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.
Let's see if I can explain what I do. When the seams are locked together, I place a pin pretty close to the seam on both sides. Then when I'm sewing, I approach the first pin very slowly so as not to hit it. By this time I am on the seam allowance so that seam is not going anywhere because the needle is holding it in place. This is when I remove that first pin. I proceed slowly until my needle is on the seam and then I can remove the other pin. Clear?