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How to Match Seams and Seam Lines

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Sewing the Matched Seam on Pressed Open Seams
Sewing the Matched Seam

Sewing the Matched Seam

Debbie Colgrove, Licensed to About.com
It is advisable to never sew over a straight pin, so if the fabric is slippery and will move when the pin is removed, hand baste the fabrics in place.

Take the fabric to the sewing machine and check once again that all of the fabric is laying smoothly and the edges are aligned.

Sew the layers of fabric together, removing straight pins as you come to them. Sew up to the straight pins before you remove them.

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