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    Old 01-07-2011, 07:44 AM
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    Originally Posted by davidwent
    One more newbie question....Does everybody pin before they sew when piecing?
    Thank you!
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    Yes I do! Especially when I am paper piecing. I put a pin straight down into a seam and then into the seam that its supposed to match. Then I pin in a couple of places to make sure all the seams will match as I sew. Always comes out perfectly. Don't want to waste time doing things over and over.
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    Old 01-07-2011, 07:55 AM
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    Not so much now that I have the built in IDT on my machine to keep both top and bottom moving together.
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    Old 01-07-2011, 08:39 AM
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    Only for long seams or if I'm trying to match up seams. For short seams, no.
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    Old 01-07-2011, 09:30 AM
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    Pin when I have to, don't pin if I can get away with it.
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    Old 01-07-2011, 09:36 AM
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    Sometimes alot, sometimes a little, sometimes I should have!
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    Old 01-07-2011, 09:39 AM
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    it depends on what I am working on
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    Old 01-07-2011, 10:01 AM
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    I'm a newbie, and I pin.
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    Old 01-07-2011, 10:34 AM
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    No, I do not pin.
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    Old 01-07-2011, 10:47 AM
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    If it is a choice to pin or not, if a dab of a glue stick will hold the fabrics together, I dab! Quilters best friends: glue sticks and invisible thread!! I have never had problems with sticky needle from glue or washing it out. I go thru lots of glue sticks! They are wonderful!!!
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    Old 01-07-2011, 12:52 PM
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    I pin seams so I can make sure they match, but not as a general rule anything else.
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