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

No, I don't.

I do depending on the block or row. I pin as little as I can get away with.

I pin everything except when I'm sewing 2" squares together. I'm a newbie too and just can't seem to do it without pins. Fabric shifts on me too much. Maybe someday.

Not always, it depends, as a newbie, I would pin.

It depends if the seams meet where they are suppose to. I hate pinning if I don' have to.

I used to all the time when I was getting started. Now only when there are seams that have to match.

Not unless I absolutely have to and that isn't very often! I think it depends a lot on the machine you use and how well/evenly it feeds fabric through.

Depends. You start out pinning and then as you gain more experience you get to the point when you know when you MUST pin to get it right.

Only if it is a difficult seam. The less pins to hit with your needle.