Does anyone have tips to share? They can be fiddly things. I always draw in the stitching line now, per OandS instructions, but it's not always enough.
I decided to add some flat piping to this one - an exercise that always frustrates me, but I was really set on the effect of that detail this time around. I was very very careful with measuring and cutting, but the piping still didn't look even all the way around. So, I put into practice something I have learned in old house building: it doesn't matter if something *is* straight, it only matters whether it *looks* straight. Sometimes when your walls are really wonky, you can't actually install straight crowns or window trim. Sometimes you have to fool the eye.
Instead of worrying about raw edges, I marked my stitching line from the finished edge of the piping and ended up with a pretty close to even reveal. The collar itself is less than perfect, but you can't tell because its the bright piping that draws the eye.
Any other tips?