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Old 08-16-2012, 07:24 AM
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DogHouseMom
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Step one done ... I've got my pieces cut and ready to sew.

It was easier for me to turn the edges and iron the edge down with the freezer paper on the right side of the fabric. It's not perfect ... but it was easier - and quicker. I think that the edges that are not "perfect" I might be able to correct when I sew it.

I did not like the glue stick. It was easier to use, but because I wanted to iron the edge down I preferred the wet glue. Glue stick doesn't hold as well after it's been ironed. I might try another piece with the glue stick and NOT iron the edge.

I still snipped my curves. I also found that it was much easier to glue/iron the curved edges first, then work the straighter edges last.

BTW - I've got three pieces of a butterfly that I am sewing. The smallest (the body) is 2" long by 1/2" wide.

OK .. ready to go sew!!! Wish me luck
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