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majormom 01-07-2011 07:44 AM


Originally Posted by davidwent
One more newbie question....Does everybody pin before they sew when piecing?
Thank you!
David

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.

grannypat7925 01-07-2011 07:55 AM

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

catrancher 01-07-2011 08:39 AM

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

klgreene 01-07-2011 09:30 AM

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

jdeery 01-07-2011 09:36 AM

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

cyniree 01-07-2011 09:39 AM

it depends on what I am working on

Martha Hamman 01-07-2011 10:01 AM

I'm a newbie, and I pin.

ann clare 01-07-2011 10:34 AM

No, I do not pin.

Quilter Lois 01-07-2011 10:47 AM

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!!!

cdufur 01-07-2011 12:52 PM

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


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