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    Old 12-30-2009, 08:50 PM
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    i was sewing my border on my quilt and got done and went to iron and it was all wonky and puckered. I thought about pinning it first but thought naw i can do it. So I spent the evening with the stitch ripper! No more shortcuts lol. Do ya'll always pin before sewing?
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    Old 12-30-2009, 08:52 PM
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    Yes. For that very reason. Sometimes I will hand baste so that it doesnt have a chance to move.
    Sorry that you had to rip all that work out...
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    Old 12-30-2009, 08:54 PM
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    I don't pin when I am sewing sections together for my blocks, but when I am sewing LONG seams, like sashings and borders I always pin.
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    Old 12-30-2009, 08:54 PM
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    I said "I don't need to pin", got awful messiness, and always overpin now. The seam ripping parts annoys me so it's worth the time spent better preparing to sew rather than redoing. Less frustrating too :)
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    Old 12-30-2009, 08:55 PM
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    If you hear your brain saying "I don't need to pin that, it will turn out fine" - pin. That phrase is the kiss o' death ;)
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    Old 12-30-2009, 08:59 PM
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    LOL Lucy you are too funny. Ya'll are right though. It is definitely a mistake I wont make again. I never pin my blocks, but this is the first border I have done that is this large now I know PIN PIN PIN!!! Oh well guess I have more to do in the morning hehe.
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    Old 12-30-2009, 09:10 PM
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    Originally Posted by momto4
    LOL Lucy you are too funny. Ya'll are right though. It is definitely a mistake I wont make again. I never pin my blocks, but this is the first border I have done that is this large now I know PIN PIN PIN!!! Oh well guess I have more to do in the morning hehe.
    I did a group of blocks today that you're not supposed to pin. You cut on an angle and resew, so the seams won't match up. It took all my will power not to try to force them together.

    I tend to overpin. I can see my not-perfect seams staring at me
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    Old 12-30-2009, 09:17 PM
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    I started off pinning, but kept forgetting about taking the pins out as I fed the material through the machine. After suffering a fairly deep stab wound I decided not to pin anymore. I don't want to bleed on my quilts.
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    Old 12-30-2009, 09:52 PM
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    If it's 6" or more then I'm usually gonna pin it...that frog stitchin' really spoils my fun. With borders, I find the middles,pinch and pin...then pin each end...then repeat finding the middles of each of those sections,pinch and pin again...however many times it takes to make the body fit the border. Hope that makes sense...I may not have explained it very well...
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    Originally Posted by Bobbinwinder
    If it's 6" or more then I'm usually gonna pin it...that frog stitchin' really spoils my fun. With borders, I find the middles,pinch and pin...then pin each end...then repeat finding the middles of each of those sections,pinch and pin again...however many times it takes to make the body fit the border. Hope that makes sense...I may not have explained it very well...
    I know that's the right way to do it, but I don't have the patience for that. I pin one corner, pin all the way down, trim the border to fit. The pseudo lazy way :D
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