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   marymary | May 04, 2011 09:50am | #1

   Cut the excess paper off the pattern before you lay it on the fabric.  I know that takes a few more minutes, but it is worth it.  If you need to alter the pattern you have to cut around the pattern, anyway, to accurately alter the pattern..  I have a dedicated rotary cutter just for paper as well as dedicated scissors.

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   witchofeastwick | Oct 17, 2011 08:57am | #2

   Cutting

   all these years I've first cut out the paper pattern and then do the layout and use my fabric scissors.  Never even thought of doing it your way, it sounds much easier

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   stillsuesew | Oct 17, 2011 08:20pm | #3

   For years I have cut them together if the pattern has not been used or altered before.  I don't think that the thin tissue paper is going to hurt your scissors.

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   lou19 | Oct 18, 2011 04:09am | #4

   I agree........thin pattern  tissue is very different to regular paper.