Do you remove pins as you sew or sew over them?
I would like to know what other members do. I sew over mine but when I reach a pin, I take my foot off the peddle and turn my machine slowly by hand to guide it past the pin, which is a rather slow process. I have had a few 'mishaps' where my brains message to "stop sewing!" hasn't reached my foot in time and I've hit a pin but fortunately no damage was done to my machine. The reason I don't remove my pins is because my fabric moves slightly as I go and I find it very difficult to get my seams to line up perfectly. What does everyone else do? Is there a method to speed up the piecing process but still keep seams perfect aligned?