As you can see - Many different quilters and many different opinions here. So, you need to find what works for you - it is all good!! I am like Iceblossom. I am a pinner. Border on top and leading seams pinned. But I always press to the Border/Sashing so if there are seams to be nested - they get pinned as well. I have a Pfaff and it has it's own built in walking foot so I use that all the time. But if I am piecing on one of my machines without the walking foot, I stop every now with the needle down and adjust the bulk as I go.