Thanks for your reply....I have been butting them up by "feeling where the seam is" ....I tried peeking to see if they are lined up....very time consuming :) Then I just stopped pinning at one point and felt with my fingers, peeked and sewed....this seemed to work great...funny...I bought this box of those special pins...you know they are like a little fork....I wound up jabbing my fingers once or twice....and then I was watching tv and it got real loud...I went to put it lower and almost broke my neck over the cords from the machine....well....I did finish all the two inch pieces and I am still alive and laughing....