Gabrielle's Mimi

LOL...I don't pin much, only when matching seams in a long strip. However, I was taking a class last week and when the instructor watched me not pinning she said "Pinners are winners!" All this week in the classes I taught, I told the participants, "pinners are winners" and we laughed!

ann31039

i hardly pin anymore since i found glue basting. i can really keeps points lined up with glue basting.

Christine27

I pin as little as possible, even for long seams. My SIL asked me, "Are you supposed to sew from across the room?"

ladyshuffler

Or you could use glue every so many inches...it washes out

rob529

I'm with you. As I'm sewing I hate that I do over pin because of having to stop and remove pins but I can't help myself.
Robin in TX

dreamer2009

I think in a way pinning is part of the dance :)

Flying_V_Goddess

LMAO!

I'm laughing because I do the EXACT same thing. I can't just put two pieces of fabric together and zip them through my machine. Need at least three pins---one on each end and one in the middle. I try to do without pins and the pieces decide they want to shift. Not sure why. I watch quilting tutorials where they just put the pieces through and not pin them and I go "Oh my God! How are they doing that without anything shifting?!"

grumpy90650

i only pin when i need to put seams together....usually when i sew two pieces together i do not pin....but i did not outgrow, i never liked pinning so i did not do it even in the beginning........gina

Honchey

I never thought about using a glue stick instead of pins! I'm going to try that. Thanks for the tip, Debbie.

Fancy Nancy

when sewing rows - but not piecing, usually I did have my dau pin her pieces tho when I was teaching her to quilt - told her that prob eventually she won't need to as she is sooo careful and exacting!