Mariah

That was one of my downfalls; stitching over the pins, and I broke a needle not long ago.
Mariah

montanajan

We have a Singer dealer in the town where I shop. PM me & I'll give you the info if you want to contact him. Its in NW Montana, but shipping won't be much, wherever you buy for that small an item.

helou

I'm interested to know too,.

eparys

I usually do this but when I sew over the pin - I slow WAY down. I also make sure that the seams are pressed in the opposite directions so that they nestle together. If I take the pin out before I get to the point/seam I use a stilletto, as Jan in VA discussed, - that makes sure that that they sty together.

I have also seen where some sewers hand tack points and seams that they are especially concerned about.

helou

Oh! good idea, I never thought of that. Sometimes I sew so slowly with my machine that it would be almost as fast tacking the points first

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Jackie D

Heres somthing you might try too. When sewing 2 long rows of blocks together. Just pin and sew where the "joints" are.
Not the whole long row. That way if you have any tearing out to do its only a couple of inches. Sew, check your work, if theres no tearing out then go back and sew your seam.

janiesews

My walking foot for my Featherweight is an AlphaSew and it wasn't very expenxive. Under $25.00 with shipping .

janiesews

My walking foot for my Featherweight is an AlphaSew and it wasn't very expenxive. Under $25.00 with shipping .

Yooper32

My greatest help is to use a stiletto to help guide and keep the top fabric from being pushed back towards me as it goes under the foot.

anicra

I have been a big believer of Elmer's Glue for a long time. Since I don't have one of those tip applicators, I use a paint brush. I put some on a piece of saran wrap or a paper plate and use a small paint brush to apply the glue. Works great and washes out of the paint brush.