- Hold the two blocks 'right' side together
- With the 'positioning' pin push it from the 'wrong' side straight through the exact tip of the point that you are wanting to match up. Always check by looking under at the right side that the pin has indeed come through straight and not at an angle.
- Then continue pushing the 'positioning 'pin through the 'right' side of the other block, through the corresponding point. Once again check on the other side, the 'wrong' side this time to make sure the pin has come through straight and not on an angle.
- Its important at this stage to keep the pin straight through the two blocks.
- While you have this 'positioning 'pin in place , you then use another pin to secure the fabric ready for sewing together.
- This is done by pushing the second pin on an angle through the two blocks. Insert this pin making sure that the pin comes up through the fabric at the exact point of the 'positioning 'pin. This second pin will now hold the fabric together with the points held together perfectly.
- Continue pinning as usual
- Sew together
Pushing the 'positioning' pin through the tip of the point on the 'right'side of the second piece of fabric
Insert 'securing ' pin through the seam making sure the pin comes up at the exact point of the 'positioning' pin
This method of using the 'positioning' pin doesn't necessarily guarantee perfect points and nice aligned satin stitching. All the steps leading up to this stage are equally important. If the pieces are poorly cut, sewn , trimmed or even pressed badly, then the final stage of pinning the pieces together and sewing will always be difficult to attain a perfect result.