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    Old 12-30-2009, 10:25 PM
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    Originally Posted by magnolia
    I started off pinning, but kept forgetting about taking the pins out as I fed the material through the machine. After suffering a fairly deep stab wound I decided not to pin anymore. I don't want to bleed on my quilts.
    I use IBC silk pins, and slow down when I sew over them and I've had minimal trouble. I manage to bend a pin in half every once in awhile, but overall it's much easier. And they've never been so bad that they make me bleed............
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    Old 12-30-2009, 10:59 PM
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    I very rarely ever pin anything. It is a personal preferance though. I know a lot that do faithfully.
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    Old 12-31-2009, 12:31 AM
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    Originally Posted by Bobbinwinder
    If it's 6" or more then I'm usually gonna pin it...that frog stitchin' really spoils my fun. With borders, I find the middles,pinch and pin...then pin each end...then repeat finding the middles of each of those sections,pinch and pin again...however many times it takes to make the body fit the border. Hope that makes sense...I may not have explained it very well...
    Depends on what I'm sewing, but with something big, then I do my pinning the same way as Bobbinwinder.
    Thanks for explaining this, and yes, you explained it very well.
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    Old 12-31-2009, 04:24 AM
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    I learned the hard way it pays to pin.
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    Old 12-31-2009, 04:56 AM
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    I learned long ago - the hard way - to pin like crazy!! :)
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    Old 12-31-2009, 05:10 AM
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    I started out not pinning and after never having seams match and battling toomany borders, I decided that it is worth the little bit of extra time to pin. Much faster than sewing, ripping then sewing again. I'm considering giving Amma's glue pinning on some blocks.
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    Old 12-31-2009, 06:01 AM
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    I'll admit it..........I am a pinner. I was a dress maker long before I was a quilter so yes, I pin.
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    Old 12-31-2009, 07:02 AM
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    I don't always pin, but I never seem to have a problem.
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    Old 12-31-2009, 07:07 AM
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    One a long border I will pin every 6-8 inches and STILL sometimes get that wonky crud. I think ok did I cut this the right way? I think when I sew SLOWER I end up with less wobble on the edge. I kill myself with pins all the time, thankfully my own spit gets my own blood out .. could be why I never use white as a filler fabric lol. I cant stand however running over a needle and breaking my machine needle. Now that is a total drag. Oh and I love to use the fusible batting, it hold the fabric pretty well in place.. if you havent tried it, you might give it a whirl.
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    Old 12-31-2009, 08:54 AM
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    Another pinner here. The few times I've decided not to I ended up with wonky borders. We each find what works best for us, sometimes the hard way. :)
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