Boston1954

My Brother SQ9000 does not like going over pins, and so I do not force it. I've heard that is not good for the machine, and it doesn't do the pins any favor either. lol. I prefer to take them out one by one as I approach them. And being left-handed, that means that I am sqeezing my hand into the small space every time. They were not thinking of me when they designed these machines.....

helenquilt

What if the broken needle hit you in the eye or do you wear goggles while quilting. The only time I sew over pins is when I walk the needle over the pin by hand. can't take a chance on hurting myself

lfletcher

I sew over pins, but I do slow down when I get to them. Never had a problem. Have had a few broken needles but they didnt' do any damage to me or the machine.

MartiMorga

Now that we all know how great a little elmers glue is, there is no reason to risk it one way or the other. And I am accident prone when it comes to my eyes, so no flying needle pieces here.

dcamarote

I have sewn over pins on some occasions. Never had a problem with it.

AlienQuilter

I don't really sew "over" pins. If I need to leave them in to keep the fabric from shifting, then I will "hand" crank the needle just to make sure it doesn't hit the pins.

But, since so many talked about using glue, maybe just gluing a difficult area would be better.

Carol34446

Started sewing in early 60's and sewed over pins for years, try to remove them now on two newer machines as both are computerized. Never had a problem, maybe 1-2 needles broken in all those years at most. Singer 201 and Kenmore sew over them just fine.

Chasing Hawk

I take out the pins as I sew. My Mom always took the pins out as she was sewing. She still sews on a Kenmore she bought 40 years ago.

I do have several of those flat quilting pins with the flower on them with little needle holes ...lol
It is a pain the behind when I do this cause I have to rip the seam out to retrieve the injured flower pin.

2blackcats

I learned to sew 50+ years ago and I always sewed over pins - the machine was not computerized of course. I stopped sewing for quite a number of years and have just gotten into it again. Have a computerized machine and have realized, as others have not to sew over pins anymore.

Debby54

I teach quilting classes and the first thing that my students learn is that they are not to sew over pins.
My reason for this is that many years ago I let my sister use my sewing machine and she was instructed to not sew over the pins. Well that request went unheeded and she did sew over the pins. Heard the needle hit the pin and subsequently she broke the shaft of the sewing machine. This would have been a costly fix of $500.00 but the sewing machine shop put it under warranty and it cost nothing.
If you do sew over them just be prepared