Is there a trick to making sure patterned fabric pieces match up? I'm making the School Days coat out of a medium weight wool blend coating. The fabric is light blue with a narrow black and white stripe that runs vertically. The back yoke and back pieces are easy to line up because they're cut on the fold, but is there a simple way to line up the front yoke to the front piece?
I also want to make sure the stripes are lined up across the shoulder seam.
Is is just a matter of fiddling with the layout before I cut it out?
Of course, this particular piece of fabric is a remnant and I have *just* enough so I don't want to make any cutting mistakes.
Krista