Open and Shut

First a bit of spring from the garden - columbine flowers:

This afternoon I got my Plaid-ish quilt basted. Open pins:

 Closing the pins:

I tend to take photos when the pins are open - probably just because I pause at that point, so I think of grabbing the camera. But then people ask me why I don't close them. Here's the proof that I actually do. I'd stab myself constantly if they were left open!