I'm also from the clothes sewing world. One real help, at least for me, was/is the Curvemaster foot. It does 1/4 curved seams and it doesn't matter which way they curve or if they even do. The first I used it was on two bias edges that I'd tried and ripped three or four times and no matter how I pinned, clipped, taped or pasted it still didn't come out evenly, they were part of a larger assembly and beginning to lose the ends. I was on the verge of basting it by hand (run shrieking!)
The curvemaster arrived in the mail, I put it on, dared it to be right about not needing to pin or clip the fabric, and less than 15 minutes later, presto! I immediately went to the computer and ordered the 5/8" one. They take a bit to get the hang of (too easy?) but you can move the fabric from the right side to the left side as you sew.