Why should I pin my borders?
Disclaimers - I'm self taught and have been quilting for 2 years. I made lap sized quilts (45 x 70), with plain borders and FMQ them on my DSM.
I had not been pinning my borders. They are just a piece of fabric, no piecing on my borders. I would line up the border top and the quilt top and just sew down the side without pinning.
I read here that it's important to pin the borders before sewing them on so I began doing that. I don't notice any difference in my finished product. My lap quilts always came out fine before.
Is that because my borders are plain and tend to lay flat? Is it because my quilts are on the small side?
I don't understand why I should continue to pin the borders before sewing them. I'm thinking I may go back to just sewing them.
Thanks a lot!!