Originally Posted by Mariah
I realize this is a basic quilting question,but one I continue to have trouble with. When I sew rows of blocks together, I pin the joints and everything looks perfect. Then I tend to take out the pins as running over can cause broken needles.
Can anyone suggest how to get your blocks lined up perfectly at the joints without so much back tracking; fixing blocks that moved.
Thanks, Mariah.
When I pin the seams, I put a pin straight up and down through the seam to make sure the seams are lined up. Not 'in and out' like you would normally pin a seam, just straight up and down. The pin a bit before the seam and a bit after and take out the up and down pin. Then sew s-l-o-w-l-y up to the pins and take them out BEFORE you hit the pin.