Originally Posted by
joe'smom
I'm also still working on clue #2, sewbizgirl. My first set of 20 geese were atrocious! Not only were the poor things headless, they were deformed, with curved bottoms, and not a single one was 4 1/2". I adjusted seam allowance and used a lighter hand with the iron on the second 20, and they were much improved -- the right length, but still somewhat wonky at the top and bottom. By the time I get to the last 20, I should have it down, lol.
When you press them, put one of the neutral 2" x 4.5" rectangles down under them and press to that shape. You can't go wrong, (unless you cut your neutral recs badly!)