Originally Posted by BeeNana

I know of at least 30 ladies that do needle turn applique. I do needle turn. I baste a lot as pins always get in my way.

I enjoy doing needle-turn applique - have done a few Hawaiian pieces, a Masonic and a Scottish Rite "Baltimore Album-style" for my husband, all the Baby Jane applique blocks, and working on my Baltimore Album blocks. Just never enough hours in the day.

If you use tiny safety pins and pin from the back where-ever you can it helps avoid getting your thread caught on the pins. Elly Sienkiewicz suggested that in a class I was in where she was teaching. Using a round toothpick to turn your fabric is also helpful, and keeping the amount of fabric you are turning to less than 1/8th inch also helps.