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!