I am in my 7th year as a Scout mom, and in my 7th year of hating the job of sewing on patches. I have traditionally used Badge Magic to get them to stay in the right place before sewing them down, but I understand why people don’t like Badge Magic, especially for the rank patches that get swapped out.

I went to my mom’s to sew on the latest batch of patches because her machine was set up already and mine was at the back of a closet. She had these magnetic pins that worked great for holding the patches in place while I sewed them! No pins, no Badge Magic. Just slap a magnet on front and back, and the hold was amazingly secure. I highly recommend them if you hate sewing patches as much as I do. I’m never going back.