Originally Posted by
Teen
Lol....I use to do the same...then I watched a video on something unrelated and she demonstrated how to do this. Now, I place a pin on the top seam at the 1/4” seam allowance and run the pin on the bottom piece at the 1/4” seam allowance. It lines them up perfectly. I’d like to one day be good enough to not need pins for anything...like my hero Eleanor Burns...but, Not there yet..
Interesting way to look at it. I have a book of animal blocks which look paper pieced but instead use pins to line things up. Thanks for the helpful hint! Hopefully I can use it this weekend!! Youngest daughter went back to college this week so life has been busy, but my Small World has been yelling at me to come back!