I'm newish and still pin, but that's for security. It also seems to stop me 'rushing to finish' and therefore increases the relaxation aspect, as well as the accuracy. There's no right way, just your way.
Have fun.

I pin most of the time. Tired of using seam ripper.

NO I hardly ever pin....

Ditto...when my sewing machine isn't being temperamental....

I am a verified pinner! I pin and pin well! Always have, probably always will.

Once I discovered the really thin, fine silk pins, pinning wasn't so much of a chore. They're expensive & don't have an easy-to-grab ball head, but they slip through the fabric like it was soft butter. I first bought them back before 1991. Can't remember the brand. I just purchased some for the quilting program. I'll look at work & get back to you tonight.

Hardly ever

depends on what i'm working on...lots of times i do not need to pin...but if i am working on something and need to really make sure everything is matched correctly...or flimsy fabrics that tend to not hold together straight with out.
so...pins...when they are needed-definitly :thumbup:

I only pin seams that need to be lined up, ever.

If I want perfect meeting points, I use the fork pins. Or I use the very thin silk pins.

Same here. But I do pin when matching up seams and always when sewing on sashing and borders.

Kathy, I love your avatar

The ultra fine pins I use are IBC Silk Pins. They come 500 to a box. They are about 1/2 the diameter of ordinary pins. I think they retail for $7-$8 a box, but you get 500!

If I have to match up seams, I pin, otherwise for small blocks I don't.

I pin because they help hold the fabrics together since I have a difficult time getting my arthritic fingers to work well at times and I hate taking out seams just because the fabric slipped apart while sewing it. Since I bought some longer pins it is easier for me to do. I have stopped basting everything I sew though.

I'm a newbie as well. I have discovered the more I iron the less I seem to have to pin.

It depends. If I have a long seam I may add a pin or two, when joining blocks I usually put a pin where the blocks join. Just do what works for you.

I usually only pin at my matching seams and sew into the seam before I take my pin out. That way my seams intersect nicely.

I pin when necessary. I hate 'unsewing' lol

Yes, I always pin. I use more pins in a block that has a lot of pieces to it. Especially at block intersections. I press the blocks in opposite directions and pin. Happy Quilting David. :thumbup:

That is the way I do it too. I learned if I held the bottom corners of the pieces together as I stitch down the seam, it is as effective as pinning and a lot simpler

I generally pin only when I'm trying to match seams. But if you're not comfortable without the pins, by all means, you should use them. There is no right or wrong way for this. You need to do what works best for you.

I do pin - as needed. My suggestion is to pin until you feel comfortable not pinning. make sense????

Sometimes.

Still relatively new and have always pinned. Very good at removing pins as I come to them -- no problems with broken pins. But then, I do not sew at the speed of light.

I dont. I found years ago that pins distort more than I like. If it is a long seam I match seam to seam etc.

Me too. I prefer not to pin, but sometimes it gives a better result when trying to perfectly match seams. :-P

Always pin if the seam is on the bias, triangles or curves! otherwise no, hate to stop and pull them out as I stitch down the seam.

Rarely, only if I have to, when matching a difficult intersection of points, and I never sew over pins. Just sewing slowly usually solves an intricate problem. I find pinning distorts seam joints, and breaks needles. And who wants that??lol

I used to pin all the time and then I quit but decided to start again. Especially when you have seams to match. I did find out my piecing was much better when I pinned.

As a fairly new newbie, I'm still using some pins. But I find I need them less and less the more I sew. One tip I picked up on another website was to put my pins parallel to the sewing line. It helps me keep the fabric pieces lined up, but the pins don't go under the needle!

Yes I do! Especially when I am paper piecing. I put a pin straight down into a seam and then into the seam that its supposed to match. Then I pin in a couple of places to make sure all the seams will match as I sew. Always comes out perfectly. Don't want to waste time doing things over and over.

Not so much now that I have the built in IDT on my machine to keep both top and bottom moving together.

Only for long seams or if I'm trying to match up seams. For short seams, no.

Pin when I have to, don't pin if I can get away with it.

Sometimes alot, sometimes a little, sometimes I should have!

it depends on what I am working on

I'm a newbie, and I pin.

No, I do not pin.

If it is a choice to pin or not, if a dab of a glue stick will hold the fabrics together, I dab! Quilters best friends: glue sticks and invisible thread!! I have never had problems with sticky needle from glue or washing it out. I go thru lots of glue sticks! They are wonderful!!!

I pin seams so I can make sure they match, but not as a general rule anything else.