Do you sew over them?

It depends on the sewing machine, some will and some won't. Often it is how fast you are sewing also. Some machine sensors are better than others.

I prefer to pull them out as I get to them. Sometimes I sew over them, epecially at a seam.

No. I've broken too many needles and bent too many pins when I do. I now take the pins out just before I get to them.

I take them out most of the time..... same reason.

I try to always take them out as I go.

I hate to admit it, but yes I have been known to sew over my pins.

I have some very fine silk pins that I use if I really don't want a joint to move. I sew very slowly as I do this. Otherwise, I pull pins just before the area gets to the needle.

I never sew over them. A long time ago I had to take a machine in for repair. It was out of time due to sewing over pins. Another time after I broke a needle I had to replace my needle plate due to a bur forming from the broken needle hitting it at an angle. The bur kept shredding my thread!

Never. It is easier to remove the pins as I stitch than replace a machine needle.

I have been known to sew over pins. sometimes I break a needle or bend a pin. Not a good deal. I try to pull as I get there, but sometimes don't quite make it.

Oh yes! I just cut 3 holes in the backing of my latest quilt to retrieve them! Going along ... La,La,La,... what the heck broke my nee... oh! Good thing I don't mind patches on the back!

Don't sew over them, but then don't usually use very many pins.

I try to pin where the needle won't hit the pin.

All it takes is one time for the pin to be just right to hit the needle point and then all kinds of damage can happen. I take them out now after that one time happened to me.

Sometimes I do and other times I take them out. I was taught though even though you aren't supposed to sew over them if you put them in at an angle then it won't break the needle.

I can if I am sewing very slowly. Otherwise I break needles and once the pin went right down into the bobbin, and caused all kinds of trouble. Had to have the machine repaired. If you do, be very careful!

No, although I use to, but decided that replacing needles and bent pins was crazy, in addition to the possibility of putting a hole in your fabric from the needle or pin breaking bending. I don't go through nearly as many needles or pins now. LOL

I don't for a couple of reasons. I'm afraid of doing damage to my machine by knocking it out of time if I hit a pin and I want to avoid braaking needles.

I never sew over the pins. Don't want to take the chance of bending/breaking the needle.

I don't, I'm more afraid a flying needle point will put my eye out even tho I wear glasses!

I buy the speical pins from the LQS that you can sew over or iron over; once in a while if I go too fast a needle with break. But chances are I needed to change that needle anyhow, after sewing with it that much.

Smaller areas pinned, I will slow down and carefully go over the group of pins.

All day, every day. Yes, I've broken a few needles over the years but the stability I feel is provided by having the pins in the piece until I have sewn it far outweighs a few broken needles. I guess I've been lucky that there's been no machine damage regardless of machine used.

Not if I can avoid them. I don't want to take chances breaking a needle or messing up timing on my machine.

Cheers, K

Me too. That doesn't mean I haven't when getting the seam perfect is critical. My machine almost always hits them and bends the pins.

I have sewn over one, had it shear off the needle and the piece missed my eye by half an inch. Never again.

I do the same - I hate the sound of a needle hitting pins

i try not to. it's too expensive to get the timing readjusted in case hitting the pins goes wrong.

There are flat head pins that can carefully be sewn over. The round tipped ones are a no-no. The round tipped ones come in different sizes of heads. the bigger the ball the worse they are. Even when I use the flat head pins, some are flowers some are buttons, I try to remove them as I get to them.

Sometimes. But If I do, I go much slower over the pin. I usually pull them first. I have some really fine pins that almost bend too easily, if I do hit them with my machine needle, the needle doesn't break.

EEEEKKK, no...

Never ever, my main machine cost me nigh on £900 and my older machine are priceless I wouldn't risk mucking their timing up or other possible damage, such as one breaking and flip up towards my eye, which has happened with a broken needle!

I either pin a good way away from the 1/4" or put them in horizontally so I can easily take them out as I get near them. Unless someone gives me a 100% reason why you your should sew over a pin I will carry on as I have been, I love my machines to much :?

never... ouch.. break and can flip in your eye.. oh dear.. good post.

I try to remove them as I go.

If I am piecing something together that has to be perfectly aligned then I will sew over them VERY slow. I use the very fine thin pins. Otherwise I will take them out as I go.

I have to own up and say I sometimes slow down; but keep the pins in at my intersections. Hopefully I don't cause some serious harm to my machine someday as a result because I will be really sad.
It pays to buy the finer pins if you are going to do it. You will like them also, because you don't feel them pop through the fabrics like those cheaper yellow ones (which I also still own and use for other things). Those cheaper ones are great for pinning layers when sewing binding on because they don't bend so easy.

No!

Not if I can help it :lol:

Ditto

NEVER NEVER NEVER!!! It can ruin the timing of the newer machines and at the very least nick your needle and cause poor stitches. I rarely use pins when quilting, would rather use the "braille" method.