Originally Posted by humbird

Sophie2:
I would think you could use the two methods together without a problem. When I baste the papers, I do take one fairly large stitch thru the paper and fabric on each "side" and catch the "corners" with a couple small stitches. When I remove the papers, I just clip the one stitch from the front, turn it over and remove the paper, and leave the basting stitches in. I feel the extra stitch will stabilize the sides a bit better. Takes a bit more time I suppose, but before I started taking the one stitch, my sides sometimes seemed to sag a bit. I use one inch hexies. You may not have a problem with sagging with 3/4 inch.