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Old 04-02-2011, 09:56 AM
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Originally Posted by MadQuilter
OK - I am now thoroughly confused:

The instructions say to use some sort of a stabilizer across the fabric at the fold line. Apparently dowels work well. My confusion is that I can sew a channel into the fabric to put the dowel in BUT how do I attach the loop tape? If I sew it on first, I will sew the channel shut. If I sew it on after, I need to sew over the dowels. Sometimes, I feel so dense.
I am thinking Martina that you will have to sew the rings on your backing material first then sew the two pieces of fabric together and sew you channels for the dowel rods- that should work fine

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