Thanks to everyone who has given me suggestions. I'll have to get a special rotary cutter just for the pinking blade: I didn't know there was one out there. And since I goofed & washed all the material for my gift projects, I'll try the sprinkle & freeze process to see how it works. And BellaBoo, if I cut even the smallest piece to check for colorfastness, that would be right where I needed precise cuts for the pattern piece (Murphey's Law runs deep in our family) :