Originally Posted by charmpacksplus
Someone once told me to pin right past the seam to lock the seams in place then remove the pin as soon as you sew over the seam. Of course, everything else mentioned by those above helps too...accurate cutting, squaring, pressing, seam allowance, etc.
Ditto, only sometimes I go one step further and will pin on BOTH sides of the seams to match and with thinner pins, often called patchwork pins. Here's a great pic tutorial for you:
http://www.sewaquilt.com/pinning-your-fabric.html
Hope this helps, it sure did for me. :thumbup: