I guess I'm too impatient to use a pin cushion. I tried because there are some cute ones out there and to be created! I like pulling out the prepared pins but not putting them back! I have a magnetic pin holder nestled inside a larger tupperware. When I knock it off onto the floor, the pins don't go all over. Don't use pins as much since discovering the wonder clips, but when exact seam matching is required, I use pins there so I can sew over them.