I have a light bar, that sits under the plexiglass that surrounds my sewing machine, so it is very easy to lineup the fabric to paperpiece. I do not pin. Then when it is time to take off the paper, I just wet with a bit of water a Q-tip and run that down the seam, and the paper is easily removed. I do not tack the ends, as there is usually another seam that gets stitched right over that seam.