Originally Posted by sueisallaboutquilts
Originally Posted by Charlee
Sue...you can sew over pins on vintage machines! ;)
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I pin because if I don't my seams don't match up. I don't sew over the pins, though.
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I seldom pin, but I do glue baste or I finger pin and baste the intersections. It has been quicker and easier for me this way. But I do have a number of pins with little knick marks on them from being grazed by the needle :roll:
I was told on computerized machines, that hitting the pins can throw the machine out of timing? So that scared me and I found alternative methods... |
I use plenty of pins and sew over them too! My old home ec teacher told us if you pin straight at a right angle the needle won't hit the pins...it works 99% of the time for me.
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Another "it depends" topic -
I sometimes pin a lot - sometimes hardly at all - and I try not to sew over them. A couple of times I hit a pin and the needle broke and the pieces flew. |
If there is a seem in site I pin a lot and I sew over them. When I get to a pin i sort of walk the needle over it. Works great.
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I get a lot of teasing about the number of pins I use and yes, it's a pain but as a hand quilter I need a lot of pins plus I normally hand baste in both directions as well. For small projects, I don't hand baste, just pin.
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Originally Posted by topper1
I was just doing two small projects and discovered they come out better with using more pins, I tend to underestimate how many I use. Sometimes just dont want to pull them out. Nice end projects. :lol:
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I am lazy and only use pins when I have to, I just hate taking the time to put pins in and then take them out
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I sew over pins on all my machines. Only broken about 4 needles in a decade. Of course, speed is a big factor. If I go slightly less than 100mph on my machine, the needle has a chance to slide down the side of the pin rather than hit it pin straight on and break the needle and bend the pin.
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