few reasons why… I will save the most important for last.

Wonder Clips

Pins have been the standard forever and ever. When working on a binding, I always had a few pins moving along the edge as I worked my way around. Pin… stitch a bit, unpin, re-pin, hope you don’t get poked, pray it is all still straight and the pins haven’t actually slightly pulled or scrunched the area you are working. We have all been there!

Now, add it to the complexity of a bias binding on a curve and up go my hands in virtual defeat! I used to avoid curved binding at all costs, not anymore!

Wonder Clips are made to fit snuggly over the binding without pinching or pulling it. They allow you to get that binding exactly where you want it and keep it there until you stitch it down! Fantastic… right?

But wait…. There’s more! (I just couldn’t resist… LOL)

They also have a nifty set of marks for getting those bindings perfectly measured! The standard little red clips have markings for ¼” and ½”! The base of the clips are flat, so they slide right up to the presser foot with ease. The Jumbo Wonder Clips are the “cool big-sister” to the original. The jumbo size has 2 additional markings for ¾” and 1”!

Jumbo Wonder Clips

Here are some great places they are very handy:

1. Quilt binding

2. Piping… fits right over the top

3. Thick layers

4. Heavy fabrics like vinyl and decorator fabrics

5. Handles on things like purses and bags

6. Hemming anything

7. Bias work on curves

And finally… the most important reason why Wonder Clips are a staple in my sewing and binding kit…

I like to sit and bind my quilts as I settle into bed and watch a little TV before I nod off for the night. My husband, Mike, has been the unfortunate “missing pin locator” more than once. Therefore, in order to maintain marital bliss in the Hillestad household, Wonder Clips are the only thing I use when I bind in bed!

So there you have it! Comment on this blog post and you will be entered into a drawing to win a set of Wonder Clips and a fun pattern for a table runner to test them out on! I will choose a winner on Friday, 6/27.

Happy Quilting!

Joanne

Link to a video by Clover demonstrating the Jumbo Wonder Clips... Enjoy!

Comments (24)

1. Debby E said on 6/24/14 - 07:18AM

Great suggestions for the Wonder Clips. I haven't tried them - I use the bendy hair clip thingies! Sure would love to win a set to try them out. Your blog is delightfully entertaining! Thanks ;) samtaylorcjsmimi@yahoo.com

2. Quilting Tangent said on 6/24/14 - 08:29AM

The clips sound great, hate being stuck by pins. 24Tangent "at" gmail "dot" com

3. Jamie said on 6/24/14 - 09:40AM

I have heard a lot about these clips, but I have never tried them. I have used my daughter's hair clips to hold binding in place as I hand sew it down. This certainly sound like they would work better, since they are marked for seams and can be used with the machine. Thank you for your great post explaining the clips and what makes them so great.

4. lorraine padden said on 6/24/14 - 10:13AM

Love my wonder clips. No more pins for me!! fluffy924@gmail.com

5. Wendy said on 6/24/14 - 11:58AM

I recently started using Wonder Clips for binding and I love them! I also use them with my machine embroidery to hold the fabric on t-shirts I embroider for the grand kids. Thanks!

6. Lisa Marie said on 6/24/14 - 03:18PM

Wonder Clips have measurements marked on them ?!? Genius!

7. Cecilia said on 6/24/14 - 06:13PM

I love using Wonder clips! They work great when you are sewing laminated fabrics, too. Thanks for the giveaway.

8. Beth T. said on 6/24/14 - 10:24PM

Wonder clips are a great invention, aren't they? I keep hearing people rave about using Elmer's glue, but for me it's all about the Wonder Clips. P.S. We love having chickens, too! In the last nine years we've learned a thing or two about chicken illnesses, health, and well-being, so if you ever feel like you'd like to "talk it over" with another "Chicken Lady" (as someone at our vet's office calls me), don't hesitate to get in touch. We're all in this together. :)

9. Shelley said on 6/25/14 - 07:57AM

I was just looking at the mini clips in my local Michaels store yesterday, but did not buy them (yet!), so would love to win them. Still chuckling over my mental picture of a husband finding pins in the bed....

10. lindawwww said on 6/25/14 - 12:07PM

I love the idea of Wonder Clips. So many great uses! wlinda_ca at yahoo dot com

11. Kristy said on 6/25/14 - 12:27PM

Don't tell your husband, but I had to giggle at the "missing pin locator" I'm sure it's not funny for him and glad you found an alternative! :) Thanks for sharing! hopefulthreads(at)yahoo(dot)com

12. Margaret Schindler said on 6/26/14 - 05:38AM

Wow I could use something like that. Thanks for sharing. mshindlerstar(at)gmail(.)com

13. Sallie said on 6/26/14 - 08:01AM

Can't wait to try Wonder Clips. Tried to buy some at the store Sat., but they were sold out. salliewhiteside(at)gmail(dot)com

14. Mary Furber said on 6/26/14 - 08:04AM

I use Wonder Clips but would love another package. They are so useful for so many things!

15. Lee said on 6/26/14 - 03:49PM

I have been wanting to try some wonder clips! thank you for the great and generous giveaway! butler83ataoldotcom

16. Karen Martin said on 6/26/14 - 05:56PM

Look s like a very useful tool and cute to boot!

17. Nancy said on 6/26/14 - 06:09PM

Those clips sound amazing and better than the ones I currently use because of the measurement markings. Would love to win some!

18. Betty Woodlee said on 6/26/14 - 07:48PM

I would love to win these wonder clips. I've never lost a pin in bed but I have been known to lose them on the floor. If hubbu finds them first, he always says, "I found another needle with a big head on the floor." lol.

19. Lyn Kaufmann said on 6/26/14 - 08:07PM

I've wanted to try Wonder Clips but don't think of them when I'm at the store! They are also spendy and we run on a very tight budget. Thanks for showing the bigger ones too.

20. Linda Ward said on 6/26/14 - 09:01PM

Love your blog! It's great that the men in your life are part of your quilt world - that is so cool. I'm glad you talked about the Wonder Clips. I have 2 small packs I got at a store on sale, but have yet to use them - I'm afraid I won't have enough for the whole edge. Thanks for sharing, and maybe if I win more, I'll have enough! Thanks for participating in the Notion Commotion!

21. Martina said on 6/26/14 - 11:20PM

They look great and would be so helpful for all my paperpiecing. I have to look out to find them here in a shop.

22. Janet Frank said on 6/27/14 - 05:52AM

I've never tried Wonder Clips, but would like to! Loving the Notion Commotion blog hop! Thanks for the chance to win! ntzasqrl2(at)msn(dot)com

23. The Fat Quarter Gypsy said on 6/27/14 - 01:37PM

Congrats to Beth T! She is the winner of a set of wonder clips and a fun pattern... or two! Please go to my Contact Us page and email me your name and address so I can send those out ASAP!

24. Susan the Farm Quilter said on 7/4/14 - 04:42PM

Wonder Clips look like the solution to getting stabbed every time I stitch a binding on! Thanks for the opportunity to win some.

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1.	Debby E said on 6/24/14 - 07:18AM
	Great suggestions for the Wonder Clips. I haven't tried them - I use the bendy hair clip thingies! Sure would love to win a set to try them out. Your blog is delightfully entertaining! Thanks ;) samtaylorcjsmimi@yahoo.com
2.	Quilting Tangent said on 6/24/14 - 08:29AM
	The clips sound great, hate being stuck by pins. 24Tangent "at" gmail "dot" com
3.	Jamie said on 6/24/14 - 09:40AM
	I have heard a lot about these clips, but I have never tried them. I have used my daughter's hair clips to hold binding in place as I hand sew it down. This certainly sound like they would work better, since they are marked for seams and can be used with the machine. Thank you for your great post explaining the clips and what makes them so great.
4.	lorraine padden said on 6/24/14 - 10:13AM
	Love my wonder clips. No more pins for me!! fluffy924@gmail.com
5.	Wendy said on 6/24/14 - 11:58AM
	I recently started using Wonder Clips for binding and I love them! I also use them with my machine embroidery to hold the fabric on t-shirts I embroider for the grand kids. Thanks!
6.	Lisa Marie said on 6/24/14 - 03:18PM
	Wonder Clips have measurements marked on them ?!? Genius!
7.	Cecilia said on 6/24/14 - 06:13PM
	I love using Wonder clips! They work great when you are sewing laminated fabrics, too. Thanks for the giveaway.
8.	Beth T. said on 6/24/14 - 10:24PM
	Wonder clips are a great invention, aren't they? I keep hearing people rave about using Elmer's glue, but for me it's all about the Wonder Clips. P.S. We love having chickens, too! In the last nine years we've learned a thing or two about chicken illnesses, health, and well-being, so if you ever feel like you'd like to "talk it over" with another "Chicken Lady" (as someone at our vet's office calls me), don't hesitate to get in touch. We're all in this together. :)
9.	Shelley said on 6/25/14 - 07:57AM
	I was just looking at the mini clips in my local Michaels store yesterday, but did not buy them (yet!), so would love to win them. Still chuckling over my mental picture of a husband finding pins in the bed....
10.	lindawwww said on 6/25/14 - 12:07PM
	I love the idea of Wonder Clips. So many great uses! wlinda_ca at yahoo dot com
11.	Kristy said on 6/25/14 - 12:27PM
	Don't tell your husband, but I had to giggle at the "missing pin locator" I'm sure it's not funny for him and glad you found an alternative! :) Thanks for sharing! hopefulthreads(at)yahoo(dot)com
12.	Margaret Schindler said on 6/26/14 - 05:38AM
	Wow I could use something like that. Thanks for sharing. mshindlerstar(at)gmail(.)com
13.	Sallie said on 6/26/14 - 08:01AM
	Can't wait to try Wonder Clips. Tried to buy some at the store Sat., but they were sold out. salliewhiteside(at)gmail(dot)com
14.	Mary Furber said on 6/26/14 - 08:04AM
	I use Wonder Clips but would love another package. They are so useful for so many things!
15.	Lee said on 6/26/14 - 03:49PM
	I have been wanting to try some wonder clips! thank you for the great and generous giveaway! butler83ataoldotcom
16.	Karen Martin said on 6/26/14 - 05:56PM
	Look s like a very useful tool and cute to boot!
17.	Nancy said on 6/26/14 - 06:09PM
	Those clips sound amazing and better than the ones I currently use because of the measurement markings. Would love to win some!
18.	Betty Woodlee said on 6/26/14 - 07:48PM
	I would love to win these wonder clips. I've never lost a pin in bed but I have been known to lose them on the floor. If hubbu finds them first, he always says, "I found another needle with a big head on the floor." lol.
19.	Lyn Kaufmann said on 6/26/14 - 08:07PM
	I've wanted to try Wonder Clips but don't think of them when I'm at the store! They are also spendy and we run on a very tight budget. Thanks for showing the bigger ones too.
20.	Linda Ward said on 6/26/14 - 09:01PM
	Love your blog! It's great that the men in your life are part of your quilt world - that is so cool. I'm glad you talked about the Wonder Clips. I have 2 small packs I got at a store on sale, but have yet to use them - I'm afraid I won't have enough for the whole edge. Thanks for sharing, and maybe if I win more, I'll have enough! Thanks for participating in the Notion Commotion!
21.	Martina said on 6/26/14 - 11:20PM
	They look great and would be so helpful for all my paperpiecing. I have to look out to find them here in a shop.
22.	Janet Frank said on 6/27/14 - 05:52AM
	I've never tried Wonder Clips, but would like to! Loving the Notion Commotion blog hop! Thanks for the chance to win! ntzasqrl2(at)msn(dot)com
23.	The Fat Quarter Gypsy said on 6/27/14 - 01:37PM
	Congrats to Beth T! She is the winner of a set of wonder clips and a fun pattern... or two! Please go to my Contact Us page and email me your name and address so I can send those out ASAP!
24.	Susan the Farm Quilter said on 7/4/14 - 04:42PM
	Wonder Clips look like the solution to getting stabbed every time I stitch a binding on! Thanks for the opportunity to win some.