I don't know about working with the glue baste method yet, so I will be watching this thread for thoughts from the experts. I've always thread basted mine. But if you have it soaking, it seems to me that the last little bits of papers will just pull right out (even if you have to use tweasers on it). I also don't think judges will even know since they would be inside the seam allowances, unless they create lumps for some reason. Let us know how it works out for you ok?