Review Tuesday -Dritz Quilter's Slip "N Grips

Of course I'm always late...This was supposed to be posted last Tuesday and I didn't make it.  Time gets away from me so easily.

Today I'm reviewing the Quilter's Slip 'N Grips by Dritz.  I'm not sure where I purchased them.  It was probably JoAnn's or Hancock's when they went out of business. The price on the back shows $3.99

They feel like sandpaper with sticky on the back.  Each dot is approximately 3/8 inch across.  They are easy to peel from the backing and they stick to my rulers and templates fine.  I've not had one come off yet.  I peeled one off and it came up easily with no sticky residue. I was able to re-position it stick it back down.

I've placed two on the back side of the Sue Daley 1 1/2 inch Hex template.

Initially one of my biggest concerns was because they aren't clear, would they get in the way of seeing the fabric.  I think for the most part those fears were unfounded.  Unless I'm fussing cutting something, I don't think this will be a problem.

So my initial review would be these work great...but....I recently watched an episode of The Stitch TV Show on You Tube where Lynn and Pam happened to mention sandpaper grips.  It was just a quick blurb at around the 23:48 mark in episode 308.  They briefly discuss not using the sandpaper grips because it can damage the fabric fibers.  I never thought of that, but it makes sense.  Now, I don't go rubbing them around on the fabric.  I try to place them and not move them so I'm not sure how much damage I'm actually doing, but I'd rather not take the chance. 

Because of the fear of damage to my fabric I'm rating these 💜💜💜 out of 5. 

Let me know if you've used the Slip 'N Grip and what you think of them.

Happy Sewing,

Lori