Thread: Argument over sewing over pins!

Originally Posted by Lori S

My Mom would shutter if she knew how many times I have sewn over pins. Its my single worst habit. But I do at least slow down when approaching a pin.
In my defense , there are times when matching up a really tough area.. its just seems like the best method to keep it all exactly in place till its stitched.

If you use your walking foot for these tough-to-match seams, the walking foot will do all the work for you! I still use pins but put them in so that their tips are 1/4" from the seam line.

My rule for sewing over pins is sometimes I sew over pins, sometimes I take them out. I never break my rule. LOL

Originally Posted by bellaboo

my rule for sewing over pins is sometimes i sew over pins, sometimes i take them out. I never break my rule. Lol

lol lol

Originally Posted by BellaBoo

My rule for sewing over pins is sometimes I sew over pins, sometimes I take them out. I never break my rule. LOL

You're so cute!!
That's my rule too, and I also never break it.

Jan in VA

Originally Posted by BellaBoo

My rule for sewing over pins is sometimes I sew over pins, sometimes I take them out. I never break my rule. LOL

I like your rule!!! I admit I sew over my pins. Occasionaly, I will hit one and bend it. I've had to get my pliers out to remove it from the bobbin area. I think speed and pin placement has a lot to do with it. I waver back and forth and sometimes I do remove the pins as I am sewing to it. I have a friend in Florida that is a new quilter and when he was here in August, I was helping him work on finishing his first quilt. I did stress to him that he shouldn't sew over the pins, that he should remove them. (Do as I say, not as I do!!) Old habits are very hard to break!

Originally Posted by BellaBoo

My rule for sewing over pins is sometimes I sew over pins, sometimes I take them out. I never break my rule. LOL

Love that rule! Close to my own!

Mrs. Duke in Home Ec during the early 50s (can't find the apostrophe on this dang keyboard) taught us to sew over pins on treadle sewing machines--still I have never done it--one trip to the repairman would be enough to break me of the habit, so I just didn't go there.....