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By Debbie Colgrove, About.com Guide to Sewing since 1997

Break and Bend the Rules

Tuesday April 29, 2008
Some rules just don't work and you may have to break or gently bend the rule to achieve your goal. I tend to preach about perfect seam allowances, pivoting at corners and such things... bottom line... there are times that those rules just don't work. No one wants "bunny ears" on the corners of their pillows, or corners on their collars that are not a sharp corner... and there are ways to bend the rules to achieve your desire.

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