tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4126317057339121070.post4126612856025410803..comments2024-03-29T04:02:16.251-06:00Comments on Happy Quilting: Sewing Over PinsMelissa Corryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17466540745755929200noreply@blogger.comBlogger64125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4126317057339121070.post-62387879564943166402017-04-18T06:46:55.385-06:002017-04-18T06:46:55.385-06:00I used to sew over pins all the time but ruining m...I used to sew over pins all the time but ruining my old Brother machine taught me a lesson. I actually threw the machine out of timing so it would sew at all. Now I remove every pin!!!!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01442901097573604965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4126317057339121070.post-89532747845175700022014-04-27T16:08:08.199-06:002014-04-27T16:08:08.199-06:00YIKES! I sewed over (and broke) lots of pins when...YIKES! I sewed over (and broke) lots of pins when I first started quilting. But now I just don't even use them unless I absolutely have to and I've learned that my needles are too valuable to risk, so I try to pull them out when I can. Although every time I do, I pop them in my mouth and it immediately reminds me of the lady who swallowed one of her pins doing that... Hmm. I guess there is more than one bad habit out there...Tiffanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01613618409262909590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4126317057339121070.post-33910220511846236522014-04-21T00:48:06.367-06:002014-04-21T00:48:06.367-06:00I don't sew over pins unless I don't have ...I don't sew over pins unless I don't have a choice - curved seams or a matched seam that doesn't want to match! I once hit a pin at speed and it shattered my needle - I got a pit in my glasses from the flying needle bits! When I do sew over a pin, I "walk" the needle over it very slowly so the needle can deflect the pin without assaulting it! I try to pin from the left side of the fabric towards the edge to be sewn, leaving 1/2" between the point of the pin and the edge of the fabric so there is no chance for the needle to hit the pins. Using super thin pins also helps!Farm Quilterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01670652033638218941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4126317057339121070.post-77099620251934278722014-04-19T20:37:20.708-06:002014-04-19T20:37:20.708-06:00I buy extra pins and needles so I can sew over the...I buy extra pins and needles so I can sew over them. I also use seam rippers way longer than I should, just so I don't have to break down and bust out a new one. Rebels together!Ashley Cunninghamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16441840702221986073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4126317057339121070.post-60723268152403823522014-04-19T17:41:44.339-06:002014-04-19T17:41:44.339-06:00I have been known to sew right over needles, usual...I have been known to sew right over needles, usually right after having it serviced! I do try to be diligent in removing them, but sometimes I am working on a piece that needs closer together pins. That is when I go really slow to avoid the breaking needle.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03676746233102428749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4126317057339121070.post-19215377253931173972014-04-19T16:58:53.811-06:002014-04-19T16:58:53.811-06:00Early in my sewing years.... I learned that lesson...Early in my sewing years.... I learned that lesson very well! I had sewn over a pin and the needle broke, with the tip of the needle landing into my glasses.... I pulled it out and Thanked God for my glasses... otherwise I would have had major injury to my eye....so from that point on.... I do not sew over pins. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16679359288024187013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4126317057339121070.post-30013835547201673932014-04-19T04:55:35.385-06:002014-04-19T04:55:35.385-06:00It hard not to sew over pins.but we do it some how...It hard not to sew over pins.but we do it some how bad thing to do to your needleMary Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15320397278282130159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4126317057339121070.post-34053744021931754902014-04-18T11:06:42.131-06:002014-04-18T11:06:42.131-06:00sometimes I sew over pins, though I sew very slowl...sometimes I sew over pins, though I sew very slowly and try to take them out as I go... as in gathers in a skirt, when you are already going slow to make sure the gathers stay straight. I rarely sew over pins when quilting.Janahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08621724576928452640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4126317057339121070.post-66798949921531137222014-04-18T09:12:16.038-06:002014-04-18T09:12:16.038-06:00Just wanted to add this note... that when a needle...Just wanted to add this note... that when a needle gets broken or jammed... the result can be burrs/scaring on thread plate or bobbin case, which will cause thread shredding/breakage... may mean replacing more parts. I no longer sew over pins!!Quilted Lilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07060915410766287763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4126317057339121070.post-2516938215792153992014-04-18T08:05:58.055-06:002014-04-18T08:05:58.055-06:00I do not sew over pins, but sew up close to them (...I do not sew over pins, but sew up close to them (very close) so that the pressure foot going over the bulk of a seam (sometimes one has bulky seams, right?) bends my pins. I am trying to winnow those out of my supply.Lin's Quiltshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00698011621771694731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4126317057339121070.post-56656567567379224132014-04-18T07:46:14.586-06:002014-04-18T07:46:14.586-06:00Yep, I've done it too! I still sew over pins,...Yep, I've done it too! I still sew over pins, but when I get close to the pin I slow down and "walk" the needle over the pinned area by turning the wheel with my hand.Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10990519995961591871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4126317057339121070.post-79773600723436614502014-04-18T07:43:42.698-06:002014-04-18T07:43:42.698-06:00I have found it easier to sew over the fine quilte...I have found it easier to sew over the fine quilter's pins by Clover, but not the large silk pins, and I go very SLOW. This helps a lot.marcyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18070972534227961571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4126317057339121070.post-43075028002610701932014-04-18T07:43:09.332-06:002014-04-18T07:43:09.332-06:00I try not to but it happens occasionally. My wors...I try not to but it happens occasionally. My worst transgression in the pin department was when I first got my longarm machine and hit a T-pin. By the time I extracated it from the bobbin assembly it looked like a paper clip! UGH! That was the end of T-pins I was told to use and I changed to a thinner pin. It is still hanging on my board to remind me!!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08664750342582671314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4126317057339121070.post-86012510312223461072014-04-18T06:12:12.416-06:002014-04-18T06:12:12.416-06:00I have the really thin bendy clover pins which I s...I have the really thin bendy clover pins which I sew over very slowly when I'm matching patchwork seams. The needle pushes them to the side if it touches it. Sometimes they bend a little, but if I take them out before the needle gets there then the seams never match up! I don't sew over them aside from that though.Sarah_L_Nhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03214574005362961149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4126317057339121070.post-66082558503563980532014-04-18T06:04:28.089-06:002014-04-18T06:04:28.089-06:00ALL TGE TIME! LOL j know we are such rule breakers...ALL TGE TIME! LOL j know we are such rule breakers! Oops! I probably change my needle more for breaking them than because they are dull! (Oh no did I just admit... this gal is NOTORIOUS for sewing with a dull needle! MONTHS before I change it shhhhh don't tell!)Josie McRaziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16920829397288239105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4126317057339121070.post-30066612202206462762014-04-18T03:39:14.532-06:002014-04-18T03:39:14.532-06:00Clover make extremely fine patchwork pins that are...Clover make extremely fine patchwork pins that are "meant" for sewing over - slowly, of course. That's what I use and I sew over them all the time, with rarely a mishap. Try them - you'll love them! They also do a fork pin which is perfect for double seams and again, very fine and easy to sew with.pandchintzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10946088061632823182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4126317057339121070.post-58239737985484451822014-04-17T23:53:42.966-06:002014-04-17T23:53:42.966-06:00Well, funny you mention this....kust a few nights ...Well, funny you mention this....kust a few nights ago, I was sewing together my hearts and pinned the locked seams together just in the center, and had just changed my needle. Clang clang clang. I hit the next three pins and ruined the tip of my fresh needle. I changed it, and did it again! My husband, on the computer next to me, chuckled and said "maybe it's time to say goodnight!" when I'm sewing locked seams, I still like to pin them, but I go slowly as I approach the pin, sew 1-2 stitches after the point where the seams intersect and lock, then stop and take my pin out, so my seams don't shift. Apparently that wasn't working the other night!Rachellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10124087896605983602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4126317057339121070.post-40170831961883574752014-04-17T23:16:36.020-06:002014-04-17T23:16:36.020-06:00When I sewed garments and used a longer stitch len...When I sewed garments and used a longer stitch length, I sewed over pins. My stitch length is quite small when I quilt so it's hard not to hit them and I find that pins interfere with how the fabric feeds. I pin to the left of the needle and remove (or pull them out of the way) as I sew. Diane Wagnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16480279306625104120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4126317057339121070.post-14941549450322945952014-04-17T22:31:10.467-06:002014-04-17T22:31:10.467-06:00I sew over... and have done that several times. I...I sew over... and have done that several times. I have even thrown timing off doing that, but I continue to sew over unless it's something that needs to be super precise because sometimes the pins make the seam off just a tad because they dont sit flat like a seam without a pin.Cascade Quiltshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05341289311392432737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4126317057339121070.post-73097119773124853652014-04-17T22:05:28.758-06:002014-04-17T22:05:28.758-06:00*ditched*ditchedKatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08237752103196154358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4126317057339121070.post-85460562690908762082014-04-17T21:20:43.842-06:002014-04-17T21:20:43.842-06:00I used to sew over pins. But since bending the dri...I used to sew over pins. But since bending the drive shaft and breaking the bobbin casing in one fell swoop I don't any more! The machine cost less than repairs so I didtched it and bought a new one.Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08237752103196154358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4126317057339121070.post-64917949539228155962014-04-17T21:19:23.875-06:002014-04-17T21:19:23.875-06:00I no longer sew over pins, after breaking a few ne...I no longer sew over pins, after breaking a few needles, having a major jam like that, and losing one in the bottom of my sewing machine, which taught me how to take my bobbin case out and clean the inside of my machine. No more, I say! I really try never to sew over pins now, even to the point of stopping dead to remove the pin that my needle is about to hit.Cindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04360427187311520300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4126317057339121070.post-72329468985949341322014-04-17T20:20:11.748-06:002014-04-17T20:20:11.748-06:00Lol!! I always MEAN to stop before the pin, really...Lol!! I always MEAN to stop before the pin, really i do!!! SewPsyched!https://www.blogger.com/profile/04286345452598767963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4126317057339121070.post-51014879442003435182014-04-17T18:52:42.948-06:002014-04-17T18:52:42.948-06:00I use the thinnest straight pins I can find when I...I use the thinnest straight pins I can find when I piece. That way, if I happen to hit a pin while piecing, it's not so devastating! KMSChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13086175522805264979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4126317057339121070.post-14738858378885939852014-04-17T16:16:52.908-06:002014-04-17T16:16:52.908-06:00I used to sew over the occasional pin with my old ...I used to sew over the occasional pin with my old sewing machine. Then my hubby bought me a beautiful Brother Innovis and you can be darn sure I don't sew over pins with that one!Kathleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01814407420789455322noreply@blogger.com