On Jul 2, 3:25 am, "Val" wrote:
"Kate XXXXXX" wrote in message

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I also stitch over pins all the time! Not only when piecing quilts, but
also when garment making. Set the pins at right angles to the seam, take
it easy on the speed, and try using thise Clover pins as they are
extremely fine and less prone to being hit by the needle in a drive-by
crash!
http://www.gursewingmachines.com/clo...(fine_2507)-qu...

I've been sewing over pins for round about 50+ years and usually at full
speed ahead. So far no problems here. I know it's a big no-no but I'd
already been doing this for about 20 years when I found out I wasn't s'posed
to. I always found it fascinating to watch the looks of horror on teachers
in any sewing class I've taken.

Scoffs at danger!
Val

Same here. I generally don't use pins for straight piecing, but for
anything curved and in dressmaking, it's either pins or basting and I
only baste for the really slippery stuff. With the new machines I try
to pull out the pins just before the presser foot so I don't throw the
darn temperamental machines out of kilter, but with my old Kenmore
(circa 1940) workhorse, I regularly drove full speed ahead. You're
right about the teachers. The looks are worth doing it deliberately.

Diana from Gulph Mills, PA