Originally Posted by borntoquilt
Ladies and Gents! If you pin your stuff from the fabric side towards the raw edge-(left to right instead of raw edge to fabric) you will NEVER have a problem. Don't ask me how or why this works but it does. I have been pin-ing this way for years and never had a problem..... give it a try.....
I'm left handed so this is the way I ALWAYS pin. But you must be luckier than I am cuz I've certainly hit pins this way!