In the video, I stitched dangerously close to a basting pin and put a warning on the video. You don't want to end up breaking a needle! But I don't take my own advice apparently. I did not break my needle, but if you look closely at the picture below....
You'll see I stitched right over the pin! Maybe I should buy a lottery ticket. I had to break thread and tie off when I got the pin out, but otherwise the pin was easily removed. Note to self: Stop stitching further from pins!
I'm linking this post with Leah Day's Free Motion Fridays link up at The Free Motion Quilting Project
ack! lol. I know I'm not supposed to, but I take the pins out when I get into their "section". They just give me anxiety and get in my way so I dump em! :)
ReplyDeleteI've been known to "bury" pins in my applique pieces since I don't fuse! I remember the late, great Joan Colvin told me once to switch to glass head pins so that when you do bury a pin by mistake you can just hammer the glass head - and work the pin out. At least that was her plan! I love the idea of quilting on linen. Ohhh and can I please have a Tshirt that says - "Quilt the Jimmy Dickens Out of it" - LOL!!
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ReplyDeleteGosh that was scary! Free motion appliqué is daring stuff.
It just so happens I have posted a little tree on today's link up!
Love,
Muv
Ha ha, that has alomst happened to me too! I sewed over pins with a walking foot just last week. The needly completely bent the pin in half. I was lucky my machine was not damaged by it!
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Ouch!
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