“Every passion borders on the chaotic, but the collector’s passion borders on the chaos of memories.” -Walter Benjamin
Not that I think my memories, that inspired my pin collection, are chaotic. But the pin stash, all jumbled and tumbled, in a drawer, certainly was chaotic.
So I bought a few six inch artist canvases and created some display boards.
Now I have art!
Two boards display pins from quilt shows that I participated in, or visited.
Two more boards display pins of places where I have worked, places that I have visited, or places that my daughter has visited and sent pins to me.
Two boards were not enough for these, but the other pins are pinned on hats. Now they are all nicely displayed together, but I didn’t take a photo of them. They are hanging on my bedroom wall.
If you look closely at the pins, you’ll see that I haven’t attended a quilt show since 2013 (Thank goodness for the internet!).
I simply layered a piece of batting, and stretched a piece of fabric, over the canvas. I considered using a print fabric, but thought it would be too distracting for the pins. I used a staple gun to secure it to the back. Easy peasy!
Add a colored accent with a little hot glue and ribbon.
The quilting and quilt show pins are displayed in my happy space…the sewing studio!
Now if I could just figure out a way to display the show ribbons, instead of having them crammed in a hat box!
LC's Cottage 
You are getting quite the collection!
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Thanks to some of your contributions 🙂
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great idea!
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Thanks Cherie! It works for me! 🙂
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They look so nice! The black fabric makes them stand out. What a great way for you to display them and bring back fond memories 🙂
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I smile when I see them, which is a whole lot more than when they were stashed in a drawer, Daisy. 🙂
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Oh my goodness – what a fun collection you have going there.
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Thanks Wendy! Little pins were supposed to be an easy way to remember good times without taking up a lot of space. Ha, ha! Little did I know! But displayed on the wall is sooooo much nicer than tucked in a drawer. And now I have drawer space! 🙂
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Take a picture of each quilt. Hang them next to the ribbon in a shadow box.
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Hey, Julia! That is a great idea!
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Hey again. I’m here! I like finding ways of displaying and getting random collections out in view. This is a good idea for sure. Just a fun factoid. While going through my folks’ stuff I dumped out a coffee can filled with odds and ends from the garage and at the bottom I discovered a political button I had from my very first time of voting (I was in the first round of 18 yr olds being given the vote and I barely made it in as my b-day in in October!)
Anyway, a McGovern pin complete with scratches and that darling peace dove…
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Cool! Love how finding that little pin brought back a big memory!
I like having the pins displayed where I can see them! They represent fun times!
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